Rally Sweden 2020
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In WRC2, the Nordics are celebrating, with Mads Ostberg, Ole Christian Veiby and the returning Pontus Tidemand in the leading trio. The Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux is at the foot of the podium, although with a big margin behind.
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It took only a 2,80 km special stage to reverse positions between Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) and Ott Tänak (Hyundai) at the 2020 Swedish Rally. The Finnish debutant lost a precious handful of seconds during a stall, while the Estonian achieved his second consecutive scratch time.
Behind, no changes took place, apart from the voluntary slowdown of Craig Breen so as not to overtake his leader Thierry Neuville at Hyundai and the absence of Jari-Matti Latvala due to engine problems.
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Craig Breen deliberately slowed down at the end of the special so as not to overtake his teammate and Hyundai leader Thierry Neuville. The Irishman remains behind the Belgian for less than a second.
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Jari-Matti Latvala remained at the service park this afternoon to investigate the engine failures his Toyota Yaris suffered this morning. The Finn hopes to restart in Rally2 tomorrow.
#RallySweden @JariMattiWRC Yaris WRC's technical problems not solved yet. Let's hope he can continue tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VSejgwSLcM
— Jarno Saari (@SaariJarno) February 14, 2020
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Ott Tänak is calling the shots! The Hyundai takes the best time with a margin of 2 tenths over Elfyn Evans! The Estonian regains second place in the general classification against Kalle Rovanperä.
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Third provisional time for Teemu Suninen, who recorded his best performance on this stage.
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Kalle Rovanperä lost 6″4 to her teammate and leader Elfyn Evans. In the general classification, Harri's son moves to 14″3 in the general classification behind the Welshman.
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Kalle Rovanperä stalled in a pin! The Finnish rookie lost precious seconds!
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Esapekka Lappi is starting to get better control of her Ford Fiesta. He finished just 7 tenths behind Elfyn Evans, in provisional second place.
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Even on this special, Elfyn Evans is wild. He distances Sébastien Ogier by 1″4 and Thierry Neuville by 1″7!
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Sébastien Ogier gains another 2 tenths over Thierry Neuville on this short special.
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The landscape looks more like Rally Finland:
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Here we go for Thierry Neuville.
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There is not an ounce of ice or snow on this stage.
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We're back for the brief Friday afternoon special. It barely reaches 2,80 km; It's rather a super-special, we grant you that. Departure scheduled for 15 p.m.!
