Rally Germany 2019
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Camilli fails more than 16s behind Rovanperä. The Frenchman on the new Fiesta R5 does not explain his poor performance.
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The crews are now heading to the 22km Mittelmosel special. Tänak should start from 11:08 a.m.
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) took the scratch in SS2 of the German Rally. The Belgian completed the 19,44km of Stein und Wein in 10'40''4, almost 2 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak (Toyota). Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) followed more than 3 seconds behind, complaining of significant understeer on his C3 WRC.
Kris Meeke (Toyota) followed 5 seconds ahead of his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) failed more than 7 seconds ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Citroën), Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Gus Greensmith (M-Sport). Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) failed at 43 seconds.
Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) stopped in the stage for an unknown reason. The Finn misses on arrival.
Thierry Neuville takes the lead of the Rally Germany by 7 tenths ahead of Ott Tänak. Sébastien Ogier remains 3rd with 2”2 ahead of Kris Meeke. Jari-Matti Latvala follows in 6th place ahead of Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi. Andreas Mikkelsen and Gus Greensmith complete the first WRC group. Takamoto Katsuta is at the foot of the Top 10 completed by Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda) fighting for victory in the WRC 2 Pro.
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Katsuta fails 43s behind Neuville. “It was very complicated but I'm here to learn and I'm happy to drive this Yaris WRC. »
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Greensmith is the slowest with more than 15 seconds behind. “I was careful. I could have attacked more. »
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Sordo marks time more than 7 seconds behind his teammate Neuville, setting the 6th provisional time. The Spaniard fell to 6th place, half a second behind Latvala. “It was dirty in places but we try to do what we can. »
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Latvala ranks almost 6s behind Neuville by setting the 5th provisional time. " How are you. I knew I hadn't had a very good time. The road was dirtier than I expected and I had a lot of understeer. »
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Katsuta stalled at the first hairpin of the special. The Japanese has a lot to learn for his first rally in a WRC.
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Lappi is struggling, failing around ten seconds from the benchmark, with only 4 tenths ahead of Mikkelsen.
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Meeke sets the 4th provisional time, 5s behind Neuville. The Toyota driver finds himself more than 2s behind Ogier. “It wasn't bad, the grip was regular. »
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All the drivers on the track seem slower than Neuville in the special. The Belgian picked up the pace in the final sectors.
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Mikkelsen is suffering at the start of the day with around ten seconds behind his teammate Neuville on a 19km special. “I'm having a little trouble with understeer. I hope to progress. »
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Great performance from Neuville who takes the provisional scratch with a 1″7 lead over Tänak. The Belgian takes the advantage in the standings, 7 tenths ahead of the Estonian. “We know that we are going to have to attack until the end. The grip was not great. »
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Suninen is arrested in the special. The Ford is in the middle of the road.
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Ogier finally fails 1″6 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver complained of significant understeer. The Citroën driver is 2″5 behind the Estonian in the general classification.
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Tänak sets the first benchmark in 10'42″1 and could well score the score in this ES and increase his lead in the ranking. “It changed the grip quite a bit in the special. We can do better. »
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Ogier reduced his delay to 4 tenths in the 3rd split against Tänak. Neuville is half a second behind the Estonian at the previous intermediate. Mikkelsen is 2s behind in the first sector.
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Ogier is 8 tenths behind Tänak in the first partial.
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No differences in tires. All WRC drivers opted for 5 hard tires for this passage.
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Tänak sets off in the first SS of the day. The sun is out and summer temperatures should make life easier on the dry roads of the event.
