Tour of Corsica 2018

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And here is the summary of this morning's specials:

 

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Before the start of SS9, here is the summary of the 1st stage of M-Sport:

 

 

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In JWRC, it is Franceschi who is in the lead but the fight for the head of the category is tense against his compatriot Folb who is only 4″4 behind. The Irishman Devine completes the top three at 2min.

 

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Loeb's time has finally fallen. The Citroën driver finished SS8 being closest to Lappi's scratch with a delay of 2″2.

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The crews are now heading to the Desert of Agriates and its 15,45km route. It will be Mikkelsen who will open the road following Bouffier's engine problems. The special is scheduled to start at 17:02 p.m.

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It was a tree that punished Latvala (and his Toyota) when he went off the road in SS8.

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Latvala's abandonment has just been confirmed. His Toyota is too damaged.

 

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Bryan Bouffier (M-Sport) retired in the second passage of Cagnano – Pino – Canari, SS8 of the Tour de Corse, while he was in tenth place. The winner of the 2013 edition encountered an engine problem.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) also had problems. On the attack, the Finn went off the road and lost several minutes before reaching the finish with his Yaris WRC damaged at the rear right.

Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) signed the provisional scratch (Sébastien Loeb's time remains unknown) with a time of 21'44''7. Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) more than managed his lead by finishing 5''2 and taking 3''4 back from Kris Meeke (Citroën) and almost six seconds from Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) finished three seconds behind the Belgian, gaining almost four seconds from Dani Sordo (Hyundai).

Sébastien Ogier now has a 47”7 lead over Thierry Neuville. The Belgian is only 2''5 ahead of Kris Meeke who has taken a second from Ott Tänak (Toyota), even if the Estonian is only three seconds behind the Citroën. Esapekka Lappi remains fifth ahead of Dani Sordo, while Elfyn Evans is less than a second behind the Spaniard. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) climbs to eighth following Jari-Matti Latvala's error.

The French entered in WRC 2 suffered on this course. Yoann Bonato (Citroën), second in the standings, and Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai), fourth, had to stop on the course.

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Latvala's Toyota still suffered quite a bit from the off-road excursion.

 

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Latvala's Toyota is slightly damaged on the right rear. “The car is incredible to drive. I took the opportunity to attack, a little too much, and I went out. At least I'm happy because the car is really good now. » His time is not yet known.

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Latvala finished behind WRC 5 leader Kopecky's Skoda Fabia R2.

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Loeb's time is not yet known but the Alsatian seemed to be the closest to Lappi given the splits. “It’s obviously frustrating. I'm now trying to take advantage of it, there's nothing more we can do. »

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The special does not favor the French. It is now Loubet who is stopped in his Hyundai i20 R5 which was in 4th place in WRC 2 at the start of the course.

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Ogier is closest to Lappi with 5″2 behind. Another good time from the leader of the Tour de Corse who now has a lead of more than 47 seconds over Neuville. " I am satisfied. It was a great special stage. I try to take advantage of it. »

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Neuville sets the 4th fastest time, dropping almost 3 seconds to Meeke. The Hyundai driver only has a 2″ lead over the Northern Irishman overall. “We made changes to the settings, but I no longer have any grip. »

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Bonato had to stop for several minutes in the special. The Citroën C3 R5 driver occupied 2nd place in WRC 2 between Kopecky and Veiby.

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Meeke is the closest to Lappi with 8″6 behind. The Citroën driver still takes a second from Tänak who remains 3s overall. “Lappi was really into it. We'll see what we do in the next SS. »

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Tänak is closest to his teammate Lappi, but the Estonian still drops around ten seconds. “It was a clean stage. I tried to attack. » Despite his effort, the Estonian now has less than 13 seconds lead overall over the Finn.

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Latvala resumed the stage after stopping for several minutes.

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Lappi improves Evans' time by 14″5. The Toyota driver is in 5th place. “It’s a very good time, but I gave it my all. »

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