Rally Italy-Sardinia 2018
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In WRC2, Kopecky remains leader ahead of Nicolas Ciamin (Hyundai i20 R5), but the Frenchman sees Ole Christian Veiby return at high speed. Less than 5″ gap between the two drivers before the last two SS.
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SS19, second pass through Cala Flumini (14,06 km) will start at 11:12 a.m.
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After the arrival of Jan Kopecky (Skoda fabia R5), still leader in WRC2, Martin Prokop (Ford Fiesta WRC) made a mistake in the SS, but was able to restart, after getting stuck in a bush for a few moments.
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Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) who had saved his tires in the previous SS, conceding more than a minute, set the 3rd time of SS18 in 4'57″8, 2″4 behind Neuville.
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Teemu Suninen (M-Sport Ford) signs the 7th provisional time tied with Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) 12″8 behind Neuville’s benchmark.
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Third provisional time for Ott Tänak (Toyota) in 4’58″0
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" It's tight ! We will have to attack until the end. We had to fight with the car. We can be much more aggressive. » analyzes Ogier.
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In 4'57″2, Sébastien Ogier concedes 1″8 on Thierry Neuville, and maintains a 1″3 lead two stages from the finish!
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“I just try to stay on the road and attack as much as possible without making mistakes,” commented Neuville. At this level, everyone pushes hard and the fight with Ogier is the most difficult. »
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Ogier (M-Sport Ford) is 3″8 behind Neuville in the partial! The Frenchman was 3″1 ahead of the Belgian at the start of this SS.
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4'55″4 for Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) on this first pass in SS18. Clear improvement from the Belgian compared to Latvala's time: 8″9 better than the Finn.
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Latvala (Toyota) finally improves Elfyn Evans' time in 5'04″3. “The feeling in the car is good and if we can get points in the Power Stage it will be a benefit in the future. »
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It's Esapekka Lappi's (Toyota) turn to cross the finish line of this SS18. 5'08″9 for the Finn who must control to maintain his 3rd place. “This first pass is good, which may not be the case for the second pass (which will serve as the Power Stage). » underlines Lappi.
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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) fails two tenths behind Evans but is ahead of Ostberg (Citroën) by 2″1. The Kiwi driver further increases his lead over the Norwegian to 11″2 for fourth place in the general classification.
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5'10″3 for Mads Ostberg (Citroën), who does not improve Evans' reference time. 2″3 behind for the Norwegian battling with Paddon (Hyundai) for 4th place. “I don’t know why Elfyn is so quick to lead the way. »
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Breen logically loses time on Evans. 5'21″9 for the Citroën driver, 13″9 behind the Ford Fiesta.
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Error by Craig Breen (Citroën) in the last portion of the SS. The Irishman must go into reverse before leaving.
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Evans finished the SS in 5'08″0. “It's quite different from my memory of 2017. The sweep is really important, it will be interesting to see how it develops. »
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SS18 running! #WRC #WRClive #jumpinginthedust pic.twitter.com/ydZZHyW2aX
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) June 10, 2018
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The Welshman runs on a very narrow track where the slightest contact with the walls can cause you to lose pace.
