08h
Quentin Gilbert (Skoda Fabia R5) sets the 9th fastest time in WRC-2, 22″8 behind Ole Christian Veiby.
08h
The next stage of Rally Poland will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the 15,05 km Wieliczki 1.
08h
Lukasz Pieniazek (Peugeot 208 T16 R5) ended the SS with a wild tire on the front right. 5th provisional time in WRC-2 for the Pole.
08h
Simone Tempestini (Citroën DS3 R5) complained of a foggy windshield at the end of the race. The Romanian sets the 6th time in WRC-2.
08h
In WRC-2, Ole Christian Veiby (Skoda Fabia R5) is currently the fastest in 3'44″2, 1″7 ahead of Pontus Tidemand (Skoda Fabia R5).
08h
The WRC Trophy drivers, with the old WRCs, finish the SS. Valeriy Gorban (Mini) showed the most verve in 3'54″4, and was faster than the DS3 WRC of Raoux (4'23″9) and Serderidis (4'39″7).
08h
Craig Breen and Scott Martin are working on their Citroën C3 after this SS2. The Irishman seems to be having transmission problems.
Craig Breen and Scott Martin work the C3 after SS2. They were reporting that the car was in two wheel drive. #WRC pic.twitter.com/LTxN8Fipi4
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) June 30, 2017
08h
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was the most energetic for the first special on Friday at Rally Poland. Over the 6,52 km on a wet track, the Belgian set the best performance in 3'22″9 and beat the Toyota Yaris of Jari-Matti Latvala by two tenths. Sébastien Ogier (Ford) completes the top 3, 1″4 behind Neuville.
Ott Tänak (Ford), despite a somewhat missed intersection, set the fourth time at 1″6, while the gaps were a little greater behind. The drivers who started further down the running order suffered a little more, and Esapekka Lappi moved his Toyota Yaris into fifth position, 4″8 ahead of his teammate Juho Hänninen.
Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) achieved the same time in 3'31″2 and finished 7th and 8th ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) and Teemu Suninen (Ford). Guilty of an error at an intersection, Dani Sordo only took 11th place with his Hyundai i20 ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Elfyn Evans (Ford), leader this morning. Worse for Craig Breen, whose Citroën C3 seems affected by transmission problems. The Irishman lost more than 40″.
In the general classification, Neuville took control of the event with a seven-tenths lead over Latvala and 1″5 over Ogier. Ott Tänak and Esapekka Lappi follow at 2″2 and 5″5, when Hayden Paddon and Stéphane Lefebvre are at 9″. Mikkelsen is 8th at 10″ and precedes Dani Sordo and Teemu Suninen who complete the top 10.
07h
“I stalled at the first intersection. The rest of the ES was better. I enjoy driving this car, but I need to improve and avoid mistakes. » confesses Suninen.
07h
Teemu Suninen, who is making his WRC debut this weekend with the M-Sport Team Fiesta, sets the 10th provisional time, 9″ behind Thierry Neuville.
07h
Stéphane Lefebvre is the best representative of the Citroën clan by setting the eighth provisional time in 3'31″2, tied with Hayden Paddon (Hyundai). The Frenchman has a 1″ lead overall over Mikkelsen in seventh position, and 9″ behind Neuville. “Everything is fine, despite a small damage to the front right”
07h
15″7 behind Neuville for Mads Ostberg (Ford). “It was horrible” says the former Citroën driver.
07h
Esapekka Lappi indicated for his part that a mapping problem was at the origin of his concerns last night, concerning the engine block of the Toyota Yaris. The problem is solved for the Finn.
07h
Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) places his C3 WRC in provisional eighth place in the special in 3'32"1, two tenths behind Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and 9"2 from Neuville's provisional best time. The Norwegian is 10″ behind the Belgian overall.
07h
Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) concluded this first Friday ES in Poland in 3'27″7, beating his teammate Hänninen by 1″8.
07h
Juho Hänninen (Toyota), penalized by 10″ last night for a stolen start in the Mikolajki super-special, set the 5th provisional time in 3'29″5, ahead of Paddon by 1″7.
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Hayden Paddon's turn to finish. The Hyundai driver sets the 5th provisional time in 3'31″2. “It’s like driving on ice, there’s no grip. We have no luck with our position on the road. » asserts the New Zealander.
07h
#WRC #RallyPoland More than 40s lost in the 6.52km of Chmielewo. “Something seems to be broken in the transmission” pic.twitter.com/tM1JtaRnnH
— Citroën Racing (@CitroenRacing) June 30, 2017
07h
Significant loss of time for Craig Breen (Citroën) with 40″4 conceded on Neuville (Hyundai). The driver of the chevron brand seems to be experiencing transmission problems, with only two drive wheels active on his C3 WRC.
07h
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) is provisionally leading the race ahead of Latvala (Toyota) and Ogier (Ford).
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