Rally Finland 2019
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The crews are now preparing to compete in the last stage of the morning, the 7,8km of Äänekoski. Tänak is expected to start at 11:39 a.m.
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Camilli still fails, almost 10 seconds behind Rovanperä and finds himself 1'14 behind the lead in WRC 2 Pro. “We had some tough moments but we are trying to attack. I am satisfied. »
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If Ott Tänak (Toyota) signed the scratch in the 12,33km of Ässämäki, his teammates lost a few precious seconds following slow punctures. Kris Meeke failed 3”1 behind the benchmark while Jari-Matti Latvala finished 3 tenths behind the Northern Irishman.
Craig Breen (Hyundai) was closest to the scratch, one second behind. The Irishman beat Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) and Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) who took a second from Sébastien Ogier (Citroën). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished between the Yaris WRC victims of punctures. The Fords of Teemu Suninen and Gus Greensmith were again the slowest.
Ott Tänak retains the lead of Rally Finland with a lead of 4 seconds over Kris Meeke, while Jari-Matti Latvala follows almost 2 seconds behind. Esapekka Lappi threatens his compatriot by coming back to 6 tenths of the provisional podium. Craig Breen remains 3th, now 5”1 ahead of Sébastien Ogier, threatened by Andreas Mikkelsen, back to 5 tenths. Thierry Neuville gained a place by taking over Teemu Suninen.
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Great performance from Breen who is closest to Tänak with a delay of 1″1. The Hyundai driver remains 5th with a 1″ lead over Ogier. “I’m happy with this time. »
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Greensmith suffered a spin on the course, which explains his significant delay.
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Greensmith lost a lot of time on this course with more than 21 seconds behind. The M-Sport driver probably had a problem in the special.
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Latvala is a little further behind with 3″4 behind the benchmark following a puncture. Lappi is 3 tenths off the provisional podium. “I had a slow puncture. I hit a stone on the shoulder and it immediately damaged my tire. »
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Lappi equalizes Mikkelsen's time 1″5 behind Tänak. The Finn, however, is not satisfied and shakes his head at the finish, although he comes back 2s behind Meeke. “I thought I was too slow at the start, but I was able to improve my pace later. We have good speed. »
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Mikkelsen stayed on the right pace, finishing 1″5 behind Tänak. The Hyundai driver is closest to the benchmark. The Norwegian comes back to 7 tenths behind Ogier, taking back a second. “I made a little mistake. Neuville's times are better, he will pick up the pace. »
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Despite his slow puncture, Meeke limits his delay to 3″1 on Tänak. The Northern Irishman is now more than 4 seconds behind the race leader. “We had the alert in the special. I had to slow down a bit. But that's okay, we didn't waste too much time. »
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Meeke would suffer from a slow left-rear puncture. The Toyota driver is only 9 tenths behind his teammate Tänak in the 2nd split.
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Suninen ranks more than 7s from the reference. It’s the slowest on arrival.
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Neuville finished 3″3 behind Tänak and 8 tenths behind Ogier. The Belgian asks his co-pilot Gilsoul how his driving was. The Hyundai driver does not seem to have complete confidence.
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Ogier fails 2″5 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver is now 11 seconds behind the leader of the race.
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Tänak sets a first time in 5’49”7. Ogier and Neuville are slower in the special.
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Tänak sets off on the penultimate course of the morning.
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Camilli still cannot keep up with Rovanperä's pace in WRC 2 Pro, but Loubet remains in control of WRC 2 ahead of Huttunen and Katsuta with less than 17s behind the Finn at the top of WRC 2 Pro.
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The crews will now compete in the 12,33km Ässämäki special. Tänak should start at any moment.
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