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Ogier will set off in the 16,43km Torsby, the last special of the day, from 17:15 p.m.
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The provisional classification after SS7:
After SS7:1️⃣ Neuville2️⃣ Latvala +243️⃣ Meeke +41.64️⃣ Ogier +50.35️⃣ Tanak +50.4https://t.co/Dan3hfMtF4#wrc #RallySweden pic.twitter.com/DKMge7W4Rk
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 10th February 2017
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Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) struck a major blow by taking the scratch in Svullrya, SS7 of the Swedish Rally. By completing the 24,88km in 13'04''0, the Belgian took almost 18 seconds from his direct rival Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota). The Finn ranked behind Kris Meeke (Citroën), closest to the reference with 12 seconds behind, Sébastien Ogier (Ford) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai).
Ott Tänak (Ford) finished almost 22 seconds from the scratch, ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai), Craig Breen (Citroën), Elfyn Evans (Ford) and Stéphane Lefebvre (DS 3).
Thierry Neuville now has a 24s lead over Jari-Matti Latvala before entering the last special stage of the day. Kris Meeke follows at 41s with a lead of almost 9s over Sébastien Ogier. Ott Tänak fell to 5th place, a tenth behind the reigning champion. Hayden Paddon returned to 12s from the top 5. Dani Sordo remains 7th ahead of Craig Breen.
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Paddon sets the 4th fastest time, one second behind Ogier and more than 17 seconds behind Neuville. The Hyundai driver is 12s behind Tänak in 5th place. “My settings helped me for the 2nd pass. I will be confident for tomorrow. »
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Meeke is the closest to Neuville, almost 12 seconds behind. The Citroën driver climbs into 3rd position with a 9s lead over Ogier. “I have a lot of understeer, but the stage was quite satisfactory. »
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Neuville made a big splash by signing the scratch with a time of 13'04″0. The Hyundai driver is almost 18 seconds behind Latvala, who is now 24 seconds behind in the general classification. “I think Latvala was handicapped by his position on the road. Perhaps I pushed a little too hard because the tires are no longer really performing well. The car remains very competitive. »
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Evans is the slowest with almost 10 seconds behind. The Welshman remains more than a minute behind Breen in the standings.
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Breen is the slowest at the finish, 9s behind. The Irishman is slowed down by the aerodynamics of his car which has been damaged. The Citroën driver is 22s behind Sordo in the general classification.
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Sordo is the slowest with 6″6 behind Ogier. The Hyundai driver is half a minute behind Tänak. “The course was very slippery. The front and rear tires do not react the same way. »
16h
Tänak achieves the 3rd provisional time, 5″4 behind Ogier. The Frenchman regains the advantage over the Estonian by a tenth. “It’s complicated with the snow. The tires may also be starting to fatigue. »
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Latvala lost to Ogier by 1″5. The M-Sport driver remains 26s behind his former teammate in the general classification. “It wasn't a good stage for me. I tried to push too much, it didn't suit the conditions. It wasted a lot of time. »
16h
Ogier sets a time of 13'20″4. The Ford driver fails half a minute from the scratch achieved this morning by Latvala.
15h
Latvala is the only one among the early drivers to keep pace with Ogier. Tänak, Sordo and Breen are behind, but the gaps remain small.
15h
Ogier set off in the penultimate special of the 1st stage.
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Ogier will set off in the 24,88km of Svullrya from 15:51 p.m. Latvala took the scratch this morning in 12'52″3.
