US EditionOgier Survives Brutal Sardinia Saturday with Slender Lead
- Sebastien Ogier leads Rally Italy Sardinia by 11.1 seconds over Ott Tanak after Saturday's second leg on the Italian island.
- The rally featured challenging rocky and sandy stages causing punctures, including Tanak's slow tire deflation and Fourmaux's rolled car.
- Ogier won three of six stages on Saturday and managed race pressures and dust, while Tanak fought back by winning two afternoon stages despite tire issues.
- Ogier finished the day with 2h32m38.9s, Tanak was +11.1s behind, and Rovanperä held third, 55.5 seconds back; Evans moved to fourth after others' time losses.
- With four stages left on Sunday totaling 48.3 miles, Ogier must maintain his narrow lead to claim victory amid a tense battle with Tanak.
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After the fine imposed on Fourmaux for procedural failure with regard to the FIA WRC regulation in time no.8, Ogier, in turn, got caught by the race commissioners this weekend in Sardinia. The Toyota driver wins the event with a fine of 1500€ for having detached his helmet, harness, removed his gloves between the finish and the stop point of the special n°13 (violation of the... Source
Ogier in charge on WRC Italia Sardegna
Sébastien Ogier stretched his Rally Italia Sardegna lead on Saturday morning as Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux and Ott Tänak both ran into problems in the punishing island stages. Ogier’s 2.1 second overnight lead stretched to 7.4 seconds after winning Saturday’s opening stage, beating this Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate Kalle Rovanperä by 3.1 seconds, while Hyundai’s Ott Tänak and Adrien Fourmaux finished third and fourth respectively. Tänak fought ba…
At the Rally Italy, the sixth World Cup of the year, the French Toyota driver Ogier continued to hold the lead. Saturday was also a challenge for the participants on the gravel tracks.
Sebastien Ogier survives brutal Sardinia Saturday with slender lead
Sebastien Ogier will take a slender 11.1s lead into the final day of Rally Italy Sardinia after surviving a brutal Saturday that served up trouble for several World Rally Championship crews.Toyota’s Ogier managed to hold his nerve in a tense and pressure-filled battle with Hyundai’s Ott Tanak in incredibly challenging conditions where the risk of puncture was high. Knowing that Tanak would ...Keep reading
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