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Jon Armstrong (Ford Fiesta R5) sets the best time in WRC-2 in SS20.
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Live commentary will resume at 12:18 p.m. for the Power Stage of this 2017 Rally of Germany.
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Yoann Bonato (Citroën DS3 R5) sets the third fastest time in WRC-2, 1″1 behind Kopecky.
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Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5) sets the provisional best time in 6'58″8 in WRC-2, four tenths ahead of Eric Camilli (Ford Fiesta R5). The Frenchman remains well at the head of the category with a 58″ lead over the Czech before the Power Stage.
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Craig Breen (Citroën) scored his first scratch of the 2017 Rally Germany by winning SS20 in 6'29″4, three tenths ahead of Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and nine tenths ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota).
In the general classification, Ott Tänak (Ford) maintains a 17″1 lead over Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) and 34″8 over Sébastien Ogier (Ford) before the Power Stage which will begin at 12:18 p.m. Juho Hänninen (Toyota) seems to have done the hardest against Elfyn Evans (Ford) to gain fourth place, with a lead increased to 17″2 for the Finn over the Briton.
The latter must now look behind, with pressure from Craig Breen, back to 1″7 before the final timed sector of the event. Jari-Matti Latvala, Hayden Paddon, Armin Kremer (Ford) and Eric Camilli (Ford Fiesta R5), leader in WRC-2, still complete the top 10.
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“I struggled this morning, but we have to try something for the Power Stage. I'm struggling a bit with the car's handling and confidence. » comments Neuville.
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It's Thierry Neuville's turn to conclude the special. The Hyundai driver sets the eighth provisional time, 4″5 behind Breen who is heading for the scratch, his first of the event.
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Dani Sordo (Hyundai) finished the special in 6'32″3, 2″9 behind Breen.
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34″3 behind for Lappi (Toyota) on Breen at the finish of the SS. “On the first pass, I had a shock when braking. This time I wanted to avoid the bump, I braked too late, and I went into a field. The engine stalled, and it took a while to restart. »
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Ott Tänak (Ford) was assured on this SS20 with the seventh time. “It is very important to reach the finish. We must now bring back points in the Manufacturers' championship against the Hyundai drivers. »
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Big loss of time for Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) on this partial stage.
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Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) completed this special in 6'33″4, 1″6 behind Ogier and 4″ behind Breen. “We managed to create a good gap with Seb behind us. We are far from the lead, but my position is good. It's a good weekend. »
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6’31″8 for Sébastien Ogier (Ford). “It’s a bit of a wait this morning. We saved a little on the tires and I have new ones for the Power Stage. I'm sure it won't be easy, but we'll do our best. »
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Elfyn Evans (Ford) lost further ground in the fight for fifth place against Breen. 5″4 conceded by the Briton over the Irishman who maintains the best provisional time of the ES. Breen returned to 1″7 behind the M-Sport driver in the general standings, which on the other hand saw Hänninen escape with a 17″2 lead before the Power Stage.
“The special went well but the weather is not so good. I did what I could. I don't see how that will change on the Power Stage. »
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Juho Hänninen (Toyota) finished this twentieth special in 6'30″7, 1″3 behind Breen.
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Craig Breen (Citroën) improves Paddon's time to 6'29″4. The Irishman keeps Elfyn Evans (Ford) in focus overall. “I'm trying to attack, I don't want to give up. »
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Latvala (Toyota) fails nine tenths behind Paddon on this SS20. “We improved the scores on this SS during the first pass. Now we go to the Power Stage and will try to get some points. It would be really nice for the championship. »
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“There is more grip on this second pass. We struggled a bit this weekend, but it's an improvement compared to last year. » admits Paddon.
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Armin Kremer (Ford) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) are done. 6'48″2 for the German against 6'29″7 for the New Zealander.
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Armin Kremer is in action in the special.
