Rally Poland 2016

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Ott Tänak (Ford) scored the scratch on the fourth special stage of the Rally Poland by completing the 21,14km in 10'04''8 and gaining 1''3 from Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen), the leader of the event , while Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) was less than two seconds behind. Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) and Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) are the closest, ahead of Craig Breen (Citroën), Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Éric Camilli (Ford).

Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) lost a dozen seconds on the lead of the race by suffering a front-right puncture. The Finn still beat Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

Andreas Mikkelsen now only has a 2”3 lead over Ott Tänak. Hayden Paddon stays in contact 4”4 behind and ahead of Sébastien Ogier by three seconds. Thierry Neuville took fifth place three seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala who is still a few tenths ahead of Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën). Craig Breen (Citroën) and Éric Camilli (Ford) are now ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford) who has fallen to tenth place with seven seconds ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

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Breen ranks 3 tenths behind Lefebvre, 5″5 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver ranks 8th between the French Lefebvre and Camilli.

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Bertelli is 21s behind Tänak. He is the slowest after Solberg who was disrupted by radio problems with his co-driver.

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Lefebvre achieves the 5th provisional time, 5″2 behind Tänak. By regaining 4″4 in Latvala, the Citroën driver is only 4 tenths behind the Finn overall.

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Solberg is the slowest, half a minute behind the best time. The Norwegian is already outside the top ten.

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Camilli sets the 6th provisional time, 11″8 behind Tänak. The M-Sport driver takes the advantage over his teammate Ostberg by 3″8.

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Latvala hit an owl in the special:

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Tänak takes the scratch with a time of 10'04″8. The Dmack driver regains 1″3 from Mikkelsen and returns to 2″3 behind the leader in the standings.

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Neuville regains 5″8 from Latvala and takes provisional 5th place with a 3″3 lead over the VW driver. “I was a little too slow in this special. »

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Latvala set the 4th provisional time, 10 seconds behind his teammate Mikkelsen after suffering a front-right puncture. The Finn finds himself 8″4 behind Ogier in the rankings. “I had a weird feeling while driving…”

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Paddon is closest to Mikkelsen with 4 tenths behind. The Hyundai driver is 4″4 behind the provisional leader in the standings.

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Ostberg sets the 3rd provisional time, 11″7 behind Mikkelsen. “I enjoyed the special but I still need to improve my performance level. »

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Sordo was the worst performer among the first drivers to finish. The Spaniard may be comfortable on his i20 WRC, but he is still 17 seconds behind the lead on this course...

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Mikkelsen improves Ogier's time by 3″1 with a time of 10'06″1.

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Sordo: “I really enjoyed the stage and I was comfortable behind the wheel. » The Hyundai driver's time has not yet been adjusted.

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Ogier set a first time of 10'09″2. The Frenchman did not complain about the weather. “I am more satisfied with my driving. I don't know if I had a good time. »

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Mikkelsen is the fastest among the first drivers at the start. The Norwegian has a 4″4 lead over Ogier in the first sector. His direct rival remains Tänak.

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The WRC TV team reports that rain is on the cards for SS4.

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Ogier will set off in the 21,14km from Swietajno from 10:10 a.m. This is the longest route of the stage. This special is identical to that of 2015. It starts with a narrow part which widens over the course which includes crests and jumps.

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