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Even Saturday at the Rally Finland ends under the sign of Kalle Rovanpera. Little has changed compared to the morning round on the three special stages of the day, and in the afternoon, the young Finn dominated on home roads, greatly increasing his advantage over Toyota teammate Sebastien Ogier. Now, the Frenchman is 44 seconds behind, and Thierry Neuville, in third, is even at 1 minute and 23 seconds with Hyundai. The Belgian is thinking about the championship but must watch his back from Fourmaux’s Ford, in fourth. Further back, in fifth position, is Sami Pajari, who is showing constant signs of improvement in his first race with the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1; he also achieved a third time on Ouninpohja’s very fast special stage that closed out the day. Oliver Solberg confirms sixth place and leads WRC2 with Skoda, closely followed by Latvala, who with Toyota Rally2 is not only having fun driving but at every special stage confirms to be as fast as when he was a full-time driver.
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Thus, Adrien Fourmaux’s Ford climbs to fourth place, ahead of the talented rookie Sami Pajari with Toyota. The many problems and retirements among the Rally1 category crews pave the way for the Rally2 cars in the upper ranks of the standings, with Oliver Solberg now sixth with Skoda ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala’s Toyota, still very fast on his home roads.
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Final fifth position for WRC2 winner Oliver Solberg in the Skoda, who preceded Jari-Matti Latvala. The team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Team has not lost his old form and brought the GR Yaris Rally2 to a high position, ahead of fellow countryman Joona’s other Skoda.
Again him. After the two victories in Poland and Latvia, Kalle Rovanpera has put everyone behind in Finland after the first ten special stages. The Friday of the fastest race of the year was dominated by the home champion, a two-time world champion, who with Toyota finished the stage in command with an 8-second advantage over teammate Elfyn Evans and 8.6 over Sebastien Ogier’s other Toyota. Fourth position for the first Hyundai, that of world leader Thierry Neuville, trailing by 25.5 seconds, while Adrien Fourmaux closed in sixth position with Ford. Good debut with the Toyota Rally1 for Sami Pajari, who occupies sixth place in his home race and precedes Munster’s Ford.
Esapekka Lappi put his Hyundai in front of everyone, followed by Kalle Rovanpera’s Toyota. The two-time world champion and the Japanese manufacturer are aiming for an incredible trio of victories after those achieved on similarly characteristic roads in Poland and Latvia. Third fastest was the other Toyota driven by the Japanese Katsuta, followed by his teammate Sebastien Ogier and Adrien Fourmaux’s Ford. Sixth was Elfyn Evans in another Toyota, ahead of the Hyundais of Tanak and Neuville. The Korean manufacturer still leads both championships, but after the disappointments of the last few races, they need to achieve a great result in Finland to prevent Toyota from closing in too much. Debutant Sami Pajari finished in ninth position in his first experience with the Toyota Rally1, ahead of Munster’s Ford.
Rallies are never over until the last special stage, and never has it been more true than today. Kalle Rovanpera was caressing the dream of a historic triple win after victories in Poland and Latvia, but above all, he was savoring the taste of his first win in his home race. However, while dominating the Rally Finland, he went off the road badly after hitting a rock, irreparably damaging his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Incredible fate for the Toyota Gazoo Racing team, which on the same special stage number 19 also lost Elfyn Evans due to another accident with significant damage to the Welshman’s Yaris.
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