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The final stage of Wales Rally GB begins at 9:34am tomorrow. As a reminder, the transition to winter time in Europe takes place tonight.
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Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) remains solid leader of WRC 2, now almost two minutes ahead of Tom Cave (Ford) who sees Éric Camilli (Ford) fall back to seven seconds.
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Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) scored a new scratch in the 17,91km Dyfnant where the crews benefited from better conditions with the absence of fog. The Dmack driver set a time of 10'26''1 with almost a second ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Ott Tänak (M-Sport) who takes five seconds from Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) slowed down by a poor headlight adjustments in anticipation of fog.
Elfyn Evans returns to service with a lead of 53 seconds over Sébastien Ogier who retains second place for half a second ahead of Thierry Neuville. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) follows four seconds behind the Belgian with a six second lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Ott Tänak came back 2”5 behind the Norwegian.
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Evans concluded the day with a scratch, achieving a time of 10'26"1, 8 tenths better than Neuville and 3"3 better than Ogier. His lead in the general classification is now increased to more than 53s. “We had to get through this fog. We are on course to win but we have to know how to hold on until the end. »
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Tänak fails to a tenth behind Neuville and takes more than 5 seconds from Mikkelsen. The M-Sport driver is still 2″5 behind Mikkelsen in the general classification.
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Ogier drops 2″5 to Neuville but he retains provisional 2nd place for half a second ahead of the Hyundai driver. “I couldn't attack with the brakes. I had to anticipate braking more. »
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Neuville improves the benchmark with a time of 10'26″9, one second better than Lappi. “I was driving as fast as possible in the previous special but it was impossible with the fog. It's very disappointing. It's unfortunate to waste so much time after attacking so much and never giving up. » The Hyundai driver is fighting to regain his 2nd place.
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Latvala is still ahead of Mikkelsen by more than 3 seconds. The Finn now has a lead of more than 6 seconds over the Hyundai driver. “There are still stages to compete tomorrow. We can do something. »
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Meeke finished 4 tenths behind Mikkelsen. The Citroën driver is 7th.
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Mikkelsen finished 4″4 behind Lappi. “There was no fog. We were able to attack. It was impossible to do it in the previous special. The day was good. » The Norwegian can fight for second place.
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Sordo still gives Lappi more than half a minute. “I will not comment. The car is fantastic. It was a difficult day. » The Spaniard finds himself almost a minute behind 9th place.
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Paddon drops 2s to Lappi. The Hyundai driver remains well established in 8th place. “The conditions were indeed better. »
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Lappi improves Al Qassimi's time by more than a minute with a time of 10'27″9. The Toyota driver is ranked 9th. “The previous stage was previous but this one was much better. »
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Al Qassimi sets a first time in 11'35″5.
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If the rain is still present, the fog has lifted in SS16. The gaps should be smaller between the crews.
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Lappi started with an extra minute to avoid catching up with Al Qassimi.
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Ogier will be racing in the special with a damaged brake disc following his exit from the road.
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Al Qassimi rushed into Dyfnant.
