Rovanpera closed the gap to Ogier on Sunday morning to set up a grandstand finish in SafariRallyKenya. Full WRC report:
Safari Rally Kenya is set for a grandstand finish after Kalle Rovanpera further reduced Sebastien Ogier’s lead during a dramatic final morning of the World Rally Championship event.The Toyota duo continued an enthralling head-to-head as championship leader Rovanpera applied pressure on long time leader Ogier to reduce the gap to 13.6s with three stages remaining.
Rovanpera stated on Saturday that his main focus was securing points for his championship bid rather than thinking about victory. "For someone playing the championship, it was a nice talk,” said Ogier when referring to Rovanpera’s pace."There are huge rocks everywhere on the road and I had to nearly stop because there was a massive rock in the line. No worries.”
In the Hyundai camp there were further woes as the returning Lappi, who retired from third yesterday due to a prop shaft failure, suffered a fourth suspected prop shaft failure of the weekend. The Finn managed to navigate through the stage but with only two-wheel-drive.Photo by: Toyota Racing "I just clipped a little bit a tree and I am very surprised to be honest. I didn't expect that,” said Ogier.
The final stage of the loop, the first pass of what will be the rally-ending Power Stage, was won by Tanak, who pipped Neuville by 0.6s.
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