Rally Italy 2021
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The start of SS4 will be given at 11:47 a.m. and will still be followed on AUTOhebdo
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Another special victory for Ott Tänak who signs his 3rd scratch of the day in as many special stages contested. Overall, he relegated Kalle Rovanperä to 6 seconds. Falling back to 4th, Sébastien Ogier leaves the last place in the Top 3 to Dani Sordo while waiting for SS4, the last of the first loop
SS3 standings
General classification after SS3
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Loubet also far behind Tänak. The Tricolore's time is 13'21″8, 24″4 behind the leader of the special
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Greensmith far behind Tänak with a time of 13'13″8. The Englishman is relegated to 16″4 behind the Estonian in this SS3
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Nobody manages to dethrone Tänak. Sordo completes his passage in 12'58″6 just 1″2 from the Estonian's mark
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“It was slipping a lot and I wasn't really comfortable in this special,” explains Katsuta, who is provisionally 6th in this SS3
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Katsuta finished 10″1 behind Tänak with a time of 13’07″5. Discreet start to rally for the Japanese
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Too much on the attack, Rovanperä let some time slip away in the last kilometers of the special. The Finn is still content with the 2nd provisional time in 12'59″4, 2 seconds behind the leader Tänak
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Without much trouble, Tänak dislodged Neuville from provisional first place. 12'57″4 for the Estonian who crossed the finish line 3″5 ahead of his teammate
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The awakening of Neuville? The Hyundai driver temporarily takes the lead in SS3 with a time of 13'00″9. He was 2″7 faster than Ogier
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Neuville is definitely in better shape in this SS3. The Belgian is provisionally 3″3 ahead of Ogier
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Evans still fails to gain the upper hand over Ogier. 13'06″3 for the Welshman who finished 2″7 behind his teammate
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“It’s never easy to open the road. I was happy with my morning time here. I am also happy with my second pass on the special but I am not sure that it is as good as the first”, specifies Ogier after his passage.
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Ogier sets a time of 13'03″6. The reference to beat is established
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Neuville seems better in this SS3. The Belgian is ahead of Ogier and Evans after the first sector. He relegates them to 1″6 and 3″9 respectively
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Reminder of tire choices for the first loop of the day:
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Another driver who must react is Neuville. The Belgian is also on the road to SS3 and is aiming for a better time than this morning
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Evans started his time. The Welshman must react after two somewhat complicated first stages
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It is Tänak who leads the Rally Italy after the first two special stages. The Estonian distances Rovanperä by 4 seconds and Ogier by 11 seconds
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A little delayed but SS3 is definitely starting! Ogier once again opens the road
