- Friday of Rally from Sweden was completely crazy, this Saturday is already off to a flying start! The snowy roads of Scandinavia are still claiming victims and this morning, it was Takamoto Katsuta who paid the price! The Japanese made a mistake in SS10, hitting a wall of snow at high speed. There Toyota, damaged and tanked, was unable to leave, and left the Japanese on foot, he who had until then been performing excellently.
Game over for us.
I was trying very hard, a bit too much, We stuck in the snow bank and couldn't get out.ラッピとのトップ争い。
朝のSS9から全開でプッシュし0.9秒差まで詰めましたが、SS10で外側のスノーバンクにスタックしました。… pic.twitter.com/CuAf4sUFGw— Takamoto Katsuta (@TakamotoKatsuta) February 17, 2024
- This retirement leaves Esapekka Lappi well ahead of the Swedish Rally! The Finn is already starting to manage his lead, he who sees a second victory looming in WRC (after the 2017 Rally Finland). The pilot Hyundai is 1'24″3 ahead of his closest pursuer, surprising him Adrien fourmaux !
- The Frenchman had an almost perfect morning: better than simply resisting Elfyn Evans, he kept pace with the Welshman and is currently in second position with a 16″ lead over the Toyota driver! With, as a bonus, a first scratch this season during SS2! Adrien Fourmaux is currently 11'1 ahead of Thierry Neuville (5th) with a view to a first WRC podium.
- With the retirement of Takamoto Katsuta, Oliver Solberg remains in an excellent position overall: the Swede, leader of WRC2, is in 4th place, but should logically lose his position to Thierry Neuville this afternoon.
- Returning to SuperRally after their retirement the day before, Kalle Rovanperä and Ott Tänak the other two scratches of the morning were shared. The two world champions, relegated to the bottom of the rankings, have nothing to play for today and will have to wait until tomorrow to fight for points.
- Behind Oliver Solberg, the fight rages on in WRC2: Sami Pajari took 2nd place from Georg Linnamaë, guilty of a mistake in SS11, while Nikolay Gryazin lost everything in SS11 while remaining stuck in a pile of snow !
Rally Sweden – General classification after SS11
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