Rally WRC – News – Finland, ES16-17: Lappi stop the Tänak series



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By signing the best time in the second pbad in Kakaristo, Esapekka Lappi ended Ott Tänak's series on the Neste Rally Finland on Saturday afternoon.

Rally leader Ott Tänak (Toyota Yaris) had won the morning's four stages and the first of the afternoon (Tuohikotanen) before his team-mate Esapekka Lappi beat him 2''0 in SS17

"A few corners were perfect", Esapekka Lappi said: "Well, there is not much room for error, but it was a nice pbadage."

After sharing the scratch of the previous stage with his other teammate Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota Yaris), Ott Tänak took third place in Kakaristo and showed his first sign of concern over the weekend despite a lead of 32.4 "

" Conditions are much more brittle now ", he said, "I had to avoid a lot of stones. Some power steering concerns, but I think it's manageable. "

Mads Østberg (Citroën C3) had an easier afternoon and his decision to take two spare wheels with the new medium compound was Added weight added to the handling of his horse: "It makes the car difficult to ride," he said, finishing sixth in both stages. "I fight rather than drive there, I do not know what exactly to do."

Second in Kakaristo, Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota Yaris) took the opportunity to return to 11''8 thanks to some adjustments made on his Yaris despite a somewhat cautious approach according to his words in the brittle portions.

Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20) brakes problems were solved to the audience, but the New Zealander saw Esapekka Lappu melt on him the Finn was only 9''3. Sixth, Teemu Suninen (Ford Fiesta) was ahead of his team-mates Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans.

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