Sebastien Ogier pulled clear of WRC leader Kalle Rovanpera on Friday afternoon at Safari Rally Kenya, as Hyundai rival Thierry Neuville’s victory hopes ended ⏱️ Full leg report here ⬇️
Sebastien Ogier pulled clear of World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanpera on Friday afternoon at Safari Rally Kenya, as Hyundai rival Thierry Neuville’s victory hopes ended.Toyota driver Ogier won four of the day’s six stages to head into Saturday with a 22.8s lead over Rovanpera, who impressed despite starting first on the road.
Neuville’s Hyundai team-mate Esapekka Lappi inherited fourth , despite losing time to a puncture in the morning. Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta ended the day fifth, ahead of Hyundai’s Dani Sordo. With the hybrid issue fixed Ogier was again untouchable in the test, posting a time 8.4s faster than next best Lappi. The effort resulted in Ogier extending his overall rally lead by 15.3s over Rovanpera as the latter struggled with understeer, having felt he'd made a"small mistake on set-up".
The stage wasn’t without drama though, as Tanak’s team-mate Loubet stopped 11.3km into the 19.17km stage to change a wheel. The Frenchman dropped 2m45.8s in the process.Katsuta also lost time after an altercation with a zebra which damaged the front of his GR Yaris, but he managed to hold onto fifth overall.
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