Rally Sweden – SS10: Mārtiņš Sesks surprises everyone!

Having started first on the road, Mārtiņš Sesks remained in the same position throughout the entire tenth special stage of the Rally from Sweden. On the 16,72km of the first pass through Sarsjölden, the Latvian finished ahead of the rally leader, Elfyn Evans, by nine tenths of a second.

The Welshman increased his lead over a struggling Takamoto Katsuta on Saturday morning. The Japanese driver, who led the rally last night, is now 10,3 seconds behind, and his teammate Sami Pajari has closed to within 19 seconds. Having made no changes to the setup of his Yaris, Katsuta has lost all grip compared to yesterday, making this first loop particularly difficult for the driver. Toyota.

Despite the fourth fastest time Thierry Neuville Hyundai continue to have difficulties, Adrien fourmaux He explained that he had a fundamental problem with his shock absorbers, which prevented the car from properly sinking into the ice and thus from finding grip with the studded tires. The eleventh special stage of the rally will start at 11:59 AM; it is the last one before returning to the service park.

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The classification of SS10

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The general after SS10

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