ripped the rally of italy and Esapekka Lappi has been placed at the head of the general. After the morning shakedown in which the Finn also set the best time, in the afternoon he continued to make it clear that he is coming to Sardinia for all, setting the fastest record ahead of Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville. Dani Sordo preferred not to risk and finished seventh in this first round.
the special of Olbia to Cabu Abbas He had all kinds of circumstances in his 3.2 kilometers. It started on the shores of the Mediterranean on asphalt, and went through roundabouts, between houses, with jumps on the gravel side and some treacherous curb where the rest of the rally could be ruined. That is why Sordo decided to take it easy: “It has been a difficult stage. Tomorrow will be demanding for the cars and everything. It will be a long day and I want to enjoy it ”, he assured at the end.
But it was not the only one. others like sebastien ogier and Kalle Rovanpera They also knew how to swim and put away their clothes and wait for the day on Friday, which promises great emotions with a section, that of Mount Lernowith fifty kilometers that can cause havoc… and with the threat of rain to complete the landscape.
Classification
1. Lappi-Ferm (Fin/Hyundai), 2m 24.9s
2. Tanak-Jarveoja (Est/Ford), at 0.2
3. Neuville-Wydaeghe (Bel/Hyundai), at 0.5
4. Katsuta-Johnston (Japan/Toyota), at 0.9
5. Rovanpera-Halttunen (Fin/Toyota), at 1.2
7. Sordo-Carrera (Esp/Hyundai), at 1.8
