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“I felt good in the special and the car is much better today,” emphasizes Tänak

Big special for Tänak who was 7″5 faster than Evans in this SS9. The Estonian completed his passage in 12'41″7

Evans in turn took the lead in the special while waiting for Tänak to pass. 12'49″2 for the Welshman, 1″5 ahead of Sordo

Provisional best time for Sordo in 12'50″7. The Spaniard was 2″5 faster than Ogier in this SS9

8″7 behind Ogier for Katsuta at the finish of SS9. The Japanese stopped his time in 13'01″9 and lost his 4th place overall by a tenth to the detriment of the Frenchman.

“It was slippery, I wasn't very comfortable on the road and I lacked grip,” said Ogier after his first pass of the day.

Ogier is the first to beat Greensmith's mark. 12'53″2 for the Frenchman who was 0″4 faster than the Englishman

Rovanperä 6″5 behind Greensmith. The Finn crossed the line with a time of 13'00″1

“I saw the time and I said to myself that it wasn’t possible” relates a Greensmith surprised by his time

Very good start to the day for Greensmith with a time of 12'53″6. He was 27″5 faster than Neuville in SS9

Fourmaux explains that his accelerator is blocked and that he could only play with the brake throughout the special, hoping to resolve the problem before SS10

Fourmaux completes its first special of the day in 13'36″1, 15 seconds behind Neuville

“It’s very slippery on the road,” says the Belgian at the finish

13'21″1, here is the first reference of this SS9 signed Neuville

Fourmaux is already 13 seconds behind after the first two sectors. The Frenchman surely encountered a problem during the first part of the special

The second member of the M-Sport brigade, Greensmith, engages first and sets off to attack SS9