Poland Crash Made Finland Tougher - Osian Pryce
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Osian Pryce has pointed to his Rally Poland accident as the main reason for his steady approach in Finland, making the rally tougher for him.
A look back at the 2017 Rally Finland and the rise of the young blood.
Round five of the 2017 FIA European Rally Championship takes place this weekend in Poland.
Nicolas Ciamin scored his first victory in the JWRC category, but chaos unfolded in the battle for second place behind him.
Jari Huttunen held his two minute lead over Quentin Gilbert to win the WRC2 category at Rally Finland on his class debut.
Esapekka Lappi coped with a broken left-rear wheel on the penultimate stage to take a sensational maiden victory at Rally Finland.
Nicolas Ciamin continues to lead the JWRC category at Rally Finland despite a late puncture, one of five drivers to hit trouble during Saturday’s stages.
Sébastien Ogier will not restart Rally Finland on Sunday, as his M-Sport team have withdrawn his entry to allow Julien Ingrassia more recovery time from their Friday crash.
Esapekka Lappi feels like he has “butterflies from the stomach” leading his first Rally Finland in the top WRC category, standing only four stages away from a maiden victory.
Jari Huttunen continued his domination of the WRC2 category in Finland, focusing his attentions on beating non-points scoring rival Eric Camilli instead.
Esapekka Lappi holds a 50 second lead on his senior Rally Finland debut with only one day left, while fellow rookie Teemu Suninen climbed to second place.
Jari-Matti Latvala has retired from the lead of Rally Finland, his Toyota Yaris succumbing to an electrical failure in the Ouninpohja test.
Jari-Matti Latvala snatched the lead back from rookie team-mate Esapekka Lappi, while Juho Hänninen took advantage of a Teemu Suninen mistake to go third.
Sébastien Ogier may not return to action in Rally Finland until Sunday, dependent on the condition of his co-driver Julien Ingrassia after their Friday crash.
Nicolas Ciamin took a surprise lead in the JWRC class of Rally Finland, easing away from compatriot Terry Folb and early leader Dennis Rådström.
Jari Huttunen established a lead of nearly one minute after nearest rivals Gus Greensmith and Pierre-Louis Loubet both crashed out.
Esapekka Lappi won eight stages in Rally Finland’s first full day of action, handing him a narrow lead over team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala.
