the finn Esapekka Lappi (Hyundai i20) and French Sebastien Ogier (Toyota GR Yaris) staged this Friday a rivalry for the leadership of Italy-Sardinia rallysixth round of the World Cup, opting for first by a single tenth of a second margin.
In addition, the Spanish Dani is deaf (Hyundai i20), twice winner of this rally, suffered an accident this Friday if the outcome is not for him or his co-pilot, honest careerbut they suddenly gave up for more than three minutes leaving them with no options.
LappiThe 32-year-old, who in 2017 sealed his first and only World Cup victory by winning Rally Finland, started the day as leader after setting the fastest time on Thursday in the opening super special, but he gave command to Ogier in the first stage, regained it in the next and lost it again in the third part of the day.
Ogier, eight-time world champion, third in the current competition and the most successful on the Italian island with four wins, remained in the lead until the final stage when Lappi controlled a tenth of a second over the Frenchman, who was arguing with World. Cup part time.
Third is the Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20), 18.6 seconds behind Lappi, while the Finn Calle Rovanpera (Toyota GR Yaris), current world champion and series leader, was affected by being responsible for opening the track on dirt tracks, and was fourth, 46.1 behind the leader. However, he allowed himself to set the best time at the closing of the section, the second passing through the daunting section of Monte Lerno, which is about 50 kilometers.
Behind them are two more Toyota drivers: the Japanese Takamoto Katsuta, fifth in 47.4, and British Elfyn Evans, sixth in 1:05.6 minutes behind Lappi. The champion in 2017 and second in the 2023 World Cup, the Estonian Ott Tanak (Ford Pumas), was seventh in 1:09.8.
He Dani Sordo’s accident It was in the first step through Monte Lerno and when the Spaniard was sixth overall. The car was badly damaged, but the work of his team of mechanics allowed him to finish the day, albeit far from the lead.
“Putting the hard tires on the front was wrong; I had no grip and we got away near the finish line,” explained Sordo. This Saturday the drivers have eight special stages waiting for them.
Source: La Verdad
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