SS20 | AutoHebdo

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And for the second time this weekend, Ott Tänak signs the exact same time as Kalle Rovanperä! New tie therefore, and good news for the Estonian who remains ahead overall by 2″10!

See you at 10:01 p.m. for SS21!

The classification of SS20:

The general classification after SS20:

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Kalle Rovanperä set the best time in 5'22″9, 3″2 better than Neuville. Ott Tänak is launched, let's wait for the Estonian's time...

Rovanperä: “I can go faster if I take risks, but I'm not ready to take them. It makes no difference to me – if I take a crazy risk to be a few seconds faster then I can have the same time as Ott. It is not worth the trouble. »

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Esapekka Lappi lost 2″5 on Thierry Neuville’s time on this 20th special.

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Elfyn Evans narrowly failed against Neuville, he finished only 1 tenth behind the Belgian!

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New best time, now owned by Thierry Neuville, in 5'26″1.

Neuville: “The grip was quite low in some braking zones, so I was careful there. But we had a clean pass and we are happy with the notes and the pace going into the second pass. »

🎤 The reaction of Belgian driver Thierry Neuville.

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He was immediately beaten by Takamoto Katsuta in 5'28″0, 2″7 better than Gus Greensmith.

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Gus Greensmith achieved the best time, 1″9 faster than Huttunen, in 5’30″7.

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Pierre-Louis Loubet finishes the special 4″1 behind Huttunen.

Loubet: “It’s a fantastic milestone – truly something special. I lost a lot of time in the first stage, so now I'm trying to be careful. We're trying to get through now and finish this rally. »

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Jari Huttunen sets a new best time in 5'32″6, 9 tenths faster than Fourmaux.

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Last year, Adrien Fourmaux jumped 68 meters across the finish line! Difficult to beat this distance this year, since the new Rally1s are heavier.

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Adrien Fourmaux beats Breen's time by 2 tenths.

Fourmaux: “We probably jumped a little less far with this car, but it's still a good jump! The plan is not to make the biggest jump, but it was a nice stage and I had a good feeling. “

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The legendary Ruuhimäki special, particularly renowned for its “springboard” at the finish line which offers very beautiful jumps, will also be used for the Power Stage later (12:18 p.m.).

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Craig Breen sets a first mark in 5'33″7 on this special.

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