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The next special will start at 10:15 a.m.
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12th in WRC-2, Arai (Ford Fiesta R5) went off the road and damaged the rear suspension of the Tommi Mäkinen Racing mount. The crew escaped the accident unscathed.
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In the Junior WRC, Simone Tempstini took the provisional best time in 5'15″1 and is ahead of Juuso Nordgren by seven tenths. Veiby is 3rd at 4″7 and sees Tempestini come back at 9″8 overall for victory in the category.
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Tanak's off, huge stone on the right. pic.twitter.com/BrCa7kfHRI
— DMACK Tires (@DMACK_Tyres) July 31, 2016
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Henning Solberg (Ford Fiesta R5) experiences power steering problems on his car. “It happened in the first corner. I can't fix it. I will try to continue. »
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In WRC-2, the best time in the ES provisionally went to Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) ahead of Elfyn Evans (Ford Fiesta R5) at 2″ and Suninen at 4″2. Karl Kruuda (Ford Fiesta R5) follows at 4″7 ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Skoda) who does not seem to be forcing himself and is at 8″5.
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Dramatic twist in the fight for the podium in Finland. Having returned to 4″8 behind Craig Breen (DS3) after SS21, Ott Tänak (Ford) made a mistake on the first pass in Oittila, which will serve as the Power Stage at the conclusion of this Rally Finland.
The SS went to the Hyundai i20 of Thierry Neuville, who was ahead of his teammate Hayden Paddon by 1″3 and Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) by 3″5. Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) complete the top 5 of the special ahead of Kris Meeke (DS3) who leads the event.
The Briton remains in control with a 34″5 lead over Latvala, while Craig Breen is rid of the Tänak threat for third place, but sees Neuville return to 6″6. Paddon did not give up all hope of a podium by being 2″2 behind his teammate at Hyundai. Ostberg and Mikkelsen follow in the standings ahead of the Skoda Fabia R5 of Esapekka Lappi and Teemu Suninen.
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Meeke continues to perform with the leading DS3. 4'50" for the Briton and provisional 6th place in the ES. The Abu Dhabi Racing driver maintains a 34″ lead before the second pass in today's special stages in Finland.
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Latvala (Volkswagen) takes provisional third place in 4'48″2
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Dmack confirms that the crew is fine.
. @OttTanak is off the road and out. Crew ok
— DMACK Tires (@DMACK_Tyres) July 31, 2016
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It is indeed Craig Breen who arrives at the stop point with his DS3, and who confirms the exit of Ott Tänak. The Irishman finished the SS in 4'52″6, 7″9 behind Neuville.
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Ott Tänak apparently came out after a crest and got stuck in a ditch.
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) beats Paddon's time in 4'44″7 and regains some air overall on Paddon with a 2″4 lead over the New Zealander.
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Ott Tänak would have gone off the road!
SS22: Tanak – WRC+ live tracking shows him stopped 3.35km in. #WRC
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) July 31, 2016
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The New Zealander admits to having a bit of disjointed driving in this sector.
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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) takes the best time in 4'46”.
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Eight tenths better for Mads Ostberg (Ford) on this SS22 than Mikkelsen. “A positive stage, but I'm a little angry with myself. In some areas I was too careful with the grades. We will modify them for the Power Stage. »
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Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) sets the provisional best time in 4'49″8. “I'm very happy I'm not the first on the road – it was a nightmare yesterday. We tried to attack here. Let's see if we can improve for the Power Stage. »
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After the arrival of Al-Qassimi (DS3) in 5'18", Abbring (Hyundai) finished in 4'55"8, 2"1 behind Ogier. “We improved the grades in this passage. » specifies the Dutchman, with a view to the Power Stage.
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Valeriy Gorban (Mini) crosses the timing line in 5'11″3, after several small errors in the special.
