Indycar
Rally Germany 2018
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The second pass of the first stage of Rally Germany is scheduled to resume at 15:39 p.m.
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In WRC 2, Jan Kopecky (Skoda) leads the category with a 5-second lead over Yoann Bonato (Citroën).
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Neuville: “We chose 2 extra tires because of the risk of showers. I'm not in a position to take risks, even if it obviously cost me time. »
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) won his third consecutive special at the Rally Germany by completing the 9,27km from Wadern-Weiskirchen in 5'06''7, almost 2 seconds ahead of his teammate Esapekka Lappi. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) followed a few tenths ahead of his title rival Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) followed a few tenths behind, preceding Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) and the Citroëns of Craig Breen and Mads Ostberg. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) failed by more than 7 seconds.
Ott Tänak returns to service with more than 7 seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier, while Thierry Neuville follows the Frenchman by less than 4 seconds. Esapekka Lappi maintains 4th place with 2 seconds ahead of Dani Sordo. Jari-Matti Latvala took 6th place, one second ahead of Elfyn Evans. Andreas Mikkelsen remains stuck in 8th place seeing Craig Breen and Mads Ostberg return who complete the Top 10 ahead of Teemu Suninen.
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Suninen finished almost 8s behind Tänak's new scratch. The M-Sport driver is almost 15 seconds behind the Top 10. “There are quite a few things to improve. »
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Breen beats his teammate Ostberg by 7 tenths. The Irishman maintains 9th place and is 1″5 behind Mikkelsen. “It’s crazy to have had this downpour in the previous special. We wasted a lot of time with that. »
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Ostberg finished more than 6s behind. The Citroën driver is in 10th place behind his teammate Breen. “It’s a difficult rally. It's not too bad but the weather is clearly not good. »
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Evans is among the slowest, almost 5s behind the benchmark. The M-Sport driver slips to 7th place, one second behind Latvala.
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Latvala sets the 6th time just 3″3 behind his teammate Tänak. The Finn is less than a second behind 5th position occupied by Sordo. " It's not good. I don't know what's not working. We'll look into this at the audience. »
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Mikkelsen is still behind with almost 8s behind. The Hyundai driver is in 8th place. “I am mainly looking to improve my driving. I especially compare my times with my teammates. »
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SS4 “A lot more grip than last year, where it was slippery a lot, with mud. It's still a little dusty but it went well for us. We did our best this morning, there’s not much more we could do”
- Sébastien Ogier (@SebOgier) August 17, 2018
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Sordo sets the 4th time tied with Ogier, finishing 4s behind Tänak. The Hyundai driver is in 5th position, 2 seconds behind Lappi. “The grip was changing quite a bit on the road this morning. »
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Lappi is on the pace of his teammate Tänak with less than 2 seconds behind. The Finn protects his 4th place. “I felt good behind the wheel, but the end of the stage was too dusty. I've made so many mistakes in the past and I've given up. »
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Tänak still takes the provisional scratch with 2″3 ahead of Neuville and 3s over Ogier. The Toyota driver extends his lead to more than 7s in the general classification. “It was too short to have time to find the perfect braking point. »
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Ogier drops 7 tenths to Neuville but retains provisional 2nd place for a 3″7 lead over the Belgian. “There was more grip than last year on this road, even if it was still dusty. »
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Neuville sets a first time in 5'09"0. “The car runs well. We suffered quite a bit this morning with the dust on the road. I'm attacking quite a bit and the times aren't really keeping up. »
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Neuville started the special. The Hyundai driver who repaired the oil leak on his i20 WRC is in 3rd place in the standings.
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Neuville is about to set off in the 9,27km of Wadern-Weiskirchen, the last time of the first passage.
