Rally Australia 2017
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At the end of the first pass of the last stage, Neuville has a 14″7 lead over Latvala with two stages to go. Tänak is 11s behind the Toyota driver.
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Neuville improves the scratch by regaining almost 5s in Latvala. The Finn finds himself almost 15 seconds behind the leader of Rally Australia. “It was really difficult. I was at the limit at times. The car does not respond to my commands in these conditions. We have an acceptable lead. »
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Latvala only gave up a tenth to Tänak. The Toyota driver continues his hunt against the Belgian. “We had a good special stage. We will already have to finish all the specials but we are putting on the pressure. »
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Tänak “It was hell seeing how slippery it was. We don't plan anything, we just have to stay focused. »
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Tänak improves the benchmark with a time of 4'00″2, 1″2 better than Lappi. The M-Sport driver looks to keep the pressure on Latvala.
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Ogier received a one-minute penalty in SS18 for clocking in too early. “I am now waiting for the season to end. We were disturbed by this box problem and that's why we made this mistake. » The M-Sport driver maintains 5th place with a 29s lead over Evans.
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Paddon achieves the 3rd provisional time at 6”1. The Hyundai driver remains 4th.
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Lappi set the provisional best time with a time of 4'01"4. Evans is almost 8s behind. Ogier is the closest with 1”6 behind.
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The provisional classification after SS18:
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Lappi set off in the first passage of Wedding Bells, 6,44km long, which will serve as a Power Stage in the second passage. The rain starts to fall again.
