By José Luis Abreu on 19 January 2023 21:00
The first day of the Monte Carlo Rally has come to an finish and regardless that it was an evening when the asphalt was nearly dry, that did not cease it from being an incredible sight, particularly this second part, La Cabanette/Col de castillon, as a spot ice. , in all probability the water that had collected there, and which was frozen, scared the others and framed Thierry Neuville who left the highway there and misplaced eight seconds, when the Hyundai engine stopped. Jourdan Seideridis was additionally there, together with spectators who helped get the automobile again on the highway. Kalle Rovanpera was about to return out, Tanak handed unhurt. The indisputable fact that the pilots had been stunned introduced the water to the beak, when the scouts handed two hours earlier. Are the followers? This is just not the primary time, nor the final…
Takamoto Katsuta had no handbrake and with many hooks he misplaced a whole lot of time.
All in all, Sébastien Ogier/Vincent Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1)
was quickest, 4.7s forward of Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) with Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja (Ford Puma Rally1) in third at 6.8s.
Fourth place for Thierry Neuville/Martijn Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1), who was over 9.5s, dropping eight seconds in the nook the place he left the highway.
Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) was fifth, 9.7s from the front.
Dani Sordo / Candido Carrera (Hyundai i20 N Rally1) continued to lose rather a lot, giving one other 19.7s, forward of Pierre-Louis Loubet / Nicolas Gilsoul (Ford Puma Rally1), who gave up nearly thirty seconds, Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm (Hyundai i20 N Rally1), misplaced by 29.8s and Takamoto Katsuta/Aaron Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) 50.1s.
Overall, two Toyotas in front, a Ford in third.
Ogier took the lead with 6.0s forward of Evans, with Tanak already 15.4s forward with the Estonian transferring up three positions in one step and even complaining that he had gearbox issues. Thierry Neuville dropped to fourth, 15.5s off the lead, with Kalle Rovanpera shut behind. Dani Sordo is sixth however has dropped to 32.1s, with Pierre Louis Loubet now on 40.3.
The Frenchman and Esapekka Lappi had been cautious, however they obtained by way of the primary day unscathed. Takamoto Katsuta was nearly a minute away.
Jourdan Serderidis / Frédéric Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1) misplaced the highway, however needed to proceed the race.
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