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Solberg rolled over on SS9. Brynildsen also seems to have made a mistake.
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The crews now head to Hagforsk, the 10km SS15,87, the start of which should be at 9:17 a.m.
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The provisional classification after SS9:
After SS9:1️⃣ Neuville2️⃣ Latvala +30.63️⃣ Tanak +45.94️⃣Ogier +54.55️⃣ Meeke +1.02.4#wrc #RallySweden https://t.co/Dan3hfMtF4 pic.twitter.com/bWjQfygIQc
— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 11th February 2017
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Ott Tänak (Ford) started the second stage of the Swedish Rally by taking the scratch on SS9 at Knon, completing the 31,6km in 13'45''5. Sébastien Ogier (Ford) was the closest, 2s behind, while Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was less than 6s behind by taking 4s from Jari-Matti Latvala.
Dani Sordo (Hyundai) followed at 13s, finishing one second ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën). Craig Breen (Citroën) ranked 16s between Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Elfyn Evans (Ford). Stéphane Lefebvre (DS 3) was almost a minute behind.
Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) lost more than a minute in the special after his power steering broke.
Thierry Neuville now has more than half a minute ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Ott Tänak comes back 15 seconds behind the Finn. Sébastien Ogier gains a place ahead of Kris Meeke by 8s. Dani Sordo and Craig Breen took advantage of Hayden Paddon's troubles to gain a position, while the New Zealander fell to 8th position ahead of Elfyn Evans and Stéphane Lefebvre.
08h
Neuville sets the 3rd time, 3″8 behind Tänak. The Belgian nevertheless gains 2″5 from his direct opponent Latvala and now has a half-minute lead over the Toyota driver. “I didn’t attack too much. »
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Latvala drops 6″3 to Tänak and only has a 15s lead over the Ford driver. “I was a little too careful in certain passages. I really braked too much at times. »
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Tänak takes the provisional scratch with a time of 13'45"5 where he takes 2"6 from Ogier. The Frenchman is now 8″6 behind the Estonian after taking the advantage over Meeke.
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Meeke sets the 3rd provisional time, 12s behind Ogier. The Citroën driver is attacking to be in the top three. “I'm not satisfied with my pace, but what can I do about it? »
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Ogier improves the provisional scratch with a time of 13'48″1 where he improves Sordo's time by 10 seconds.
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Paddon finished more than a minute behind Sordo. The problem is the power steering. The New Zealander falls to 8th place behind Breen.
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Sordo takes the provisional scratch with a time of 13'58″6. The Hyundai driver is ranked 6th. “It went well, but it's hard to keep up because the stage is so fast. »
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Breen improves the benchmark with a time of 14'01"6, one second better than Evans. The Citroën driver is in 8th place, 14s behind Sordo.
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Evans improves the benchmark with a time of 14'02″6, 37s better than Lefebvre. The Welshman is in 9th position. “The car behaved strangely at high speeds. »
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Paddon lost around 20s in the 2nd sector. The Hyundai driver is in 6th place, 22 seconds ahead of his teammate Sordo.
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Lefebvre improved by almost a minute with a time of 14'39″9. “The conditions are not too bad. »
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Gorban sets a first time in 15'30″0. “The special is very fast but the road is slippery with the fresh snow. »
07h
Gorban, entered in the WRC Trophy, started the special due to the new regulations which change the order of starts from the 2nd stage. The Ukrainian precedes Lefebvre, Evans, Breen, Sordo, Paddon, Ogier, Meeke, Tänak, Latvala, Neuville, Ostberg, Hänninen and Bertelli.
07h
The day will start at 8:08 a.m. with the 31,6km from Knon. It is the longest route in Rally Sweden.
07h
The Michelin-shod drivers relied on a spare wheel, except the Toyota and Lefevre drivers who took 2.
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Welcome to the live stream of the 2nd stage of the Rally Sweden!
The crews will face 125,38km timed in the 2nd stage of the Rally Sweden. The day will include six SS and a super special.
2nd stage program
SS9 – Knon (31,6km) – 8:08 a.m. SS10 – Hagfors (15,87km) – 9:17 a.m. SS11 – Vargasen (14,27km) – 10:08 a.m. SS12 – Knon – 12:58 p.m. SS13 – Hagfors – 14:17 p.m. SS14 – Vargasen – 15:08 p.m. SS15 – Karlstad (1,9) .17km) – 45:XNUMX p.m.
