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The classification of SS4:
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Kris Meeke (Citroën) took the lead in the Sardinia Rally at the end of SS4 where he set the 6th fastest time, 7''6 behind Dani Sordo (Hyundai), author of the scratch after completing the 15km from Tula in 11'51''2.
The Spaniard was 2 seconds ahead of his teammate Thierry Neuville, with Ott Tänak (Ford) following more than 3 seconds ahead of Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) and Sébastien Ogier (Ford). Mads Ostberg (Ford) finished more than 8 seconds ahead of the Toyotas of Jari-Matti Latvala and Juho Hänninen who lost 4”3 to Kris Meeke. Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) finished more than 23 seconds behind the benchmark. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) lost more than a minute while still being slowed down by his gearbox problems.
Elfyn Evans (Ford) retired after going off the road while in 9th place.
Kris Meeke is 8 tenths ahead of Hayden Paddon in the general classification. Juho Hänninen slipped to 3rd place, 3”3 behind the New Zealander. Mads Ostberg remains 4th, less than 2 seconds from the provisional podium. Dani Sordo gains two places by climbing into the top five with 4s over Ott Tänak. Thierry Neuville gains 3 positions ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Sébastien Ogier finds himself 9th ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen.
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Lappi lets go of Sordo's scratch for a minute. The Toyota driver is more than half a minute behind Mikkelsen in the general classification. “I'm still slowed down by my gearbox problems, nothing more. »
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Ostberg achieves the 7th provisional time, taking 3″6 from Hänninen. The Ford private driver remains 4th, 1″5 behind Hänninen.
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Mikkelsen is the slowest among those at the finish with 23″4 behind Sordo’s scratch. The Norwegian is 19s behind his former teammate Ogier in the general classification. “I try to move forward step by step. It's still difficult to drive, it's very different compared to the Polo WRC (from 2016). »
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Lappi is in difficulty in SS4. The Toyota driver is 40s behind Ogier in the 1st intermediate. The Finn lost second gear this morning.
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Hänninen is the slowest among those at the finish with 11″ behind Sordo. The Toyota driver slips into 9rd position, 3″4 behind Meeke. “The stage was very slippery, it was quite difficult, but I didn't have anything special. I lost time but there is only one stage left this morning before service. »
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Meeke signs the 6th provisional time just over 3 seconds behind Paddon. The Citroën driver maintains the advantage over the New Zealander by 8 tenths and should be the new leader of the Sardinia Rally.
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Hänninen is almost 7s behind Paddon in the 2nd intermediate. The Toyota driver is expected to hand over control of the Sardinia Rally to Paddon.
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Evans may have difficulty leaving given the damage to his Ford.
Not be going too far 🙁 pic.twitter.com/Faxrngo6xE
— Dave Moynihan (@davemoynihan) 9th June 2017
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Paddon achieves the 4th provisional time, 4″2 behind his teammate Sordo. The New Zealander maintains a 10s lead over the Spaniard as he battles with Ostberg to maintain his 3rd place in the standings.
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Paddon is one second behind Sordo at the 2nd intermediate. Meeke is 1″4 behind Ogier in the 1st sector.
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Dmack says Evans is stuck and the crew is trying to get back on the road.
. @Elfynevans is off the road and stuck, trying to get back on and assess any damage
— DMACK Tires (@DMACK_Tyres) 9th June 2017
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Evans went off the road on SS4. The crew is doing well.
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Sordo takes the provisional scratch with a time of 11'51″2 where he takes 2s from Neuville. The Spaniard has a 4s lead over Tänak in the general classification. “I made a little mistake. It's complicated with the dust. Those following us should be faster. »
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Evans is stopped on SS4. The M-Sport driver was in 9th place in the standings.
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Tänak is the closest to Neuville with 1″3 behind. The M-Sport driver maintains a lead of almost 4 seconds over the Belgian in the general classification.
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Latvala fails 7″8 behind Neuville and finds himself almost 2s behind the Hyundai driver in the general classification. “I don’t know what’s wrong, but the weather is not good. Maybe I focused too much on tire preservation. »
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Neuville improves the benchmark with a time of 11'53″2. “I pushed as hard as possible because we know that the road improves with each passage. The car is good. »
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Kopecky leads WRC 2 at the end of SS3 with a 14″7 lead over Andolfi and 17″3 over Veiby. Rossel follows more than half a minute behind. Loubet is in provisional 6th place, 48 seconds from the head of the category.
