GT World Challenge
Brands Hatch - Race 2: Lucas Auer and Maro Engel dominate head and shoulders 0
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Images of Tänak’s contact with the stone that pierced his radiator:
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Lefebvre increased his lead over Greensmith in WRC 2 by now more than 27s ahead of Greensmith.
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The first stage of the Rally Portugal will resume at 16:25 p.m. with the second pass of Viana do Castelo.
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Toyota does not yet want to confirm Tänak's definitive retirement, preferring to give itself sufficient time to better study the Yaris WRC and see what repairs can be carried out.
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Dani Sordo concluded the last special of the morning of the first stage of the Rally of Portugal by signing the scratch with a time of 19'15''5 in the 27,54km Ponte de Lima. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) was closest to the Spaniard, three tenths behind. Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) followed less than two seconds ahead of the Hyundais of Thierry Neuville and Hayden Paddon. Kris Meeke (Citroën) finished more than eight seconds behind the benchmark, ahead of his teammate Craig Breen. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) failed by more than a dozen seconds ahead of Ekfyn Evans (M-Sport), Mads Ostberg (Citroën) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport).
Dani Sordo finds himself in the lead with 4”6 ahead of Kris Meeke. Hayden Paddon completes the provisional podium ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville. Andreas Mikkelsen made the best comeback, gaining four places against Craig Breen, Elfyn Evans, Teemu Suninen and Mads Ostberg. Esapekka Lappi remains at the gates of the Top 10.
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Tänak has just confirmed that he will not restart in Rally 2 because the engine is destroyed.
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Suninen finished with the worst time, being more than 17 seconds behind Sordo's scratch. The M-Sport driver slips to 9th place.
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Ostberg is the slowest with almost 16s behind. The Citroën driver slips to 10th place. " It's not going so well. I can probably go faster, but I don't have the best feeling. »
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Paddon finished almost 7s behind his teammate Sordo. “The road will become very rough this afternoon. »
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This is again the 6th provisional time for Breen who is almost 11 seconds behind Sordo. The Citroën driver finds himself more than 4s behind Mikkelsen in the general standings. “It’s getting worse and worse…”
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Evans is the slowest with more than 15 seconds behind Sordo's provisional scratch. The M-Sport driver finds himself around ten seconds behind Mikkelsen in the general standings. “I'm not very happy with this time. The car moves a lot more. »
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Lappi is still the slowest with almost 13 seconds behind Sordo. The Finn is almost half a minute behind the lead in the general classification. “It would be nice to know what to do in the audience. I do what I can behind the wheel, but I'm constantly at the limit. I have no grip. »
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Toyota has confirmed Latvala's retirement. The Finn had to dismount in SS3 due to damaged suspension.
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Meeke lets go in this special, 7″8 behind Sordo. The Spaniard is the new leader with 4″6 ahead of the Citroën driver. “I couldn't be as fast as before. »
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Sordo takes the provisional scratch with 3 tenths ahead of his teammate Mikkelsen. “I didn't make any mistakes and I was able to set a good pace. I am satisfied. »
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Mikkelsen increases his pace by improving Ogier's time by 1″5. “The pace is improving, I’m happy about it. »
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The JWRC standings after SS2:
overall after SS2 Viana do Castelo pic.twitter.com/39JSIWndYj
— Junior WRC (@JuniorWRC) 18th May 2018
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Neuville is still on Ogier's pace with 3 tenths behind: “I can be quite satisfied with this special. »
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Ogier's time is finally indicated. The Frenchman completed the special in 19'17″3.
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Ogier finishes, but his time is not yet known: “I am satisfied with my driving, but I did not expect such conditions. »
