Twist on the second day of the Rally Italia Sardegna, valid for the world rally, which is taking place on the dirt roads of Gallura.
OLBIA. Twist on the second day of the Rally Italia Sardegna, valid for the world rally, which is taking place on the dirt roads of Gallura. After yesterday’s dominance, Estonian Ott Tanak in Hyundai i20 WRC was forced to stop after hitting a stone and breaking a suspension. A stop that gave the green light to the reigning champion Sebastien Ogier, good on his Toyota Yaris WRC to take advantage of the favorable situation and jump to the top of the provisional standings, with an advantage of 17.5 “ahead of Sordo, on the other Hyundai. The British Evans finished third overall at the interval, on the other Toyota, who lost another 6 »from Ogier on the last special stage of the morning.
Among them in this passage Thierry Neuville, on the other Hyundai i20 WRC, who has not yet managed to find the right pace on these narrow and complex roads. The Belgian, however, remains in fourth absolute position at 40 «from the new leader Ogier. On the other hand, as far as WRC2 is concerned, there is still Mads Ostberg on the Citroen C3. The Norwegian won three of the four special stages, despite a brake problem that limited him on the SS 10, on which the Finnish Jari Huttunen on the Hyundai i20 set the best time.
Yohan Rossel closes the first lap in front of everyone as far as WRC 3 is concerned. Good second part for the Frenchman on Citroen C3, with a double scratch at the end that gives him a margin of 43.3 »on Pepe Lopez at the wheel of Skoda Fabia Evo The other Spaniard Jan Solans, third overall for the category, set the best time on the first two special stages. (Handle).