The early days on Friday at Rally Safari has claimed its first victim in abandonment of Frenchman Sebastien Loeb (Ford) with many mechanical problems, while Finn Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) makes up the ground.
This is the second time in a row that Loeb has been forced to retire in the first change, in Portugal it was also on Friday morning, albeit on that occasion due to leaving the track.
The nine -time world champion in the arrival of the third sector, the longest and hardest in the rally, had problems with the back of his machine. Suddenly his car stopped and he never started it again.
The French sebastien ogier (Toyota), which started as leader after the only special stage on Thursday, resigned from the lead after having electrical problems with its engine, possibly due to sand in the air filters.
Rovanpera After his bad start, he recorded success in sections 3 and 4, which allowed him to climb into the positions in the interim classification and finish early in the day in third place, 11.1 seconds behind the British. Elfyn Evans (Toyota).
Source: La Verdad
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