SS13 of Rally of Sweden at Hagfors was the scene of a collision between Kris Meeke (Citroën) and Ott Tänak (Toyota). After an error by the Northern Irishman who got stuck in a wall of snow, the Estonian tried to overtake the C3 WRC which had stopped at the side of the track so as not to hinder the race, but the two cars touched and the driver of the Yaris WRC went off the road. Ott Tänak lost around two minutes while Kris Meeke reached the finish six minutes late.
Meeke (and Breen) with problems in SS13 now live on https://t.co/twccZ0hRvh @RallySweden #WRCLive #WRC pic.twitter.com/W3UMdWZSbJ
— WRC (@OfficialWRC) 17th February 2018
Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) struck a big blow by signing the scratch with a time of 12'44"5 at the end of the 23,4km. The Belgian relegated his main opponent Craig Breen (Citroën) to more than nine seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) was closest to the leader, 6s behind, ahead of his teammate Hayden Paddon by just over three seconds.
Thierry Neuville is taking a little breath since he now has a 14-second lead over Craig Breen. Andreas Mikkelsen retains third place with a 3” lead over Hayden Paddon. Mads Ostberg (Citroën) remains fifth with less than eight seconds ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Toyota). Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) is seventh, 5 seconds ahead of Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) who took advantage of Ott Tänak's worries to gain a place. Sébastien Ogier (M-Sport) climbs into the Top 10 ahead of teammate Elfyn Evans while Kris Meeke has sunk in the rankings.
O/A after SS13
1. For consultation
2. Breen +14
3. Mikkelsen +26.8
4. Paddon +30.3
5. Ostberg +48
6. Lapland +55.7
7. Latvala +1m45.8
8. Suninen +2m00.8
9. Tanak +3m24.6
10. Ogier +4m01.8#WRC #RallySweden pic.twitter.com/Uy4HEWu9L1— Michelin Motorsport (@Michelin_Sport) 17th February 2018
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