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In WRC-2, Yoann Bonato (Citroën DS3) set the best time ahead of Pontus Tidemand (Skoda Fabia R5).

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Overall, Ott Tänak leads the event with a 4″2 lead over Andreas Mikkelsen and a 5″2 lead over Sébastien Ogier. Dani Sordo, leader after SS2, is in fourth position, 6″ ahead of the Toyota Yaris of Jari-Matti Latvala, fifth at 7″9.

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Ott Tänak (Ford) was the fastest over the 22 km of the Mittelmosel special, a piece of bravery of this Friday day in Germany. The M-Sport driver took the scratch in 13'00"3 and was ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Ford) by 2"3 and Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) by 3"4. Elfyn Evans (Ford) follows in fourth position at 4″8 ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) at 7″1, whose Yaris bears the scars of hitting a post in SS1.

Dani Sordo (Hyundai), previous leader after SS2, concedes 7″5 and the lead of the event. The Hyundai i20s suffered as Thierry Neuville went off-course in the special and lost 10″9. Several drivers made mistakes in this special, notably Hänninen and Lappi (Toyota), who passed through the Moselle vineyards.

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Very good performance for Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën), third in the SS, 3″4 behind Tänak. The Norwegian is now in second position overall, 4″2 behind Tänak and 1″ ahead of Ogier. “I attacked very hard because I had to, even though there was a lot of gravel on the road. I love this ES, and the car is fine. »

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Lappi says he also went off the road in the vineyards and stalled before leaving.

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Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) sets a time of 13'16″9, 16″6 behind Tänak.

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Damage also to the front left, but also to the rear spoiler for Juho Hänninen on his Toyota Yaris. The Finn, last provisional time in 13'18″8, admits to going out into the vineyards and hitting a post.

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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) sets the last provisional time in 13'14″1 to 13″8. His i20 appears with damage to its front right part.

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Sixth provisional time for Craig Breen with his Citroën C3, 10″5 behind Tänak. “I made a bet between two soft tires and two hard tires. It's been raining since the ushers came by, so I didn't know what to expect. Every turn was a lottery. Those with soft tires will be better. »

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Elfyn Evans (Ford) sets the third provisional time in 13'05″1. “It was ok, except for a scare in one place. There wasn't much grip in the dry. At first, I did everything I could to heat up the rubbers. »

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Remember that Dani Sordo is like Neuville on a choice of mixed soft/hard tires.

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Dani Sordo concedes 7″5 with his Hyundai i20 on the best time of Ott Tänak (Ford). The Spaniard lost the lead of the race to the Estonian from M-Sport, who was ahead of Ogier by 5″2. Sordo points at 6″.

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Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) sets the third provisional time in 13'07″4. The Finn's Yaris suffered damage to the front wing from the previous ES and contact with a metal pole. “It’s not too serious,” comments Latvala. It was surprisingly dry and I struggled with the soft tires. »

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Ott Tänak (Ford) puts everyone in agreement for the moment in 13'00″3, 2″3 ahead of Ogier. “It was tricky because we expected it to be wet, but it was dry. »

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“It was drier than expected,” underlines Ogier. My tire choice wasn't fantastic, but it's not too aggressive. I'm not unhappy with my choices. »

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“I went out 1 km from the start. The road was dry then suddenly wet when braking and I went into the vineyards and lost the front splitter. Now I have no support. » explains Neuville.

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Sébastien Ogier (Ford) is logically faster than Neuville on this SS3. 8″6 ahead for the Frenchman who will move back in front of the Belgian in the general standings, with a 6″1 gap between the two main competitors for the world title.

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Neuville explains that he went out on a wet patch in the vineyards. The damage to the front of his Hyundai i20 appears to have caused him to lose aerodynamic downforce.

 

 

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Slight damage to the front for Thierry Neuville at the finish of this SS3. The Belgian finished in 13'11″2 and admitted to spending time in the vineyards.

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