Rally Finland 2022
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Ott Tänak therefore signs his 2nd scratch of the morning just ahead of Esapekka Lappi!
The classification of SS4:
The general classification after SS4:
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Jari Huttunen crossed the finish line 6″1 behind Tänak. The young Finn continues his good morning and remains 9th overall for his first rally in Rally1.
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Power steering problem for Adrien Fourmaux, who finished 56″8 behind the best time. A leak which could not be repaired during assistance deprived the Lille driver of power steering…
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Another problem for Fourmaux! His steering seems very difficult to handle, the Frenchman has already lost 25 seconds at the first intermediate…
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Special stage a little more difficult for Pierre-Louis Loubet, who lost 7″5 on Tänak. Upon arrival, the Frenchman declared that he had stalled on the starting line.
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Lappi only 4 tenths behind Tänak! The two drivers are definitely the strongest this morning in Finland!
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Gus Greensmith sets a time 4″3 behind Tänak’s time, this is provisionally the 7th and final time for Rally1.
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Craig Breen finished with the 3rd provisional time on this SS4, 2″3 behind Tänak’s time.
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4th provisional time for Takamoto Katsuta with 2″7 behind Tänak.
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And it was beaten by the man of the morning, Ott Tänak, in 5'19″9!
Tanak: “It’s a little tricky. My hands shake a little after a race like this. I do not like it. »
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New best time, now owned by Elfyn Evans in 5'21″0.
Evans: “It was pretty good. I don't feel like I was 100%, but it was a clean race with no real mistakes. We need to work on a few things. »
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Thierry Neuville fails 1″6 behind Rovanperä’s time.
Neuville: “To be honest, I tried to push a little more but I feel like it’s not coming together yet. We are constantly working and it is not easy. »
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Meanwhile, Hyundai announces that Rally Finland is definitely over for Oliver Solberg. The roll cage of the Swede's car was too damaged and the crew had to retire for safety reasons.
#WRC 🇫🇮 #Solberg
⚠️ UPDATE
▶Unfortunately @OliverSolberg01 and @EAERallying will not be able to continue @RallyFinland. The team checked the car together with the FIA and as the roll cage is too damaged – for safety reasons – we decided to withdraw. #HMSGOfficial— Hyundai Motorsport (@HMSGOfficial) August 5
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And it’s actually faster for Rovanperä: 5’22″4.
Rovanperä: “All the lines are there now, but it's still quite blocked (…) I still have to open the road in places, but it's better than this morning. »
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The reference time signed by Ott Tänak this morning during SS2: 5'24″6. Under bright sunshine and after all the cars in the field have passed, things should go faster in this SS4…
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Kalle Rovanperä sets off, let's go for this 4th special, 11,75 kilometers long.
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A quick reminder of the general classification before the start of SS4…
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…and that of Oliver Solberg: « I have no words to describe how I feel... At the start of SS2, we lost the rear and rolled. I'm just devastated for the whole team who worked so hard. It's a pretty tough time right now, but we just have to try to keep our heads up and come back stronger. »
I have no words to describe how I feel… 😓 Early in SS2 we lost the rear and rolled. I'm just devastated for the whole team who have worked so hard.
It's a pretty tough time right now, but we just have to try and keep our heads up and come back stronger 💪 pic.twitter.com/Py7TDgLvC2
— Oliver Solberg 🍩 (@OliverSolberg01) August 5
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Adrien Fourmaux’s reaction on Twitter…
🇫🇮 @RallyFinland – Day 2
Small setback… But still in the race!
We're going to act as if nothing happened and stay the course. We have fun and find the best possible compromise! 🛫@MSportLtd @redbullmotors pic.twitter.com/uOGMv9XGLi
— Adrien FOURMAUX (@AdrienFourmaux) August 5
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If you missed it, here is a video of Oliver Solberg's crash at the start of SS2 this morning. The Swede was forced to retire and will not restart today.
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