Kalle Rovanpera leads RallyEstonia after snatching top spot from Thierry Neuville at the end of Friday's stages Full WRC report ⬇️
After dominating the times across the morning stages, Tanak’s stage-winning streak was brought to an end on stage five, held under threatening skies.
Despite the tricky road conditions, Rovanpera closed the gap to rally leader to 2.1s, as Neuville also found the going tough in the damp conditions.Photo by: Austral / Hyundai Motorsport The overall rally lead also changed hands on stage six as Rovanpera claimed his second stage win of the event to move into a 2.3s advantage over Neuville.
The penultimate test of the day offered a much smoother road surface which played into the hands of the M-Sport drivers. Neuville, hampered by a brake issue, managed to take a tenth back from rally leader Rovanpera. There was more joy for Hyundai as Lappi set the second-fastest time to leapfrog Evans into third overall before torrential rain arrived for the majority of the WRC2 field.
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