The Rally of Sweden does not seem to want to find a master at least in these early stages. PS8, the first of the second stage, saw a change at the top of the standings again, with Kalle Rovanpera taking the lead.
Despite complaining about a track not particularly suited to his driving, on which he was unable to drive too cleanly, the Toyota driver set the third time on the 10.49 km of the Brattby 1 and this was enough for him to overtake. of 0 “7 Thierry Neuville in the general classification of the race.
The Belgian from Hyundai complained of having very little grip, as well as saying he was convinced that he had lost at least a couple of seconds at the start, when his i20 skated much longer than expected, and in the end he finished sixth. , 6 “7 off.
The best of all, however, was Elfyn Evans, who with a time of 6’21 “2 put everyone in a row, just four tenths behind the twin Toyota of Esapekka Lappi. Both stressed that they were rather cautious because of the little grip on the fund, but their policy paid off, because they are both still fighting for the victory, 1 “4 and 3” 2 behind the leader.
The Toyota, however, really dominated in this timed section, because the fourth time was put on the scoresheet by Takamoto Katsuta, to complete an amazing poker. In general, however, the Japanese is sixth, but with a delay of 1’15 “. In front of him we find an Oliver Solberg who continues to see his delay increase against the leading group. The son of art has collected over 10 “and now he is at 32” 3.
The Fords continue to struggle, and a lot, instead: Craig Breen is also back in the race, who after retiring almost immediately yesterday can only use the rest of the race to gain experience, but he did not go better than the seventh time at 8 ” 7 despite not having to lose. In general, the best of the Pumas is that of Adrien Fourmaux, seventh at 1’47 “from the top.
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