Rally Sweden – SS4: Solberg wins and moves up to 5th overall, Evans still in first place

This year, the snow walls that usually surround the course of the Rally The Swedish tires, which can be used, among other things, to provide support in the corners and keep the car on its correct line, are lower than usual. This caused problems for several drivers, who made mistakes during the morning of the second day.

Furthermore, grip did not improve during this fourth special stage in Sweden, frustrating several competitors including Oliver Solberg, who complained of the " very slippery "And changing. Yet, the local favorite set the fastest time on SS4 ahead of Elfyn Evans. Having gone off twice in the powder during SS3, the Swede nevertheless climbed to 5th place overall after SS4."

Second at the finish of the fourth special stage, Elfyn Evans nevertheless retains the overall lead ahead of a discreet but solid Takamoto Katstuta, who benefited from a further back starting position at the beginning of the second day. The driver Toyota He, for his part, recorded the third fastest time on SS4, thus consolidating his position in the overall rally standings. As a result, the Toyotas remain the most convincing in this early stage of the Rally Sweden.

Adrien fourmaux He, for his part, lost a position in the overall standings and is only in 6th place after SS4. Usually comfortable on snow, the Frenchman has had several poor starts since the beginning of the event, but managed to recover by finishing fourth in SS4. The conditions are good, but the feeling isn't the best. " he confided upon arrival.

From now on, Rally1 drivers will be able to drive their vehicles to the service area, where teams can work for thirty minutes to repair the damage, which is extensive for some. Indeed, Thierry Neuville went off the track during SS3 while the drivers M-Sport They suffered a series of misfortunes, puncturing multiple times due to a tire pressure problem on their Ford Pumas. Join us for the continuation of the Rally Sweden at 15:40 PM with the start of SS5, which you can follow live on AUTOhebdo.fr.

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WRC – Rally Sweden

The classification of SS4:

The general classification after SS4: