Monte-Carlo Rally 2021
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Evans loses lead, Ogier leads again after SS8
The Monte-Carlo Rally has a new leader. At the end of the day's opening special, Sébastien Ogier took control of the meeting after having styled everyone's hair. The Toyota driver set the best time on the first outing of the day. With a time of 13'16"2, the Frenchman took 17"8 from Elfyn Evans and therefore the overall lead with a little over 10 seconds ahead.
Ott Tänak has undoubtedly said goodbye to his hopes of victory. Victim of a puncture, the Hyundai man finished on the rim and above all 1'20″2 behind Sébastien Ogier.
The classification of SS8
Overall, Sébastien Ogier is exactly 10”4 ahead of Elfyn Evans and 1’08”3 ahead of another Toyota driver, Kalle Rovanperä. The Hyundais of Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak are more than 1'30 from the lead.
The general classification at the end of SS8
In WRC2, Andres Mikkelsen set the best time ahead of Frenchmen Éric Camilli and Adrien Fourmaux. Overall, the Norwegian maintains the lead 1'03″5 ahead of the last city.
The start of SS9 is scheduled for 8:18 a.m. this Saturday.
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Elfyn Evans loses overall lead. 13'3″0 for the Welshman who crossed the finish line 17″8 behind Ogier
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Ott Tänak's puncture occurred at the start of the special, he admitted
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Sébastien Ogier pulverizes Dani Sordo's mark with a time of 13'16″2, or 19″2 faster. The Frenchman should take control of the Rally
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Very difficult stage for Ott Tänak who finished the stage on the front left rim. 14'36″4 for the Estonian who finished 1'01″0 behind Dani Sordo
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Ott Tänak has a problem. He's a minute away from Dani Sordo's time at the moment
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After the first sector, Sébastien Ogier is 5″1 ahead of Dani Sordo. Elfyn evans is more than 11 seconds behind the Frenchman's time! There could be a change in the general standings after the special!
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13'38″8 for Kalle Rovanperä who is 3″4 behind Dani Sordo at the end of the special
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“We went straight ahead,” explains Thierry Neuville when explaining his brief stop during the special
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Very bad operation for Thierry Neuville. The Belgian sees his chances of victory fading. He finished 23 seconds behind Dani Sordo with a time of 13'58″4
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“It’s very tricky. There are places where there is grip and others where there is not. It’s easy to make a mistake,” emphasizes Dani Sordo
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Dani Sordo displaces Gus Greensmith from first place with a time of 13'35″4, or 18″5 on the M-Sport driver
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Sordo 8″4 faster than Greensmith in the second sector. He should take the best time of the special from the Englishman
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Special finished for Takamoto Katsuta who stops the clock in 13'57″8, 3″9 slower than Gus Greensmith's provisional best time
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Small stop during the special for Thierry Neuville who left. In the second sector he was 10 seconds behind Gus Greensmith
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Gus Greensmith finished 20″5 ahead of Pierre-Louis Loubet. He crossed the line with a time of 13'53″9
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First time of the day to be attributed to Pierre-Louis Loubet. He completed the special in 14'14″4
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Dani Sordo gets the ball rolling at Hyundai
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12″9 ahead in the first sector for Greensmith over Loubet
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Takamoto Katsuta is the first Toyota driver to tackle the special
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