Croatia Rally 2021
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It's the end of the first day of the Croatia Rally. Thank you for following it with us. We'll see you once again this Saturday at 8:29 a.m. for the start of the 2nd day of the Croatian event. Until then, be well! Have a nice evening !
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Thanks to this victory during SS8, Sébastien Ogier moved up to 2nd place overall and is now 7″7 behind Thierry Neuville. Elfyn Evans falls back to 3rd place, 8 seconds from the lead
Legend
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Another special stage victory for Ogier, his third in a row this afternoon. The Frenchman beat a Hyundai duo, Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville
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8th time of SS8 for Loubet in 4'55″4 and finishes 5″6 behind Ogier
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“I'm very, very happy frankly”, the Habs did not hide their joy after this first day of the Croatian Rally
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Fourmaux beats his teammate Greensmith again. The Frenchman is in the Top 5 of this SS8 thanks to a time of 4'54, just 4″2 behind Ogier
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Outside of SS8, Toyota says Kalle Rovanperä is definitely retired after going off the road earlier in the day.
After inspecting the damage sustained to the car in SS1, we confirm that @KalleRovanpera and @JonneHalttunen will sadly not be able to restart at #CroatiaRally.#ToyotaGAZOORacing #YarisWRC #WRC pic.twitter.com/nA78hv25e8
- Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) April 23, 2021
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Last time of the day for Greensmith in 4'55″3. The Englishman was 5″5 slower than the reference for this SS8
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4'56 for Katsuta who is provisionally 6th in SS8, 6″2 behind Ogier
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Damage to the rear for Greensmith who went to kiss the wall on the right of the road
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Breen ranks just behind the leading quartet. The Irishman completed his special in 4'59″1, 5″1 behind Ogier's time
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“We improved during the day. That’s the main thing,” relates the Estonian who hopes to do better this Saturday
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Second provisional time for Tänak in 4'51, only 1″2 behind Ogier
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With a time of 4'51″5, Evans leaves his 2nd place overall to Ogier. The Welshman was 1″7 slower than his French teammate in this SS8
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Ogier beat Neuville again this afternoon with a time of 4'49″8. The Frenchman was 1″4 faster than the Belgian
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“We had a hot moment. I tried to push a little too much,” he explains upon arrival.
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4'51″2 for the Belgian who signs the first reference in this SS8
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Neuville hit the side of the road without too many consequences. The Belgian immediately left
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Ogier in turn starts his time in this SS8. The Frenchman won the last two special stages as a reminder
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The start is given! Thierry Neuville is the first to start his time in this SS8, the last of the day!
