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Discover the analysis of the Sardinia Rally carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2118 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.
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Sébastien Ogier retains the lead in the Championship with an 18-point lead over Thierry Neuville. Ott Taänak climbs into 3rd position with one point ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala.
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Ott Tänak (Ford) wins his first WRC victory by winning the Sardinia Rally ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai). Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) and Sébastien Ogier (Ford) complete the top five ahead of Juho Hänninen (Toyota) who lost a place in the last special. Mads Ostberg (Ford) finished 7th, but the Norwegian had to complete the liaison after breaking his right-rear suspension. Andreas Mikkelsen (Citroën) follows in 8th place.
Esapekka Lappi won the Power Stage by setting a time of 5'10''5, 4 tenths ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai). Sébastien Ogier followed just over a second behind, ahead of Thierry Neuville and Jari-Matti Latvala.
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Tänak: “We are obviously happy. The car was very competitive this weekend. The team is progressing with each rally and the future is looking good. »
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Tänak was satisfied with the 8th provisional time, 13″4 behind Lappi who won the Power Stage ahead of Sordo, Ogier, Neuville and Latvala.
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Tänak wins his first WRC victory by winning the Sardinia Rally ahead of Latvala and Neuville!
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Tänak is almost 6s behind at the 1st intermediate. The M-Sport driver seems to want to ensure victory in the event.
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Latvala achieves the 5th provisional time, 2″3 behind Lappi. The Toyota driver secures 2nd place. “I lost the Power Stage victory at the end. The car didn't want to turn into a corner,” explained the very angry Finn at the end of the special.
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Neuville sets the 4th provisional time, 1″9 behind Lappi. The Hyundai driver secures the podium. “I was unlucky with a problem with the car which cost me the victory. Our performance is still satisfactory. I gave everything in the Power Stage, but the car was not perfect for this course. »
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Neuville has a 6 tenths lead over Lappi in the 1st intermediate. The Hyundai driver fitted two new tires to aim for victory in the Power Stage.
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Lappi takes the provisional scratch with 4 tenths ahead of Sordo after setting a time of 5'10″5. The Toyota driver secures 4th place. “There are still 3 drivers to go, but I gave my best. I made good progress in Portugal and that was again the case here. The next two events will be faster, I will have to adapt my driving. »
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Hänninen signs the 6th provisional time, almost 19 seconds behind Sordo. The Toyota driver slipped to 6th place, 13″2 behind the Frenchman.
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Hänninen has already dropped 7s against Ogier in the 1st intermediate. The Toyota driver should finish 6th behind the Frenchman.
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Ogier sets the 2nd provisional time, 9 tenths behind Sordo. The M-Sport driver secures 6th place but could recover 5th position from Hänninen who has power steering problems. “It's not a great weekend for the Championship, but we couldn't push any further because the road was really broken. Tänak deserves his victory. »
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Ostberg finished the special in agony, 2 minutes late. Ogier will not have been bothered by the Norwegian's Ford. The private driver retains 7th place against Mikkelsen but still has to reach the finish.
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Ostberg could slow down Ogier who started in the Power Stage. The Norwegian also has radio problems.
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Image of Ostberg in the Power Stage:
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Ostberg's concern brings to mind the images of Paddon who also broke his right rear wheel in the 2nd stage. The Norwegian will still have 50km to do in liaison to reach the finish.
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Ostberg is in trouble. The private pilot broke his right rear wheel! The Norwegian is in 7th place with more than 3 minutes ahead of Mikkelsen.
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Mikkelsen sets the 4th provisional time, 15 seconds behind Sordo. The Citroën driver secures 8th place for his first rally of the season in a new WRC. “I had good speed this morning. We know that we were not good in this rally, but the objective was to accumulate the km and the results are still very positive. I don't know what's next for me. »
