Monte-Carlo Rally 2022
See you at 15:19 a.m. for the start of SS7, still on AUTOhebdo
Incredible Loeb! The Alsatian is the only one to go under the 10 minute mark and clocks 9'57″2 with a 2″9 lead over Ogier. He won his 4th special in a row and increased his lead in the overall lead. He now relegates Evans to 14″5 and Ogier to 15″9. “I feel very good in the car. I know I'm at the limit. It was a perfect special. We must continue like this”
Solberg seems to have resolved some issues with his i20. In the tough this morning, the Swede seems more at ease as evidenced by his time of 10'07″1, 7″6 behind Ogier
10'02″1 for Greensmith who seems to like the Puma more than the Fiesta. The Englishman provisionally takes 3rd position in the special, just 2 seconds behind Ogier
As in the general classification, Breen is inserted between the two Hyundai drivers, Tänak and Neuville. The Irishman is provisionally 4th in 10'05″4, 5″3 slower than Ogier
Smooth recovery for Katsuta who stops his time in 10'08″3 to 8″2 from Ogier's mark
10'04″9 for Tänak who, like his teammate Neuville, found his rhythm. The Estonian is provisionally 3rd in SS6, 4″8 behind Ogier
The lunch break did Rovanperä good. In dire straits on Thursday evening and this morning when he dropped dozens of seconds here and there, the Finn finished 7″1 behind Ogier with a 10’07″2. Encouraging for the future
Neuville is getting closer to the leading group after a complicated start to Monte-Carlo but is unable to catch up with the leaders. 10'06″1 for the Belgian, 6 seconds behind Ogier in this SS6
Evans was unable to overcome his teammate this time. The Welshman finishes 1 second behind Ogier who temporarily remains in the lead
Ogier signs a 10'00″1 to start his afternoon
Here is the order of the afternoon, identical to that of the morning:
- Ogier
- Evans
- Neuville
- Rovanperä
- Thank you
- Feel it
- Breen
- Greensmith
- Fourmaux
- Solberg
- Loeb
The SS6 route, already covered this Friday morning during SS3
Let's go for SS6! Returning to 3rd, Ogier hopes to make up part of his gap on Loeb during this 2nd loop
Quick recap of the first loop of the day. Sébastien Loeb had a perfect morning by winning the 3 special stages at stake. A performance which allowed him to take control of the rally to the detriment of Sébastien Ogier, who was in a little more difficulty this Friday morning. At the start of the 2nd loop, the new leader is 10″6 ahead of Elfyn Evans. Sébastien Ogier fell back to 3rd place, 13 seconds from the lead
The start of SS6, the first of the second loop of the day, is scheduled for 14:16 p.m.