Mikkelsen maintains the lead of WRC 2 with almost a minute ahead of Suninen. The Finn is 7s ahead of Tidemand. Camilli is in 4th place, more than 3 minutes behind. “I broke the rear anti-roll bar this afternoon and now it's the power steering that's failing me. I love rallying but it no longer loves me since Corsica,” lamented the Frenchman at the wheel of the Fiesta R5.
Paddon returned to his mechanical problems which cost him around ten minutes. “The car just stopped and I couldn't restart,” explained the Hyundai driver. We checked everything, then it restarted. Our weekend is ruined now and I'm going to clean the road tomorrow. We have to stay positive by taking the opportunity to experiment. “
Lappi beats Lefebvre by setting the 9th time with a dozen seconds ahead of the Citroën driver. The Toyota driver is now 8th.
Lefebvre sets the 9th time, more than half a minute from the scratch. The Citroën driver is still several minutes late following his problems this morning.
Ostberg sets the 5th time, 10″4 behind Sordo and is in 8th place, 3 minutes behind Hänninen. “It’s still difficult to enjoy driving in these conditions. We got through it. »
Hänninen signs the 6th provisional time, 12″4 behind Sordo’s provisional scratch. The Toyota driver finds himself 7th. “It’s okay but it was complicated with the tires towards the end. I am more satisfied with my afternoon than with the morning. »
Meeke is stopped due to a broken suspension. On the other hand, Paddon seems to have been able to leave.
Breen dropped 10″6 to Sordo and found himself 4″6 behind Ogier. “I broke a shock absorber after 3 or 4km. We only lost a few seconds, which is surprising. It's all the more regrettable since the car is efficient. »
Paddon is trying to repair a mechanical problem. The Hyundai driver was in 3rd place before the start of SS7.
Meeke is arrested again in the special. The Citroën driver seems to have had more than a puncture.
Evans signs the 4th provisional time, 7”1 behind Sordo. The Dmack driver overtakes Neuville with a lead of more than 5 seconds. “I struggled to be fast. It could have been better. »
Citroën said Meeke stopped due to a puncture, but the Briton took several minutes before restarting.
Latvala rolled in the special and lost almost 5 minutes. “The car did not slow down on the second brake of the course. I hit an embankment and we rolled over. The exhaust was damaged and I had to go into "linkage" mode. »
Sordo takes the provisional scratch with a time of 19'20″2, 2″6 better than Ogier. The Hyundai driver takes 6th place in Ogier.
Tänak ranks 2s behind Ogier and temporarily keeps the lead of the rally.
Paddon and Meeke are arrested in the special!
Neuville drops 16″5 to Ogier and arrives at the finish angry with Latvala who blocked him in the special. “He was so slow. I don't understand why he didn't let me pass. »
Latvala stopped briefly on the stage. The Toyota driver will lose several minutes.
Ogier signs a first time of 19'22″8, almost 7s from the first scratch achieved by Tänak. “I can be satisfied with my day because I didn't make any mistakes, but this stage was very difficult. »
Neuville's delay on Ogier is measured at almost 20 seconds in the 3rd split. Latvala is more than 3 minutes behind.