Rally Mexico 2019
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) took the scratch in the 24,38km Alfaro with a time of 13'52''6. Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) gave up more than 4 seconds to the Estonian while Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) was closest with less than a second behind. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) followed less than 4 seconds behind. Kris Meeke (Toyota) moved at a slow pace while preserving his tires for the Power Stage.
Sébastien Ogier maintains a lead of more than 28 seconds over Ott Tänak who took 2nd place ahead of Elfyn Evans for a 2 second lead. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Kris Meeke (Toyota) complete the Top 5.
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Ogier is closest to Tänak with only 9 tenths behind. The Citroën driver maintains a lead of more than 28 seconds over the Estonian who has become his closest rival. “I try to ride clean but I want to keep a good pace because the others are attacking hard behind. »
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Evans failed 4″2 behind Tänak and dropped out of 2nd place, 2 seconds behind the Toyota driver. It will be hard to follow the Estonian who opted for hard tyres. “I feel good behind the wheel and I want to fight. »
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Tänak takes the provisional scratch with 3″7 ahead of Neuville and should take 2nd place against Evans.
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Ogier is on a good pace with a small second behind Tänak in the first split.
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Neuville improves Latvala’s time by 4″1. “I ride at a good pace because you never know what the others might have. I still try to keep my tires. »
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Evans is 2s behind Tänak in the first split. 2nd place may be difficult to maintain for the Welshman.
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Meeke finished 53s behind the provisional reference. His 5th place is not in danger. “It’s to preserve the tires,” reassures the Northern Irishman.
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Meeke is now almost 40 seconds behind his teammate Latvala at the last intermediate.
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Tänak is one second ahead of Neuville, being the fastest at the moment.
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Meeke is half a minute behind his teammate Latvala in the 2nd intermediate. The stage is likely to be long for the Northern Irishman who had suffered gearbox problems the day before.
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Latvala improves Sordo’s time by more than 5 seconds. The Toyota driver is 8th. “We are aiming for 7th place and points in the Power Stage. »
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Meeke's Toyota would make a strange sound. The Northern Irishman in 5th place could be the victim of a mechanical problem.
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Latvala pushes the pace with more than 6 seconds ahead of Sordo at the last intermediate.
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Latvala is more than 4 seconds ahead of Sordo and Mikkelsen in the 2nd split. Tänak has just started the special.
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Sordo improves the performance of his teammate Mikkelsen by 3″4. The Hyundai driver should take 9th place. “I will try to take advantage of the last 2 SS. »
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Latvala is currently the fastest with 1″6 ahead of Sordo. On the other hand, Meeke is more than 16s behind the Finn in the same place.
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Sordo is now 3 tenths behind his teammate Mikkelsen in the 2nd split.
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Mikkelsen ultimately improves Lappi’s time by 3″6. The Hyundai driver is in 11th position, well within the Top 10. “The behavior is very healthy, the car does what I want. I try to follow the trajectories. It's better than the day before. »
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Mikkelsen is 4″5 ahead of Lappi at the last intermediate.
