Rally France
Rally Finland 2017
17h
The second passage of Päijälä, 22,68km long, will be contested from 17:24 p.m. Latvala won the scratch this morning in 10'55"5.
17h
Arai stopped on the stage while the Skoda driver was in 4th place in WRC 2 ahead of Osian Pryce. The Japanese would be on the move again.
16h
Teemu Suninen (Ford) took the scratch in SS20 of the Rally Finland by completing the 14,9km of Pihlajakoski in 6'49''0, 1''3 ahead of Elfyn Evans (Ford). The Finn was more than 5 seconds ahead of his compatriot Juho Hänninen (Toyota). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) set the 8th fastest time, 5''5 behind the benchmark.
Esapekka Lappi maintains a lead of more than 54 seconds over his closest pursuer who is now Teemu Suninen. The M-Sport driver took 2nd place, one second ahead of Juho Hänninen. Elfyn Evans follows at 6”5, now more than 15 seconds ahead of Craig Breen (Citroën). Thierry Neuville follows in 6th place ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën) who sees Ott Tänak (Ford) come back to less than 5s.
16h
Lappi finished 4 seconds behind Suninen. The Toyota driver has plenty to see coming, as his lead is so significant. “I’m really torn. I've never been so disappointed to lead a rally, but that's part of the game. We still have to reach the finish line by staying focused without being under pressure. »
16h
Suninen takes the provisional scratch with a time of 6'49″0. The M-Sport driver took 2nd place, one second ahead of Hänninen. “We didn’t make any mistakes. It was a clean special. We have to attack even more to try to keep this position. »
16h
Breen takes 4 tenths from Hänninen but drops more than 3s to Evans who is now ahead of him by more than 15s in the general classification. The Citroën driver remains 5th. “There were still some strange things with the car in certain sections. »
16h
Hänninen drops 4s to Evans and only has a 6s lead over the Dmack driver, still temporarily occupying 2nd place. “I had a problem with the handling of the car. The anti-roll bar is malfunctioning. We will try to repair it for the next ES. »
16h
Ostberg is closest to Evans with half a second behind. The Norwegian takes another 10 seconds from Sordo who sees his lead reduced to 33 seconds in the fight for 9th place. “The conditions were quite harsh. I'm not completely satisfied with the car yet but my grades were very good. I have a lot of understeer. »
16h
Evans takes the provisional scratch with a time of 6'50″3. This is 2″6 better than Tänak. The Dmack driver is fighting for 2nd place with Hänninen and Suninen. “It’s really sad for Jari because he did a great job. I am satisfied with my special. »
16h
The Ostberg jump in Ouninpohja was measured at 50m. He was the one who went the furthest on this passage.
16h
Neuville is the closest to Tänak with 1″6 behind. The Hyundai driver is still fighting for a top 5 against Breen. “The car works when there is a lot of grip. I thought I had a flat tire. I'm sorry for Jari, it's true that it's a good operation for me in the Championship. »
16h
Tänak improved the benchmark to 6'52"9, 7"8 better than Sordo. The M-Sport driver is still aiming for Meeke's 7th place.
16h
Toyota said the problem was not identified in Latvala's Yaris. The Finn is expected to retire and can only hope to score points in the Power Stage held tomorrow.
16h
Sordo sets a time of 7'00"7. The Hyundai driver is now in 9th place.
16h
The crews have already completed the second passage of Pihläjakoski, 14,85km long. Latvala took the scratch this morning in 6'53″9. Al Qassimi arrived at the finish with a time of 7'30″3.
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