Rally Chile 2019
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Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai) scores his first scratch at the Rally of Chile by completing the 2,2km Concepcion super special stage held in town on asphalt in 2'06''9. His teammate Thierry Neuville was the closest with 6 tenths behind. Kris Meeke (Toyota) followed at 2 seconds just ahead of Sébastien Ogier (Citroën), Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota), Ott Tänak (Toyota), Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai), Esapekka Lappi (Citroën ) and Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) who made a slight error in a donut.
At the end of the super special closing the first stage of the Rally Chile, Ott Tänak has a 22s lead over Sébastien Ogier. Jari-Matti Latvala retains 4rd place for 3 tenths ahead of Thierry Neuville. Kris Meeke remains 7th with 5”2 ahead of Sébastien Loeb. Elfyn Evans remains 2th ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen who takes 7th place from Teemu Suninen for a second lead. Esapekka Lappi still completes the Top 8.
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Suninen failed more than 5 seconds behind Loeb after making a slight mistake on a donut. The Alsatian thus signs his first scratch in this event. “Even the last stage was not good for us. It was a difficult day. »
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Loeb signs the provisional scratch 6 tenths ahead of his teammate Neuville. The nine-time WRC champion came back to 2″2 behind Meeke. “We really enjoyed making these donuts, it was like in the video games. »
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Lappi finished 3s behind Neuville. The Citroën driver remains 10th, around ten seconds behind Mikkelsen.
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Latvala signs the 4th fastest time, 1″7 behind Neuville’s provisional scratch. The Toyota driver maintains 3rd position for 7 tenths ahead of the Belgian. “I am very disappointed with my mistake in the last SS because the positions on the road will be very important tomorrow. I wanted to improve my pace in the super special. It's getting better but it's still not enough. »
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Mikkelsen ranks 2″5 from the provisional reference. The Hyundai driver is battling with Suninen for 8th place.
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Evans is the slowest with 2″4 behind Neuville. The M-Sport driver is in 7th place, around ten seconds behind Loeb. “We plan to be in the fight tomorrow because we didn't think we'd lose so much time today. »
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Meeke ranks 1″4 behind Neuville, being closest to the Belgian. The Toyota driver is 17s behind 4th position overall. “I struggled to gain confidence behind the wheel. I still need to improve my pace. »
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Tänak ranks just over 2s behind Neuville and maintains a lead of more than 22s over Ogier overall. “The behavior of the car is evolving well and we are gaining confidence. We will still discover ES tomorrow, we must remember that. »
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Ogier ranks 1″6 behind Neuville who is 7s behind the Citroën driver in the general classification.
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Neuville sets a first time in 2'07″5. The Hyundai driver is fighting to regain 3rd place against Latvala. “It was a little dusty at the end. Maybe I wasted a little time. »
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The super special closing the first 2,2km stage is underway! Neuville is on the course contested in town on asphalt.
