Rally Finland 2017

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Ostberg chose to remove one brake and will only operate with three brakes in the next special.

 

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The crews will compete in the 4,1km Saalahti special, the last route of the morning, from 11:02 a.m.

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The provisional classification after SS17:

 

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Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) signs a new scratch in the 24,38km of Ouninpohja, SS16 of the Rally Finland, with a time of 10'56''9. The Finn took 2”5 from his teammate Esapekka Lappi. Juho Hänninen completed the Yaris WRC hat-trick 11s behind.

Teemu Suninen (Ford) lost around twenty seconds by missing a turn. Mads Ostberg (Ford) lost 3 minutes when he hit a stone, forcing him to change a wheel. Its suspension and brakes are damaged.

Jari-Matti Latvala now has a 7s lead over Esapekka Lappi. Juho Hänninen took 3rd place for less than 3 seconds ahead of Teemu Suninen. Elfyn Evans (Ford) came back to within 3s of 5th Finlandias. Craig Breen (Citroën) remains 4th ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) who took advantage of Mads Ostberg's problems to take 6th position. The Norwegian fell outside the top ten almost a minute behind Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

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Lappi drops 2″5 to Latvala and finds himself 7″3 behind his teammate in the general classification. “I really enjoyed this stage but I wasn’t fast enough. I thought I had a good pace though. »

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Latvala signs the provisional scratch with a time of 10'56"9, ahead of his teammate Hänninen by 11"5.

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Suninen only sets the 7th provisional time, 22 seconds behind Hänninen. The latter took 3rd place, 2″7 ahead of the Toyota driver. “I missed a turn. I lost 20 seconds in finding the road. »

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Breen achieved the 4th provisional time tied with Neuville, finishing 6″7 behind Hänninen. The Citroën driver remains 6th.

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Suninen lost around twenty seconds in the last sector. Hänninen should take 3rd place.

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Ostberg went off the road and reached the finish with damaged rear suspension. The brakes also suffered. “We were able to change the wheel but there is still damage. » The Norwegian lost 3 minutes and finds himself almost a minute behind Sordo in the general classification, the Spaniard climbing into the top ten.

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Lappi regained just over a second in Latvala at the 6th km.

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Hänninen signs the provisional scratch with a time of 11’08″4, taking a second back from Evans who is now more than 7s from 4th place. “It was really a beautiful passage. This special is really demanding. »

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Ostberg lost more than 2 minutes in the special. The private pilot will leave the top ten.

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Evans took the provisional scratch with a time of 11'09"4, 1"6 better than Evans. “This special is truly incredible. » The Dmack driver can aim for 4th place against Hänninen.

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Neuville is the closest to Tänak with 4 seconds behind. “I can’t ride like that. The car moves too much and the road is slippery. » The Hyundai driver should take 7th place taking advantage of Ostberg's problems.

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Meeke failed 13″3 behind Tänak and only maintains a 15s lead over the Estonian who returns to 9th place. The Citroën driver did not wish to speak, certainly frustrated by his steering problems.

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Ostberg stopped on the stage. Neuville should take 7th place.

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Tänak improves the benchmark with a time of 11’11″0. This is 28s better than Sordo who finds himself around a minute from the top ten.

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Al Qassimi sets a first time in 12’11”3. The Citroën driver was quickly beaten by Sordo who set a time of 11’39”3 with 32 seconds in the C3 WRC.

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Al Qassimi set off in the 24,38km Ouninpohja, the most famous and longest special stage of the event.

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