Rally Germany 2019

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The crews are now preparing to compete in the 9,27km Wadern-Weiskirchen special. Tänak is expected at the start from 12:43 p.m.

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Camilli is still behind his opponents with 13 seconds behind Rovanperä. “I don't feel like I'm very fast, but not slow either. If I attack more, I will lose time. We have to stay positive and find a solution. »

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Ott Tänak (Toyota) was the fastest in SS3 of the Rally Germany. The Estonian completed the 22km of Mittelmosel in 12'26''4, 2''4 ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) who was the closest. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) followed more than 6 seconds ahead of the Toyotas of Kris Meeke and Jari-Matti Latvala.

Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) failed by almost 9 seconds while still suffering from significant understeer. The Frenchman is ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai), Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) and Gus Greensmith (M-Sport). Takamoto Katusta (Toyota) finished 52 seconds behind.

Ott Tänak regains the lead of Rally Germany with a 1”7 lead over Thierry Neuville. Sébastien Ogier remains 3rd but only has a one second lead over Kris Meeke. Dani Sordo moved up to 5th place almost a second ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Andreas Mikkelsen returns to a tie with Esapekka Lappi. Gus Greensmith is isolated in 9th place ahead of Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda), the leader of WRC 2 Pro.

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Katsuta is almost 52s behind Tänak’s scratch. “I have to remain cautious knowing that we will have a second pass. »

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Greensmith is the slowest with more than 18 seconds behind. The M-Sport driver is already more than half a minute from the lead in the race, occupying 9th place. “I felt better and I don't understand why I'm so late. »

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Sordo takes the 3rd provisional time, just over 6s behind the benchmark. The Hyundai driver takes 5th place against Latvala. “I lost a bit of time towards the end because the road was dirty and I don't like that. »

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Latvala signs the 4th fastest time, 7″7 behind his teammate Tänak. The Finn remains 5th, one second behind Meeke. “It was much better in this SS but I made a mistake by braking too late and was trapped by the dirt on the road. I feel good behind the wheel. »

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Lappi still takes around ten seconds from the lead of the race. It's the slowest on arrival. “It’s going to be the trend today.” I'm not good on the asphalt. We'll just finish. »

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Meeke signs the 3rd provisional time, 7″6 behind his teammate Tänak. The Northern Irishman comes back within a second of Ogier. “It wasn't bad even if I lost a few seconds on the dirt part. »

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Tänak seems well on his way to taking the scratch, with all the drivers in the special being slower than the Estonian.

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Mikkelsen ranks 9″4 behind Tänak and is around ten seconds behind Ogier in the general classification.

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Neuville ranks 2″4 behind Tänak who takes the lead of the race for a 1″7 lead over the Belgian. “I was too hesitant in certain passages. »

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Ogier fails almost 9s behind Tänak! The Citroën driver is more than 11 seconds behind the championship leader in the general classification. “I'm fighting but I made mistakes, particularly in a hairpin. »

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M-Sport said Suninen stopped due to technical problems.

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M-Sport has confirmed the stage abandonment of Suninen who stopped on the previous route.

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Tänak signs a first reference in 12'26″4. Will Neuville do better? “It was a little better. I tried to do my best but there is always room to do more. »

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Even Mikkelsen is faster than Ogier in the first sector with 2″2 behind Tänak.

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Neuville remains one second behind Tänak in the 2nd intermediate. The Belgian seems able to follow the leading Toyota unlike Ogier who is struggling with the understeer of his Citroën.

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Ogier is now more than 4 seconds behind Tänak in the 2nd intermediate. Neuville is one second behind the Estonian in the first sector.

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Ogier is 3″6 behind Tänak at the first intermediate. The Toyota driver seems to be in full attack.

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