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The provisional classification after SS18:
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Ott Tänak (Ford) only lost 2 seconds to Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) in the 14,08km of Cala Flumini where Espakke Lappi (Toyota) was the fastest.
Delayed by steering problems, Juho Hänninen (Toyota) lost 19 seconds to Sébastien Ogier (Ford).
Ott Tänak maintains a 23s lead over Jari-Matti Latvala before the Power Stage. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) remains 4rd ahead of Esapekka Lappi. Juho Hänninen retains 3th place but only has a lead of 5”5 over Sébastien Ogier. The Finn will have difficulty resisting the M-Sport driver.
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The special is stopped following Paddon's accident.
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Tänak drops 2″1 in Latvala and maintains a 23s lead over the Finn in the general classification. “I manage my lead. I don't know the condition of the tires, I can't see them from the car. »
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Paddon went off the road. The accident would be impressive, but the crew is fine.
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Latvala sets the 2nd time, 1″5 behind Lappi. “I really regret having made a mistake in the first pass which cost me around 5s. »
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Paddon is arrested in the special. The Hyundai driver restarted in Rally 2 after abandoning the day before.
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Neuville sets the 5th provisional time, 17″6 behind Lappi. The Hyundai driver still keeps his tires for the Power Stage.
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Lappi improves the provisional scratch with a time of 8'46″9, 2 seconds ahead of Ogier. “We rode well, it’s satisfying. »
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Hänninen lost 19 seconds to Ogier and only retained 5th place for a 5″ lead over the M-Sport driver. The Finn, slowed down by power steering problems, will have difficulty keeping the advantage over the Frenchman in the Power Stage.
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Hänninen is 9s behind Ogier in the 2nd intermediate. His lead over Ogier in the general standings is reduced to 16s.
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Ogier improves the provisional reference with a time of 8'48″9, 3 seconds ahead of Mikkelsen. “We attacked a little more because we knew that Juho (Hänninen) could have a problem. » The M-Sport driver hopes to get into the top five.
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Ostberg ranked 3″7 behind Mikkelsen. The Norwegian is in 7th place. “My gearbox makes a weird noise, I treat it well until the Power Stage. »
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Mikkelsen improves the benchmark with a time of 8'51″9, 33s better than Sordo. The Citroën driver remains 8th.
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Sordo: “My tires are still in good condition for the Power Stage. »
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Sordo achieved a time of 9'28″6, half a minute behind Paddon's scratch achieved this morning.
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Sordo set off in the special.
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Sordo will set off in the second passage of Cala Flumini from 10:54 a.m. Paddon signed the scratch in the first passage by completing the 14,06km in 8'58″3.
