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Rally Portugal – SS20: Thierry Neuville gains seconds behind Sébastien Ogier
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The margin of Sébastien Ogier It remains, but nothing is yet certain for the nine-time world champion. Capable of showing his strength by setting the fastest time on SS20 (14:12.0), Elfyn Evans maintains his 5th position overall, 48 seconds behind the leader. Rally of Portugal. However, the real stakes of this special stage lay elsewhere. While nearly 22 seconds separated the leader Sébastien Ogier from his closest pursuer, Thierry NeuvilleThe Belgian managed to stay with the pack, while the Frenchman struggled more. Ultimately, 14,3 seconds now separate the two world champions, with three stages remaining in the Rally of Portugal.
Slightly further down the overall standings, Oliver Solberg has closed the gap on Sami Pajari for third place, Elfyn Evans is also closing in on Solberg, and Takamoto Katsuta has moved back behind Adrien fourmaux for sixth place overall.
In WRC2, it was the Finn Teemu Suninen who set the fastest time, while Yohan Rossel resumed driving after his accident on Saturday night, but remains out of contention for the victory.
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Mathieu Chambenoit
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