Rally Italy 2021
The rally is scheduled to resume at 14:47 p.m.
Strong man of this morning, Ott Tänak wins his fourth special of the day. On the line of SS4, the Hyundai driver pushed his teammate Dani Sordo back to 1″4 and Sébastien Ogier to 1″5. Disappointment on the other hand for Kalle Rovanperä forced to stop in the middle of the special due to technical problems.
SS4 standings
Overall, Ott Tänak dominates the debates with a 16″9 lead over Dani Sordo, his new runner-up. Sébastien Ogier is back in the Top 3 and is 18″7 off the lead.
General classification after SS4
Loubet finished far behind. 23″7 behind Tänak to complete his last special of the morning in 9’29″6
In WRC2, Mikkelsen turned around just a few meters after the start
No improvement for Greensmith who stopped his time at 9'15″2, 9″3 slower than Tänak
Only 1″4 behind for Sordo on Tänak who finished SS4 in 9’07″3. He is provisionally 2nd and manages to finish the morning loop ahead of Ogier overall.
Rovanperä managed to regain a loophole and is no longer on the route to the special
What a shame for the Japanese who finished in 9'16″1, 10″2 behind Tänak. Without his little mistake, he could have claimed a good place at the finish of this SS4
Katsuta is also at fault. The Japanese missed braking a corner and hit a haystack
Rovanperä stopped on the road! What a disappointment for the Finn who had a good start to the weekend
Tänak leaves nothing to others. With a time of 9'05″9, the Estonian sets the new mark to beat in this SS4
Rovanperä in slow motion! The Toyota driver has technical problems. It does not exceed 65 km/h and is still far from the finish! He will waste a lot of time!
Neuville reaches the finish in 9'08″8, 1″4 behind Ogier
“It’s not easy, especially since it’s narrow and there are a few pitfalls,” says Evans before his lunch break.
Evans definitely can't do it this morning. With a time of 9'13, the Welshwoman once again finished behind Ogier. This time he crossed the finish line 5″6 behind his teammate
“I am very happy with my buckle. I did everything I could this morning.” Ogier returns to the service park with a smile
9'07″4, this is the mark to beat recorded by Ogier, opener in this SS4
More at ease at the end of the morning, Neuville sets off to attack SS4
Evans is also on the road to SS4. The Welshman struggled on the first three stages and hopes to make up some ground before completing the first loop of the day
After a little more than 10 minutes of delay, SS4 is underway! Ogier is logically the first to leave