Rally Mexico 2023
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The fourth special stage of the 2023 Rally Mexico surprised several drivers, including Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). The Finn and the Belgian, who are sweeping the road on this stage, passed at high speed over a bump, although it was absent during the reconnaissance according to the two drivers!
“It was crazy and painful, storm Neuville. We did not expect that ! Luckily, the car works more or less well, because we almost went off the road. »
The best time was set by Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota, photo above), who is only 8 tenths behind leader Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai).
Ranking Rally Mexico 2023 – SS4:
General classification after SS4:
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It’s the 4th time for Dani Sordo, 4″ behind Ogier. “The car moves like crazy, I didn't have a lot of confidence in it. »
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Takamoto Katsuta finished with the 5th provisional time, 5″7 behind Ogier. “I had smoke in the cabin, it wasn’t dust! But it's gone since then. »
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Esapekka Lappi is beaten by Ogier by only 4 tenths! Lappi keeps the lead of the event by 8 tenths. “I’m comfortable in the car. At the end of the special, I was much better! »
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Sébastien Ogier does better than Elfyn Evans by 7 tenths.
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Elfyn Evans finished with the best provisional time, 3″9 better than his teammate at Toyota Rovanperä. “It's not easy to assess the level of grip on these stages. »
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Ott Tänak finally passed the timing cell with an additional 2'35" on Rovanperä. Suffice to say that any hope of victory or podium has gone for the Estonian.
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) also went through the treacherous little jump and made fun of it on the radio once the special finished, 3″3 behind Rovanperä. “It was crazy and painful! We did not expect that ! Luckily, the car works more or less well, because we almost went off the road. »
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Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai) is on the attack! The Finn leads the race after SS3:
#WRC 🇲🇽 @EsapekkaLappi flying on SS3, El Chocolate – taking the rally lead 🙌🏼🙌🏼#HMSGOfficial #RallyMexico pic.twitter.com/8DnyIuKi4r
— Hyundai Motorsport (@HMSGOfficial) March 17, 2023
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Kalle Rovanperä finished the special: “I made some set-up changes, but the grip is still not satisfactory. I hit the car on an undulation pretty hard. »
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Ott Tänak sets off but still with his turbo problem. So at an average pace.
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The start of hostilities for the 4th special stage of the 2023 Rally Mexico is delayed by a few minutes due to Jourdan Serderidis blocking the road in the previous SS.
