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Sébastien Ogier gained a 10.3-second lead after Kalle Rovanperä's front-right puncture dropped him from first to sixth in Rally del Paraguay's penultimate stage.
- Sébastien Ogier took over the lead at the Rally of Paraguay after Kalle Rovanperä encountered a front-right puncture during the second-to-last stage on Saturday.
- Rovanperä had been leading the rally from Friday night and had increased his advantage during the early stages on Saturday before a puncture caused him to drop down to sixth place.
- Ogier capitalized on his weight-saving tire strategy to win four of Saturday’s seven stages and overtook Adrien Fourmaux, who battled damper problems but maintained second place.
- Ogier holds a 10.3-second advantage over Fourmaux going into the rally’s final day of four stages totaling nearly 80 km, while Ott Tänak recovered from a puncture to finish fourth, 2.5 seconds behind championship leader Elfyn Evans in third.
- The gravel rally centered in Encarnacion wraps up on Sunday, with Ogier chasing an unlikely ninth world championship amid numerous difficulties faced by the leading competitors, apart from Evans.
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Rallying-Ogier takes Paraguay lead into final day
Toyota's Sebastien Ogier seized the lead from teammate Kalle Rovanpera in the inaugural Rally of Paraguay to go into Sunday's final four stages with a 10.3-second advantage over Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ogier Takes Command in Dramatic Rally of Paraguay | Sports-Games
Ogier Takes Command in Dramatic Rally of Paraguay Toyota's Sebastien Ogier capitalized on a setback for teammate Kalle Rovanpera to seize the lead at the Rally of Paraguay. The French driver holds a 10.3-second edge over Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux heading into the event's final day.Rovanpera had been leading overnight but hit misfortune with a puncture during Saturday's penultimate stage, dropping him to sixth place. Despite the shift, Ogier expr…
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