Tour of Corsica 2019

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Evans: “This is the 2nd SS of the day where I was behind because I was too careful. The fight is very close given the differences. We don't have to make any big changes to support. The second pass will be difficult, but I plan to take the lead again. »

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Fabio Andolfi (Skoda) finds himself leading WRC 2 with half a minute ahead of Éric Camilli (Volkswagen) who stopped in the last special. With Yoann Bonato (Citroën) having dismounted, Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda) completes the provisional podium.

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Ogier: “We were better in the long SS because the conditions were different. We can't hope for anything at the moment. The sensations are better, but the speed does not improve. We will surely work on suspensions of assistance. »

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Lappi: “The problem comes from the front axle. It's the same as the day before. It's unfortunate but we try. I was behind Ogier in the last SS, but I struggled on the dirty roads. You would have to change the driver. »  

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Ott Tänak (Toyota) took 2”5 from Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) in the 47,18km Castagniccia, the longest special of the Tour de Corse. The Estonian finished 8 tenths behind Dani Sordo (Hyundai) who completed the course in 29'45''0. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) followed at just over a second while his direct opponent Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) failed at almost half a minute. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished just over 7 seconds behind his teammate. Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai) lost 40 seconds by briefly going off the road.

Ott Tänak regains the lead of the Tour de Corse with a 2”3 lead over Elfyn Evans. Thierry Neuville remains 3rd, now 17 seconds behind the leader of the race. Dani Sordo remains 4th but it is Sébastien Ogier who now occupies 5th place, ahead of Teemu Suninen, Esapekka Lappi, Sébastien Loeb, Kris Meeke and Jari-Matti Latvala.

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Evans drops 2″5 to Tänak who regains the lead for a 2″3 lead at the break. “I hit something in the back. It wasn't bad but it didn't help. The road was very dirty. »

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Tänak missed the scratch by 8 tenths behind Sordo. “It’s a new ES and no one is at the limit. »

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Neuville sets the 3rd time, 7″5 behind Sordo. The Belgian maintains a lead of 16 seconds overall over his teammate. “It was very complicated, there was a lot of dirt on the road. We were careful. »

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Evans came back to within a second of Tänak in the 4th split. The Welshman offers a great response to the Estonian!

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Sordo takes the provisional scratch with a 1″4 lead over Ogier. Neuville seems even faster, but the Spaniard further consolidates his 4th position. “Sometimes we are at the limit, other times not. »

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Rovanperä is stopped in the special. The Skoda driver led the WRC 2 Pro with 3 minutes ahead of Pieniazek.

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Loeb's mistake in the special:

 

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Suninen fails more than 28 seconds behind Ogier. The Citroën driver took 5th place with a 24s lead over the Finn. “It was a good SS for us. We remained cautious. »

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Evans is more than 4 seconds behind Tänak in the 3rd sector. The Toyota driver widens the gap.

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Ogier clearly increases the pace, ahead of Meeke by more than 13 seconds. “This stage is different because it is dirtier. We still lack rhythm in this event. »

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Lappi fails more than half a minute from the provisional benchmark. “This is the worst event of my career…” The Citroën driver remains 7th.

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Camilli started again in the special. The former WRC 2 leader appears to have suffered a puncture.

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Ogier surprises everyone by finishing 11 seconds ahead of Meeke in the 4th split. He is currently the fastest in the special.

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Loeb: “I understeered and slid into a ditch. I lost a lot of time getting back in the direction of travel. The car has nothing. »

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Camilli is arrested in the special. The VW Polo GTI R5 driver led WRC 2.

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