Rally Sweden 2020
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Adrien Fourmaux was just 30 seconds behind on this special. The Frenchman remains 5th in WRC 2 but 27″3 behind Nikolay Gryazin (4th).
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In difficulty in WRC 2, Adrien Fourmaux is not helped by a broken shock absorber.
@AdrienFourmaux set the second fastest # WRC2 time through Finnskogen yesterday morning, but the young Frenchman is suffering with a broken front damper this time around and will lose time through the stage #WRC #MSPORTERS pic.twitter.com/A8pgdtRBCi
- M-Sport (@MSportLtd) February 15, 2020
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Elfyn Evans (Toyota) made everyone agree on the seventh special stage of this 2020 Rally Sweden. The Welshman, associated with Briton Scott Martin, left his direct pursuer Ott Tänak (Hyundai) by 3″6!
In the general classification, the wearer of number 33 has a relatively comfortable lead for the first time, with a margin of 15″3 over the reigning world champion.
This special allowed Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) to overtake his teammate Kalle Rovanperä. The rookie in fact gave up his third place by 1″8 against the six-time world champion.
The winner of Monte-Carlo, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), continues to scrape a few tenths off Esapekka Lappi (Ford) in the battle for sixth place.
SS7 ranking:
General classification after SS7:
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In the general classification, Elfyn Evans is now 15″3 ahead of Ott Tänak.
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Evans: “It's going well this morning. I was a little more careful than the others when I saw the tracks on the sides of the road. »
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Very good performance from Elfyn Evans, who dropped Ott Tänak by 3″6 on this SS!
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Tänak: “I can't say that I feel completely comfortable. »
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Ott Tänak took the provisional best time with a margin of 3 tenths over Sébastien Ogier.
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Elfyn Evans continues to impress. He takes a 1″ lead over his closest pursuer Ott Tänak after 3 km!
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Kalle Rovanperä concedes 1″9 on Sébastien Ogier in this special and passes behind the Frenchman for 1″8! “I'm driving better than yesterday but I'm very disappointed with the time. It's not okay. »
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Sébastien Ogier sets the best time by 4 tenths. The six-time world champion announces a change in the settings of his Toyota Yaris which allows him to be more comfortable.
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The organizers have just announced the cancellation of SS10 (Likenas), initially scheduled for Sunday morning at 10:08 a.m., due to rising temperatures. The total number of special stages covered in this Rally of Sweden is down to 9. More information to come on AUTOhebdo.fr.
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After 10 km, Sébastien Ogier would overtake Kalle Rovanperä by half a second!
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After yoyoing, Esapekka Lappi lost 4 tenths on Thierry Neuville. The M-Sport Ford driver only has a margin of 8 tenths over the Belgian.
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In the second intermediate, Sébastien Ogier beats all his pursuers, Esapekka Lappi is 2 tenths behind.
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Thierry Neuville finished 1″3 ahead of Craig Breen. There is no match between the two men because the Irishman's mission is to help the Belgian in the championship.
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Halfway through, Esapekka Lappi takes 2 tenths from Thierry Neuville.
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Best provisional time for Craig Breen, 4″8 ahead of Teemu Suninen.
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For safety reasons, the crews were able to change their tires before this special.
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After 10 km, Thierry Neuville is driving almost 1 second faster than his teammate Craig Breen.
