Rally Chile 2019
17h
The second passage of the first stage of the Rally Chile should be contested from 21:39 p.m.
17h
Mads Ostberg (Citroën) is leading the WRC 2 Pro with around ten seconds ahead of Kalle Rivanperä (Skoda) while playing on the outskirts of the Top 10.
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After taking advantage of the interruption of SS2 at the Chile Rally to conserve his tires, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) took the scratch in the 22,26km Espiago special. The Belgian completed the last course of the first passage in 14'23''7 with 2 tenths ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota), while Ott Tänak (Toyota) followed 7 tenths behind.
Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) finished less than 4 seconds ahead of his compatriot Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai) by more than 7 seconds. Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) followed 14 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke (Toyota). The gaps are larger behind with Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) failing around half a minute behind. Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) dropped 40 seconds.
Ott Tänak returns to service with a lead of 6 seconds over Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville. Jari-Matti Latvala climbs to 4th place, 6 seconds behind the Belgian, ahead of Kris Meeke by almost 15 seconds. Elfyn Evans remains 6th, less than 2 seconds behind the Northern Irishman. Sébastien Loeb remains 7th ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen Teemu Suninen and Esapekka Lappi.
17h
Suninen is still struggling, half a minute behind Neuville's scratch. “It was difficult for us. The notes were not specific enough. »
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Loeb remained in the match by setting the 5th provisional time, 11 seconds behind his teammate Neuville. The nine-time WRC champion remains 7th, coming back to less than 9s from Evans. “I was pretty clean, without making any mistakes. The rhythm is correct. »
17h
Lappi is still the slowest with 39s behind the reference. This start of the event is particularly difficult for the Finn with 1'40 behind the leader of the race. “I try to do my best. I didn't have any particular problems. »
17h
Latvala is in the mix, finishing 2 tenths behind Neuville. The Finn takes Meeke. “I'm not satisfied because I made mistakes. I hope there is still better to do but it's hard. »
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Mikkelsen is still the slowest with more than 27 seconds behind his teammate Neuville. “We are competitive when things are winding, but I lack confidence in other sectors. It's like Finland where I also suffer. »
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Evans did a little better than Meeke but still failed, more than 14 seconds behind Neuville. The M-Sport driver is less than 2s behind the Northern Irishman in the general classification. “I'm having a lot of trouble. I can't get into the rhythm. I hope to do better this afternoon. »
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Meeke is struggling to follow, being 16s behind Neuville's provisional scratch. “I suffered with my grades and I was too hesitant behind the wheel. It wasn't great. It's still complicated when discovering the route. »
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Tänak misses the scratch by 7 tenths but now has a 6s lead over Ogier who should remain his closest rival. “He had tires in better condition than ours. It was complicated with the sun. »
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Ogier finished almost 4 seconds behind Neuville. The Citroën driver maintains the advantage over the Belgian by half a second. “He had new tires because he didn't attack in the previous special. I had trouble seeing because the sun was in my eyes. »
17h
Neuville finished with a time of 14'23″7. All the drivers behind seem slower. “A very demanding stage. I tried to attack but I don't know if it will be enough. »
16h
Ogier and Tänak are slightly ahead of Neuville in the first split. The Citroën driver has a lead of 2 tenths while the Estonian is 6 tenths ahead.
16h
Neuville seems to have received his fixed time for SS2. Credited with the 3rd time of the special, 6″6 behind Tänak’s scratch, the Hyundai driver appears in 3rd position in the general classification, 4″4 behind Ogier and 7″3 behind the leader of the event. The Belgian would also have a 5″1 lead over Meeke.
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Neuville sets off in the last time of the first pass.
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The special has not yet started. This will be the last route of the day before mid-stage service.
16h
Following the delay in SS2, the start of the Espigado special will be at 16:56 p.m.
16h
Neuville should start at any moment in the 22,26km Espigado special. The Belgian's position is still not known, with the championship leader having to wait for a fixed time to be allocated in SS2.
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