Rally Mexico 2019
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Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) lost a handful of seconds when he hit a wall of tires on the first pass of the 2,33km V-Power Shell Stage. Both runs were won by the Hyundais of Andreas Mikkelsen and Thierry Neuville.
Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) remains more than 26 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans who pushed Ott Tänak (Toyota) back to just over 3 seconds. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Kris Meeke (Toyota) still complete the Top 5, the Northern Irishman also having hit a tire wall.
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Latvala now occupies 8th place in the general classification despite his retirement in the first stage. The Toyota driver can still aim for 7th place occupied by Bulacia's Skoda.
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Ogier did better in the second pass with 3 tenths behind Neuville's scratch and 1″5 ahead of Latvala. He now has a lead of 26″6 over Evans. “I stay on the attack, that explains my mistake. I have to finish the job. I was surprised by the lack of grip and stopped in the tire wall. »
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Ogier maintains a lead of more than 25 seconds over Evans before the second pass of the super special.
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Latvala unsurprisingly won his duel against Ogier who failed 6s behind Evans and Tänak. More fear than harm for the Citroën driver.
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Error from Ogier who hits a barrier. The Frenchman can continue.
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Ogier now faces Latvala for the final WRC duel.
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Meeke was able to reach the finish line by finishing 45 seconds behind on a special stage covered in less than 2 minutes. The Toyota driver did not wish to answer questions from the media. His Yaris WRC has some damage following its release.
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Evans finishes and maintains 2nd place for a 3″2 lead. “I rode well and I'm happy to stay ahead of Ott (Tänak) even if the stage will still be long tomorrow. »
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Exit of Meeke who hit a barrier. The Toyota driver had already had slight contact with a barrier just before. The Northern Irishman seems able to leave.
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Meeke and Evans finished tied, 1″2 behind Mikkelsen’s provisional scratch.
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Meeke now faces Evans for the first pass of the special.
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Tänak is the stake of this second part of the test as he is chasing Evans. “Tomorrow will still be a long day. »
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Neuville set the best time on the second run, 9 tenths ahead of Tänak. “With my experience, I keep in mind that there is still one stage to go. »
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Neuville wins the first pass with a second ahead of Tänak. The Estonian is the slowest among those who completed the first passage.
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It’s now Neuville facing Tänak! The two drivers set off on the first pass of the 2,33km super special.
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The V-Power Shell Stage has started. Mikkelsen won his two heats against his teammate Sordo with a best time of 1'39″1.
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