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Rally Portugal 2019
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Sordo lost around 50s in SS5, likely the victim of a new problem on his Hyundai.
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Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) took the provisional scratch in SS5 of the Rally of Portugal by completing the 18,78km of Gois in 12'13''2. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) was the closest, 6 tenths behind. Ott Tänak (Toyota) followed more than 2 seconds behind, ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai). Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) was further back with almost 6 seconds behind while Kris Meeke failed by more than 7 seconds.
Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) encountered mechanical problems forcing him to stop for almost 4 minutes. The Welshman was able to repair, but he greatly disrupted the race of Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) caught in the dust. The Finn lost a minute. Citroën should ask for a fixed time.
Ott Tänak retains the lead of the Rally Portugal with almost 9 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Teemu Suninen took 3rd place almost 6 seconds ahead of Kris Meeke. Sébastien Ogier climbs to 5th place, 2 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville. Gus Greensmith is in 7th place ahead of Esapekka Lappi and Elfyn Evans.
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Suninen improves the benchmark by 6 tenths and climbs onto the provisional podium with almost 6 seconds ahead of Meeke. “It’s very good but we’ll see for the next SS. »
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Suninen remains a little more than 2 seconds ahead of Ogier in the last sector. Sordo is a few tenths behind the reference in the first partial.
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Suninen is well on his way to signing the provisional scratch by having a 2″4 lead over Ogier in the 3rd sector.
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Latvala failed 5s behind Ogier, despite everything regaining 1″6 from Meeke. The Finn nevertheless loses more than 3 seconds on Tänak and is now almost 9 seconds behind the leader. “We lost time because I was afraid of destroying my tires. I will be able to attack in the next SS. »
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Loeb equalizes Neuville's time 2″3 behind Ogier. “The stage was rough but we got through it. »
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Lappi still gained a place with Evans' problems and found himself 8th. “It’s pretty bad. I will be very disappointed if I don't get some time back. »
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Evans finished more than 4 minutes behind, closely followed by Lappi who lost almost a minute being in the dust of the M-Sport driver. “There’s something weird about it, but it works now,” says the Welshman.
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Loeb is about a second behind Tänak in the 4th split. Latvala is tied with Ogier at first intermediate.
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It was a puncture that slowed Rovanperä in SS4 and caused him to lose the lead in WRC 2 Pro to Kopecky.
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Loeb sets off on Ogier's pace in the special with a tenth lead over his compatriot in the first split.
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Lappi wastes a lot of time being completely in Evans' dust. Citroën should ask for a fixed time for the Finn.
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Meeke is the slowest at the finish, 6″5 behind Ogier. The Northern Irishman retains his provisional 3rd place with a little more than 5 seconds ahead of Ogier.
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Evans lost around 4 minutes following his mechanical problems in the special.
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Lappi is more than a second behind Tänak in the first split, the fastest at the start of the special. Meeke is further behind with almost 6s behind in the 4th intermediate.
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Evans is on the radio with his engineers. The M-Sport driver suffered a mechanical problem. The Hyundais are therefore not the only ones to suffer in the Portuguese ES.
The Welshman managed to restart the engine after losing the accelerator and got back on track.
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Neuville ranks 2″3 off Ogier’s provisional scratch. “The balance is not right at all,” says the Belgian to Gilsoul. “I had a very good SS and I did what I could but it’s not perfect,” adds the Hyundai driver on the microphone.
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Evans is at a standstill in the special! The M-Sport driver was in 5th position, less than 5 seconds behind his teammate Suninen.
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Rovanperä lost around 40s in the 4th SS. It is Kopecky who is now leading the WRC 2 Pro with 11 seconds ahead of the Finn.
