Monza Rally 2020
The next special will take place at 15:08 p.m.
Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) set the best time in the WRC3 category. The Norwegian is ahead of the Finn Lindholm in the general classification by 36 seconds.
Adrien Fourmaux continues his harvest. The Frenchman once again finished at the top of the WRC2 category with his Ford Fiesta. He ranks 5th in the scratch, 44 seconds behind Sébastien Ogier and 24 seconds ahead of Mads Ostberg (Citroën).
Ole Christian Veiby (Hyundai) concedes 19″2 on Evans.
Katsuta finished 6″5 behind Elfyn Evans’ provisional best time.
Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) started in SS4 which has just been restarted.
Lappi and Suninen (M-Sport Ford), Rovanperä (Toyota) and Sordo (Hyundai) will receive fixed times for SS4.
Hyundai Motorsport confirms the retirement of Thierry Neuville for the day.
#WRC @thierryneuville was forced to retire for the day on SS4 at @AciRallyMonza due to front right suspension damage after hitting a concrete block in one of the chicanes. The car will be fixed and he will restart tomorrow. #HMSGOfficial #RallyMonza
— hmsgofficial (@HMSGOfficial) December 4, 2020
Kalle Rovanperä concludes the SS but should be awarded a fixed time. The Finn quickly leaves the stopping point. Teemu Suninen (M-Sport Ford) was also in the special at the time of the neutralization.
The moment when Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) passes through the flooded area, before his engine cuts out permanently.
The special stage was neutralized to evacuate the Hyundai from Neuville.
Kalle Rovanperä seems to have lost a lot of time in the first partial. Problem for the Finn from Toyota? The images show him moving at reduced speed.
A lifting machine comes to evacuate Thierry Neuville's immobilized Hyundai i20. You can see the damage at the front right after the touch.
“The conditions are tricky but the tires are working better. Neuville is stuck in the middle of the road. We are here. » admits the world champion.
3″3 behind for Tänak after this SS4 on Evans’ best time. The Estonian falls behind Evans in the general.
In the second part, Tänak conceded 1″9 over Evans, when Ogier was 3″5 behind, after his error.
Tänak has just passed the area where Thierry Neuville's Hyundai i20 is stopped. The marshals are around the Belgian's car, but it seems a bad start for the Hyundai driver.
“I went straight into an intersection, and I stalled. I wasted time. » blurted Ogier.
Ogier ultimately conceded only one second on Evans, despite his mistake.
Terrible ES for Neuville! Already embarrassed by his touch, the Belgian has just stalled after passing a very flooded area.