Rally France
Rally Finland 2018
16h
Neuville sets off on the 9km Ässämäki SS12,33 where Ostberg took the scratch this morning in 5'49"1.
16h
Neuville will set off in the 12,33km Äässämäki from 16:22 p.m. Ostberg was the fastest this morning with a time of 5'49″1.
16h
There was a bit of damage in JWRC. Here Henri Hokkala's Fiesta R2 after going off the road in SS7:
Here is a photo from Henri Hokkala's accident on SS7, Crew are both ok #JWRC pic.twitter.com/rbJHGJYDgd
— Junior WRC (@JuniorWRC) July 27, 2018
16h
The duel between Mads Ostberg (Citroën) and Ott Tänak (Toyota) is still in full swing at the Rally Finland. The Norwegian took 1”8 back from the Estonian who stalled at the last hairpin of SS8 in Urria. Craig Breen (Citroën) was the fastest, completing the 12,28km in 6'07''0, a tenth ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Toyota), Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) and Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport). ) completing the quartet of the special. Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) lost almost 3 seconds at Latvala but was ahead of Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) by a few tenths who almost went off the road. Hyundai drivers Andreas Mikkelsen and Thierry Neuville are still behind.
Mads Ostberg now has almost 2 seconds ahead of Ott Tänak. Jari-Matti Latvala still resists against Teemu Suninen and Hayden Paddon. Elfyn Evans remains 6th with a handful of seconds ahead of his teammate Sébastien Ogier. Esapekka Lappi remains 8th with a little more than 3 seconds ahead of Craig Breen while Thierry Neuville completes the Top 10.
15h
Paddon ranks 3 tenths behind Suninen and remains 5th, 4″5 behind the M-Sport driver’s 4th position. “We must stay in touch, there is still a long way to go. »
15h
A little heat for Paddon who barely managed to avoid going off the road. The New Zealander is fighting for the podium.
15h
Suninen sets the 6th time, more than 2 seconds behind Latvala who is now more than 5 seconds ahead of him in the general classification. “We suffer quite a bit on this passage. We have to do something. »
15h
Ostberg only set the 5th fastest time, ahead of his rival Tänak by almost 2 seconds. “I had to turn back. I saw that Ott wasn't the fastest either, this special is difficult. » The Citroën driver now has a 1″ lead in the general classification.
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Breen took the provisional scratch for a tenth ahead of Lappi. The Citroën driver still threatens the Finn's 8th place.
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Mikkelen is the slowest after Neuville, finishing 5 seconds off the provisional scratch.
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Latvala is closest to his teammate Lappi with 1″4 behind. The Toyota driver is fighting to maintain his 3rd place against Suninen. “Esapekka rode very well but we were able to follow his pace. »
15h
Evans sets the 3rd time, 4″5 behind the benchmark. The M-Sport driver remains 6th with 6″5 ahead of his teammate Ogier. “We lost time at the start, I don’t really know why. »
15h
Lappi takes the scratch lead with 2″8 ahead of Ogier and almost 5 seconds ahead of his teammate Tänak. The Finn is in 8th position. “It's getting better... Everything is working now, I need to gain confidence. »
15h
Tänak fails 2s behind Ogier. The Toyota driver could lose ground to Ostberg. The Estonian does not hide his frustration at the arrival of the ES.
15h
Tänak stalls in a pin. The Toyot driver lost a handful of seconds in his fight against Ostberg.
15h
Ogier improves Neuville’s time by 4″3. the M-Sport driver is still in 7th place in the general classification.
15h
Neuville sets a time of 6'14″2, more than 4 seconds off the Latvala scratch this morning. “There are stones everywhere, it’s scary,” the Belgian tells his co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul. Hayden is very fast but he is in last position on the road, we can't really compare. »
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Neuville is soaring in the special.
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Neuville will set off in a few moments in the second passage of Urria, 12,28km long. Latvala was the fastest there this morning with a time of 6'09"8.
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