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The crews are now preparing to compete in the 12,61km Gartheiniog special. Al Qassimi will start from 10:59 a.m.
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The provisional classification after SS9:
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The provisional classification of SS9:
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Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) signs a new scratch in the 17,91km of Dyfnant with a time of 10'15''5 where he takes more than six seconds from Ott Tänak (M-Sport) while Sébastien Ogier (M- Sport) lets go for around ten seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) was the closest, 3 seconds behind, but the Norwegian received a ten-second penalty for early departure. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished less than six seconds behind the benchmark.
Elfyn Evans now has a lead of 36 seconds over Ott Tänak who now has a lead of almost seven seconds over his teammate Sébastien Ogier. Thierry Neuville came back to less than three seconds from the provisional podium. Kris Meeke completes the top five with less than three seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Andreas Mikkelsen remains sixth ahead of the Hyundais of Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon grouped in just over two seconds. Juho Hänninen (Toyota) completes the top ten ahead of his teammate Esapekka Lappi.
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Evans once again signs the provisional scratch by completing the special in 10'15″5. The Dmack driver is ahead of Mikkelsen by 3″5 and Tänak by more than 6s. His lead in the general classification is more than 36s.
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Tänak achieves the 3rd provisional time, 3 tenths behind Neuville but ahead of Ogier by almost 4 seconds. The Estonian remains 2nd in the general classification with almost 7 seconds ahead of his French teammate.
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Despite his good time, Mikkelsen found himself more than 10s behind Latvala in the general classification after receiving a 10s penalty for an early start on SS9.
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Ogier signs the 6th provisional time, more than 6s from the provisional scratch and dropping 4s to Neuville. The Championship leader maintains his 3rd place in the general classification for a little more than 3 seconds ahead of the Hyundai driver. “We try to maintain a good pace even if we try to maintain. I struggled a bit in this special. »
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Neuville is closest to Mikkelsen with 2″3 behind. “I'm not completely satisfied. It could have been better. I avoided a stone in the middle of the road. » The Belgian retains his 4th place, now having a lead of more than 11 seconds over Meeke in the general classification.
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Latvala signs the 5th provisional time almost 6s from the provisional reference. “I don't really feel confident driving. This is both because of balance and traction. » The Toyota driver maintains his 6th place but only has a lead of 9 tenths over Mikkelsen in the general classification.
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Meeke is the closest to Mikkelsen with a little more than 5 seconds behind Mikkelsen. “I actually went a little wide and lost a few seconds. It's really hard to evaluate the braking because the conditions change every year. » The Citroën driver maintains the advantage in the general classification over the Norwegian by a little more than 3 seconds.
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Mikkelsen improves the benchmark with a time of 10'19"0, 5"5 better than Hänninen. “It was a good stage, but sometimes we suddenly lost grip in certain corners. » The Norwegian is looking to take over Latvala in 6th place.
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Sordo finished with the 4th provisional time, failing 4″5 behind Hänninen. “It was difficult because we have a lot of understeer and it's hard to be confident. » The Hyundai driver nevertheless regains 3″7 from his teammate Paddon and takes 8th place in the general classification for a 2″3 lead.
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Paddon sets the 4th provisional time, more than 8s behind Hänninen. “This special was not good at all. » The New Zealander is fighting with his teammate Sordo for 8th place.
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Hänninen sets the new benchmark with a time of 10'24"5, taking 2"3 from his teammate Lappi. “It’s definitely slippery. This ordeal is far from easy. » The Toyota driver remains in 10th place with more than 6 seconds ahead of his teammate.
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Meeke apparently went off the road slightly on SS9. The Citroën driver is fighting against Latvala for 5th place.
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Lappi “The changes made are very bad. We have to go back because this is not going well. »
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Lappi improves the benchmark by one second with a time of 10'26″8. The Toyota driver remains in the fight with his teammate Hänninen for 10th place.
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Al Qassimi achieves a first time of 11'59"5. Ostberg improved by almost 52 seconds with a time of 10'27"8. The Norwegian is ranked 12th.
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The provisional general classification after SS8:
