Latvala Leads Toyota 1-2, Ogier Crashes Out
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Jari-Matti Latvala holds a slim lead over team-mate Esapekka Lappi after Friday morning’s Rally Finland stages, while Sébastien Ogier crashed out.
Sébastien Loeb has been given the chance to test a new spec Citroën C3 WRC, forcing team principal Yves Matton to quell talk of a competitive return to the sport.
Ott Tänak reigned supreme around the streets of Jyväskylä, establishing a 1.1 second lead over Thierry Neuville for the lead of Rally Finland after SS1.
Kris Meeke has blasted the “stupid” design of temporary chicanes on the Rally Finland route, following multiple incidents during shakedown.
Kris Meeke set the pace in the shakedown stage for Rally Finland on his WRC return, with Thierry Neuville a tenth off the Citroën driver’s pace.
Ott Tänak and Finland are a match made in heaven, but his recent track record of reaching the finish line put a potential victory in doubt.
In preparation for next month’s Rally Deutschland, Mads Østberg will compete in the Rally Rzeszow round of the European Rally Championship, driving a Ford Fiesta R5.
Rally driver Sébastien Ogier got the chance to test drive the RB7, in Austria last month.
Emil Lindholm demonstrated in his JWRC debut he has the talent to go far in rallying. The Checkered Flag caught up with him as he prepares for Rally Finland, his home event, later this month.
Adapta Motorsport have announced the separation of Mads Østberg and Ola Fløene with immediate effect, a rotating cast of co-drivers replacing Fløene from Rally Finland onward.
Fredrik Ahlin won the 2017 Nicky Grist Stages as Osian Pryce missed the chance to extend his championship lead.
Fredrik Ahlin won the Nicky Grist Stages ahead of Matt Edwards and Rhys Yates as overnight leader Osian Pryce retired on Sunday Afternoon.
Osian Pryce leads the Nicky Grist Stages at the end of day one in the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship
The route for this year’s Wales Rally GB has undergone late changes, due to tree disease cutting the Myherin stage short.
Rally Poland’s place on the WRC calendar is under threat, with drivers and teams said to be livid about the standard of safety at last week’s event.
An uncharacteristically dramatic rally for Sébastien Ogier puts the ball in Thierry Neuville’s court, while Citroën have a difficult decision to make.
Osian Pryce leads the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship going into the Nicky Grist Stages this weekend.
