Rally Sweden – SS6: Takamoto Katsuta makes a big impact

Under the pitch-black night, Takamoto Katsuta once again secured the fastest time on the special stage, following his first victory of the day in SS5 despite a " a very strange [and] uncomfortable feeling The Japanese driver is now 2,5 seconds behind the current leader. Rally Elfyn Evans from Sweden.

Finishing third in the sixth special stage, the Welshman complained about the conditions. There's a lot of gravel coming now and it's hard on the tire, the grip is generally low, not easy! "Will the specter of the Japanese fall upon Evans?"

Despite being the favorite after his victory at Monte Carlo, Oliver Solberg, playing on home soil in Sweden, failed to find his rhythm in a course marked by " lots of gravel He therefore finished the special stage in eighth position. He is now almost a minute behind the championship leader in the overall standings.

On the French-speaking side, Adrien fourmaux is one of the few drivers to appreciate the conditions, setting the fourth fastest time on the special stage while Thierry Neuville struggled to find grip. Despite this, the Belgian driver managed to finish sixth in SS6. The next stage will start at 17:49 PM.

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The classification of SS6:

The general classification after SS6: