Rally Italy-Sardinia 2018

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Michel Nandan (Hyundai): “Mikkelsen has already lost a lot of time by going straight into a corner. We'll see if he has any mechanical problems in the next SS. It looks like everything is working on his car. »

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Neuville should set off in the 14,37km from Castelsardo from 16:17 p.m.  

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Lefebvre finds himself leading WRC 2 with more than 13 seconds ahead of Kopecky, while Veiby has fallen to 3rd place. Loubet also lost around 2 minutes and found himself fighting for 4th place in the category.

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Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) was a step ahead of the others in SS6 of the Sardinia Rally played in the rain. The five-time WRC champion completed the 22,12km of Tula in 19'24''0 and relegated Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) to more than 17 seconds. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) was closest, 12 seconds behind, with Ott Tänak (Toyota) following more than 15 seconds behind.

The previous leader of the event Andreas Mikkelsen lost more than 26 seconds to the Frenchman. The Norwegian would be the victim of gearbox problems.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) finished a few tenths behind the Norwegian, preceding Mads Ostberg (Citroën), Teemu Suninen (M-Sport), Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) and Craig Breen (Citroën).

The deterioration of conditions shakes up the ranking. Sébastien Ogier takes the lead of the Sardinia Rally with a 3s lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Thierry Neuville follows at five seconds with a tenth ahead of Ott Tänak. Jari-Matti Latvala moves back into the Top 5 ahead of Esapekka Lappi, but Teemu Suninen loses three places and finds himself seventh ahead of Hayden Paddon. Mads Ostberg and Craig Breen find themselves completing the Top 5.

Ole Christian Veiby (Skoda) was leading WRC 2 before suffering mechanical problems.

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Veiby is idling with mechanical problems. The Skoda driver led WRC 2.

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Lukasz Pieniazek went off the road. WRC 2 competitors must slow down to pass on the narrow road. The Pole occupied 7th place in the category. Fabio Andolfi, 5th in the category, would also be at a standstill.

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Paddon sets the 5th time, 22″6 behind Ogier. The Hyundai driver remains 8th between Suninen and Ostberg. “There were a lot of puddles and the ruts were pronounced. »

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Ostberg also lost a lot of time, more than half a minute behind Ogier's scratch. The Citroën driver slipped to 8th position, 3″2 behind Suninen. “It doesn’t help that you’re starting behind. The conditions are very difficult. We make a mistake as soon as we try to increase the pace a little. It's a long walk. »

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Suninen finished in 7th place, 34 seconds behind his teammate Ogier. The M-Sport driver fell to 7th place, 3″5 behind Lappi. “The car is working well, it’s just this SS where it didn’t work. »

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Breen is the slowest with more than 43s behind the reference. The Citroën driver is around a minute behind Ogier in the general standings.

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Latvala sets the 6th time, almost 27 seconds behind Ogier. The Toyota driver especially lost time in the second part of the SS. “I lost confidence from the middle of the special as the conditions got more and more difficult. »

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Evans is not looking for difficulties. The M-Sport driver ranks 35s from the provisional scratch. The Welshman has mud in his cabin. " I do not know where it comes from. You have to drive slowly in these conditions. »

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Mikkelsen falls in the rankings. The Hyundai driver lost more than 26 seconds to Ogier and found himself 2nd, 3 seconds behind the new provisional leader, with a 5 second lead over his teammate Neuville. The Norwegian appears to have gearbox problems.

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Lappi is closest to Ogier but the Toyota driver is still more than 12 seconds behind. The Toyota driver is 22s behind his teammate Tänak in the general standings. “I thought it would be better this afternoon, but it’s worse. There are lots of puddles on the road. »

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Tänak finished 15″2 behind Ogier and was only 2″3 ahead of Neuville. The Hyundai driver maintains a tenth lead over the Estonian overall. " It's like that. I didn't encounter any particular problems. »

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Ogier is doing much better than Neuville with 17″5 ahead of the Belgian. The M-Sport driver takes over the Belgian with an 8″5 lead overall. “We can't attack in these conditions. I think Thierry hit an embankment based on his tracks. »

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Neuville sets a first time in 19'41″5. That's more than a minute longer than Mikkelsen this morning. “There were too many puddles. I did a half spin, I had to reverse. I don't know what it's going to be like. »

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Mikkelsen made a slight error going wide in a corner. The Norwegian lost a handful of seconds in his mishap.

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Here is an overview of the conditions encountered in SS6. The roads are particularly muddy and the first to set off could benefit from the conditions.

 

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Neuville set off in the second passage of Tula.

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