Rally Mexico 2019

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The second stage of Rally Mexico is scheduled to start at 15:23 p.m.

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ari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) joined the list of retirements in the first stage of the Rally Mexico. The Finn encountered a mechanical problem with his Yaris WRC as he was ready to set off on the two-run, 2,33km V-Power Shell Stage. He was in 4th place in the general classification.

Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) took advantage of the super special to consolidate his lead over Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), notably by signing the scratch on the first pass. The six-time WRC champion now has a lead of nearly 15 seconds over the Welshman, still closely followed by Kris Meeke (Toyota).

Ott Tänak (Toyota) took advantage of his Finnish teammate's problems to climb to 4th place after overtaking Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) with a 2 second lead. The Finn will, however, have the advantage of position on the road for the second stage, the positions being fixed at the end of the Las Minas special (SS7).

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) completes the WRC rankings in 6th place. Despite his bad day, the Belgian will have a better position on the road this Saturday.

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Tänak managed to take 4th position at Lappi for a 2s lead, but the Citroën driver will have an advantage on the road, the positions being fixed at the end of the Las Minas special (SS7).

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The images of Latvala forced to push his Toyota out of the special, the Yaris being broken down.

 

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Lappi beats Evans by 4 tenths in the second run. The Welshman lost more than 3s on Ogier in both passages and was 14”8 behind the leader.

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Lappi beat Evans by 7 tenths, but both drivers were the fastest in the first pass among those who started.

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Lappi now faces Evans.

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Ogier beats Meeke by 1″2. Neuville retains the provisional scratch. “It was an almost perfect day, except for a puncture. We will try to maintain the position. »

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The next runs will be contested at night, with the sun setting quickly on the horizon.

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Ogier beats Meeke by 1″2 with a time of 1’39″0.

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It is now Meeke facing Ogier for two passages.

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Neuville and Tänak set the same time this time in 1'38″3.

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Latvala should have shown up at the start. The abandonment seems to be confirmed for the Finn!

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Latvala could have retired at the end of SS7! The crew occupies 4th position in the ranking.

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Tänak beats Neuville by 4 tenths with a time of 1'39″2.

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Tänak will face Neuville in the 2,33km V-Power Shell super special. The pilots set off.

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