Rally Turkey 2018
The Marmaris Power Stage will be contested from 12:18 p.m. Neuville was the fastest in the first passage, completing the 7,14km in 5'07″2.
The WRC general classification before the Power Stage:
Turkey after SS16 – 1. Tänak 3h54m21.1s 2. Latvala +19.7s 3. Paddon +1m35.4s 4. Suninen +4m02.2s 5. Mikkelsen +7m03.7s 6. Ogier +20m53.4s #WRC
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Ostberg is closest to Ogier with a second delay. “We have 2 spare wheels but I think it's a good choice. » The Citroën driver is deep in the rankings after abandoning the first two stages.
Neuville finished more than a minute behind the provisional scratch, the Hyundai driver still preserving his tires. The Belgian occupies 17th place. “It's not very exciting today but we're waiting for the Power Stage. »
Al Qassimi ranks 44s behind the benchmark. The Citroën driver remains 15th.
Ogier: “We will try everything in the Power Stage. We know that we lack pace compared to the Hyundais and that it will be difficult to win the Power Stage. »
Ogier improves the benchmark by almost 5 seconds while he can aim for 10th place.
Evans ranks 7s behind Latvala, setting the 2nd provisional time.
Evans chose to start 5 minutes early in the special. The Welshman's 7th place is sacrificed to allow Ogier to gain a position.
Latvala improves Paddon's time by almost 9s. The Toyota driver is in 2nd place.
Paddon improves his teammate Mikkelsen's time by 2 tenths. The New Zealander is no longer very far from the podium.
Suninen ranks just over 6s behind Mikkelsen. The M-Sport driver remains 4th.
Mikkelsen set a first time of 8'28″1. The Hyundai driver still occupies 5th place.
Mikkelsen is playing with damaged bodywork at the front left. The Hyundai driver nevertheless adopts a cautious pace.
Mikkelsen set off in the 12,65km Gökçe, the penultimate special stage of Rally Turkey.