Rally Sweden 2023

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Craig Breen (Hyundai) continues his momentum. The Irishman recorded his third stage victory, the second in a row on this Rally of Sweden this Friday February 10 as the sun disappears into the coniferous forest.

At the head of the event, the new Hyundai Motorsport driver left Ott Tänak (M-Sport Ford) more than 10 seconds behind. “I went against the snowdrifts four times, it’s not a good stage,” commented the Estonian. I don't know why it happens like this. »

The gaps are widening, as Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai) is flirting with 20'' of delay. Elfyn Evans (Toyota) and Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) are even rejected with almost half a minute! Even further away, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) complains of constant understeer. “It’s unconductable like that,” he said.

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Private pilot Lorenzo Bertelli (Toyota) visited a snowdrift. Spectators helped him out of the wall of snow.

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Craig Breen continues his march forward! The Irishman sets a second successive scratch time, his third of the day! This time, he finished with a 2″6 margin over Elfyn Evans. His lead over Ott Tänak exceeds 10″.

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Esapekka Lappi was in the lead before braking too late at an intersection and turning around! The Finn finished 4″2 behind.

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Ott Tänak is not happy with his special. “I went against the snowdrifts four times, it’s not a good stage. » The Estonian finished 2 tenths behind Evans.

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It was feared: after 4 km of driving at a slow pace in the special, Takamoto Katsuta stopped for good at the side of the track. The Japanese will not go any further on this day. To see if he leaves tomorrow, without ambition in the general classification.

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Elfyn Evans takes the best time by 1″5. He increases his margin over his teammate Kalle Rovanperä to 2″1. " It went well. »

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Thierry Neuville concedes 1″5 on Kalle Rovanperä in this ES. “I can’t drive like that. I'm in full countersteer in 6th gear! I'm understeering everywhere. »

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It is Kalle Rovanperä who is leading the way today because he is 2nd in the Drivers' Championship after Monte-Carlo. Sébastien Ogier, winner in the Principality, is relaxing skiing and met champion Mikaela Shiffrin today in the resort of Orcières in the Alps:

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If you missed the previous special, here is the new general classification, with gaps widening to Craig Breen's advantage:

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Before moving on to the sixth stage of Rally Sweden, let's discover the images of Takamoto Katsuta's accident in the previous stage. The Japanese tries to continue the event.

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