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Lappi only started in SS16, after WRC 2. The Toyota driver had a harness problem. The organizers allowed him to start later in the second passage of the 2nd stage without having a penalty. The Finn is in 13th place.
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Heller finished 26s behind Tidemand in his Fiesta R5. He is in 3rd place in WRC 2, occupying 10th place in the general classification, more than 5 minutes from Latvala.
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Greensmith finished 12s behind Tidemand. The Fiesta R5 driver remains 8th, occupying 2nd position in WRC 2, more than 5 minutes behind the Swede. “I don't make too many mistakes, which is positive. »
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WRC leader Tidemand ranks 19”5 behind Ogier’s scratch. The Skoda driver remains 7th.
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The provisional classification of SS16:
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The crews should compete in both passages of the 2,3km Autodromo de Leon super special starting at 00:58 Paris time. The departure was delayed by 20 minutes.
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Suninen sets the 7th time, 5”2 behind his teammate Ogier. The Finn is in 14th place.
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Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) takes part in the Rally Mexico. The five-time world champion signed his fourth consecutive scratch by completing the 9,97 of El Brinco, SS16 of the event, in 5'24"6. Kris Meeke (Citroën) is the closest with 2 seconds behind, followed by a tenth by Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) also finished less than three seconds behind the benchmark.
Sébastien Ogier now has 37” over Kris Meeke ahead of the three super specials which will conclude the second stage of Rally Mexico. Dani Sordo is 1”7 behind the Northern Irishman. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) still occupies fourth position with 4 seconds ahead of Sébastien Loeb. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) remains sixth after having suffered another scare on the course by going off course following contact with an embankment.
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Sordo sets the 3rd time, 2″7 behind Ogier and a tenth behind Meeke. The Hyundai driver remains less than 8 seconds behind the Citroën in 2nd position. “I lost my concentration. I didn't want to take any risks. I no longer have a spare tire and I will be satisfied if I get on the podium. »
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This is the 3rd time for Loeb who is 2 tenths behind his teammate Meeke and 2″8 behind Ogier. The nine-time WRC champion takes 4 tenths from Mikkelsen. “We clearly no longer have the same motivation, especially since we no longer have a spare tire. » The Alsatian is still 47 seconds behind the Norwegian in 4th place.
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Meeke is the closest to Ogier with 2″6 behind. The Citroën driver is now 37″1 behind the overall leader. “Ogier is faster than me anyway. He was already faster than me in the splits before my spin in the previous SS. »
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Ogier improves the reference of Mikkelsen and Latvala by 3″2. “It was a perfect day. I attacked as hard as I could. The road is swept but it remains slippery because the tires are tired. » The M-Sport driver can now manage his lead after having dug a hole in the previous SS.
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Mikkelsen achieves the same time as Latvala. The Hyundai driver is in 4th place ahead of Loeb. “I try to be fast but I would like to be even faster (laughs). »
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Latvala improves Neuville’s time by 12″7. The Toyota driver is in 9th place. “I really pushed as hard as I could. I hope the time will be good. »
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Neuville completes the second passage of El Brinco in 5'40″5. The Hyundai driver veered to the left rear, perhaps after contact with the embankment. “I must have had it after a reception because I had difficulty controlling the car afterwards. » The Belgian is in 6th place.
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The provisional classification of SS15:
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Neuville has already set off in the 9,98km of El Brinco. Ogier took the scratch this morning in 5'29″2.
The Belgian hit an embankment again. The impact was strong enough for the side wheels to take off but the Hyundai driver was able to continue.
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