The reigning two-time world rally champion delivered a near-perfect afternoon to increase his Rally Latvia lead over rising star Sesks
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera claimed four of Friday’s seven stages to take control of Latvia’s maiden World Rally Championship round from impressive home hero Martins Sesks. The Toyota driver delivered blistering pace and made a smart tyre decision to capitalise on a strong road position to lead the high-speed gravel rally by 15.7s. Rovanpera’s nearest rival came in the form of Sesks, a two-time winner of the event in its European Rally Championship guise.
5s slower than the world champion on the test that delivered the local hero his maiden WRC stage win during the morning’s first pass. Ogier admitted he’d tried to be smooth with his driving in the test given his tyre gamble . The 60-time WRC rally winner ended the stage a tenth slower than Sesks and 0.1s faster than Tanak . While Neuville continued to battle with his road position, his Hyundai team-mate Lappi fared even worse as set-up changes failed to yield any improvement.
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