Rally Sweden 2023
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Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) won the final stage of the Friday morning loop at the 2023 Rally Sweden. The Japanese beat his teammate Kalle Rovanperä by just three tenths.
The gaps are very tight due to the fast route of this special. Elfyn Evans (Toyota) overtakes Thierry Neuville to gain 6th place in the general classification.
SS4 standings
General classification Rally Sweden after SS4:
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Craig Breen finished 7 tenths behind Katsuta and remained second in the general classification behind Ott Tänak.
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Pierre-Louis Loubet finished 13″6 behind. “It's not easy, sometimes I don't know if it's going all the way or if I should slow down, but I continue to learn. »
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Magnificent special from Takamoto Katsuta! The Japanese takes the provisional best time by only 3 tenths!
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Excellent performance from Ott Tänak who sets the 2nd time only 2 tenths behind Rovanperä! “We should do better than that. It's not easy at the moment, let's see what we can improve in the second pass this afternoon. »
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Elfyn Evans does a little better, he loses 5″1 on Rovanperä. “I'm having a lot of trouble in many areas, particularly with the balance of the Toyota. »
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However, the Finn does better than Thierry Neuville! The Belgian loses 7″0 on Rovanperä… “I don’t know where I lost all this time. »
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Kalle Rovanperä: “It was very hard to open the road on this SS. We waste a lot of time in the junctions. »
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The road already seems quite damaged as soon as the first driver, Kalle Rovanperä, passes. You can see the dirt under the layer of snow in certain turns, which should not benefit the Finn.
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We approach the last special stage of the morning, Botsmark 1. It is the longest special stage of the day with 25,81 km.
