Rally Sweden 2020
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Elfyn Evans (Toyota) almost lost everything a few turns from the end of the seventh special stage at the 2020 Rally Sweden. Going wide after a poorly negotiated turn, the Welshman narrowly missed going off the road. This did not prevent him from setting a new scratch time, enough to allow him to increase his lead to 16″9 over Elfyn Evans!
A new crossover took place in the fight between Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) and Sébastien Ogier (Toyota). The Frenchman gave up his third place in the general classification after the time of the young 19-year-old driver. The six-time champion is 1″3 behind.
The current leaders of the world championship, Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul (Hyundai), conceded precious time against Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm (Ford). The Finns go into the lunch break almost 5″ ahead in fifth place.
SS8 ranking:
General classification after SS8:
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Elfyn Evans narrowly missed hitting the trees! But surprisingly, the Welshman achieves the scratch time by 1 second on Kalle Rovanperä!
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Only Elfyn Evans remains to dethrone the beginner in this ES.
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Ott Tänak failed to beat Kalle Rovanperä's time by 3 tenths.
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Rovanperä: “Our front tires were too worn in the previous stage, I had understeer. The set-up is now mesh. »
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At the finish, Kalle Rovanperä passes Sébastien Ogier again! And quite widely indeed. The 19-year-old driver gained 3″1 over the Frenchman in this SS. Overall, the beginner is 3rd with a lead of 1″3 over the Habs.
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Kalle Rovanperä regains the advantage over Ott Tänak by 1 tenth after 9 km.
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In the first intermediate, Ott Tänak beats Kalle Rovanperä by 3 tenths.
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Sébastien Ogier finished behind Esapekka Lappi, 1″9 behind. Will Kalle Rovanperä take advantage of this to overtake the Frenchman overall?
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Best provisional time for Esapekka Lappi who regains a lead of almost 5″ over Thierry Neuville in the general classification.
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Esapekka Lappi takes off after 17 miles with a 3″8 lead over Thierry Neuville!
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Thierry Neuville finished with the exact same time as Craig Breen!
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Thierry Neuville passes his teammate Craig Breen after 17km for 3 tenths.
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Craig Breen made a significant difference over Teemu Suninen, more than 10″ behind!
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After 10 km, Craig Breen is faster than Thierry Neuville by 1 tenth.
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Teemu Suninen made a small mistake and finished for the first time with a time slower than that of Takamoto Katsuta (+0″3).
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The last special of the morning begins with Takamoto Katsuta. Then it will be the long break until the Torsby Sprint super special at 15 p.m.
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