Rally Argentina 2017
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This is the end of this live broadcast of the first real stage of the Rally Argentina. However, stay tuned for the results of the Parque Tematico super-special, which will start at 00:08. See you tomorrow Saturday at 13:08 p.m. for the resumption of our live commentary.
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After moving level with Elfyn Evans (Ford) in SS7, Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) managed to beat the leader of the general classification on the 23,85 km of SS8 between Santa Rosa and San Agustin.
The New Zealander is ahead of Evans by 4″ and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) by 7″1. In the general classification, Evans increases his lead to 52″8 over Mads Ostberg (Ford), 5th in SS8 at 9″1 after encountering some brake problems.
Third place now goes to Neuville, at 1'02″6, who took advantage of the puncture of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) in this sector. The Finn did not stop to change his wheel, and conceded 34″6 on Paddon.
The former Volkswagen driver fell to sixth place behind Sébastien Ogier (Ford), fourth, 4″6 behind Neuville, Tänak (Ford), fifth, 1″9 behind Ogier, and who also suffered a puncture on this special.
Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) remains seventh, 3'37″4 behind leader Evans and ahead of Lorenzo Bertelli (Ford), Juho Hänninen (Toyota) and Pontus Tidemand (Skoda), best time in WRC-2, and reinforced leader of the category at general.
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“I had problems with the brakes,” admits Ostberg. The pedal was sometimes very long. In a few places I almost couldn't stop the car. It's not very pleasant for your concentration and I made some stupid mistakes. »
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Mads Ostberg sets the fifth provisional time with his Ford Fiesta, conceding 9″1 over Paddon and 5″1 over Evans, who sees his lead move to the top of the general classification at 52″8.
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Seventh time for Juho Hänninen (Toyota) 17″6 behind Paddon.
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The series of Elfyn Evans (Ford) ends in this SS8 since the Briton from M-Sport / Dmack does not set the best time, beaten by 4″ by Paddon (Hyundai). “Hayden rode well. We tried to ride clean. There is a lot of gravel in some places and the grip was not very consistent. Overall it remains very good. »
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“The feeling is much better this afternoon,” comments Paddon. ES starts to become more normal. I feel a little more at home and I like the ES of tomorrow. Okay, there's a long way to go, and anything can happen. »
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Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) found the rhythm after his low-speed roll earlier in the day. The New Zealander took the provisional best time in 13'39″0, 7″1 ahead of Neuville.
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Dani Sordo (Hyundai) is closest to his teammate Neuville, losing 1″9 over these 23,85 km. “We caught dust from the car in front of us (Tänak) and I stalled in a corner. »
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“I had a puncture 10km before the end,” admits Tänak. Michelins are good tires: 10 km on a flat tire and without ever coming off the rim. I was able to drive quite well, I must say we were very lucky. »
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Provisional best time for Neuville (Hyundai) in 13'46″1, 3″5 ahead of Ogier (Ford). The Belgian is also ahead of Ott Tänak (Ford), who arrived immediately 6″6 behind the Hyundai driver, and takes third place in the general classification with 4″6 over Ogier and 6″5 over Tänak.
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Puncture for Latvala (Toyota). The Finn suffered a rear-right puncture on his Yaris after 6 km, and did not stop to change the wheel. The former Volkswagen driver concedes 28″ on Ogier. “I tried to avoid a rock, and I went wide. » comments Latvala.
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Problems for the Frenchman in this SS, who landed on a large rock after a crest and seemed to have twisted his direction. “I attacked hard, but there was a lot of gravel”
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Ogier (Ford) at the finish of the special in 13'49″6.
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Ott Tänak (Ford) in turn gets the best start on this last real special of the day, which will be concluded by the Parque Tematico Super Special (6,04 km). 3″1 ahead of Ogier for the Estonian from M-Sport.
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1″9 ahead for Neuville (Hyundai) over Ogier in the first partial. 1″1 separates the two drivers before this SS8.
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Latvala (Toyota) got a better start than Ogier (Ford) on the first part of this SS8. Six tenths to the advantage of the Finn over the Frenchman.
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The Santa Rosa – San Agustin sector (23,85 km), eighth SS of the Rally Argentina will start at 21:48 p.m.
