The reigning world champion dominated Saturday afternoon's Rally Poland stages
Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning drive in challenging circumstances to lead Rally Poland heading into the final day of the seventh round of the World Rally Championship. The last-minute replacement for Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, who suffered a pre-event reconnaissance crash, won six of the day’s seven stages to open up a 9.4s lead over Hyundai's Andreas Mikkelsen. Rovanpera started Saturday 1.
The tyre lost all of its tread in a partial delamination, which contributed to a loss of 8.9s, dropping the Welshman from 0.4s behind Rovanpera to 9.3s adrift in third overall. “There was no warning the tyre just exploded,” said Evans. After being cautious in Friday afternoon’s second pass through the stages, Mikkelsen took the opposite approach today, ending the stage only 2.8s behind Rovanpera. “We are trying hard, it’s very rough.
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