Monza Rally 2020
That's all for this special, the next one starts at 10:02.
Adrien Fourmaux sets a new best time in WRC2. The Ford driver takes six seconds from Mads Ostberg. Overall, he now has an eleven second lead.
Dani Sordo wins the special! The Spaniard is 4 tenths faster than Elfyn Evans. He takes the lead of the rally from Sébastien Ogier by 2 seconds.
Lappi: “The start is slippery, I feel it's hard to get the tires up to temperature but once done it's good. »
Esapekka Lappi concedes 3”5 to Evans and takes the third time. The Finn from Ford falls behind Ott Tanak in the general.
Ogier: “I was far too careful” analyzes the Frenchman.
Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) only sets the 6th time, 5”4 behind Evans.
“Not super happy with my stage, I could have done much better” comments Evans.
Best time for Elfyn Evans 1”1 ahead of Tanak. The championship leader does the job.
Ott Tanak (Hyundai) took the best time by 2” ahead of Greensmith.
The Norwegian lost 3'17 on this special.
Ole Christian Veiby (Hyundai) missed a turn and had to spin on the grass. He lost a lot of time because the roadsides were so slippery. Not easy to restart.
Katsuta: “I made too many mistakes, but I will improve. »
Katsuta (Toyota) finished 4 tenths behind Gus Greensmith.
Greensmith: “This stage is much cleaner than the previous one, despite a few wet sections. I'm having brake problems, it's going to be a long day. »
Gus Greensmith (Ford) finished in 7'09"3.
As a reminder, Thierry Neuville did not leave this morning. We won't see him again until Sunday for the Power Stage.
#WRC ℹ @thierryneuville will not restart today at @AciRallyMonza in order to save the car and restart tomorrow for the final day of the event. #HMSGOfficial #RallyMonza
— hmsgofficial (@HMSGOfficial) December 5, 2020
It's Takamoto Katsuta's turn to set off with his Toyota.
The Briton has four rain tires.
Gus Greensmith went first.