WRC

2024 - 9 - 27

Rally Chile: Autojen tanssiparketti vaati tauon – mutta kisat käynnistyivät vauhdilla!

autoilu - Elfyn Evans - Hyundai - Ott Tänak - Ralli Chile - ralliurheilu - Sébastien Ogier - Thierry Neuville - Toyota - WRC

Rally Chile käynnistyy ilkikurisella fiiliksellä, vaikka ensimmäinen etappi keskeytettiin – lue miten Ogier ja kumppanit taistelivat tiellä!

Rally Chile ei alkanut niin kuin kaikkien odotukset olisivat kohdanneet, sillä ensimmäinen etappi jouduttiin perumaan vain kolmen auton jälkeen. Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak ja Sébastien Ogier olivat ensimmäiset ajajista, jotka pääsivät testaamaan reitin haasteita. Vaikka kilpailu keskeytettiin, Ogier esitti huikean suorituksen kellottamalla ajan, joka oli 9.1 sekuntia nopeampi kuin kilpailun aikaisempi ennätys. Mikä mahtava aloitus, vaikka kilpailu ei kestänytkään kauaa!

Ensimmäisen etapin peruutuksen jälkeen, kaikki silmät käännettiin toiseen osioon, jossa ajettiin rajua vauhtia. Elfyn Evans pääsi yllättämään kaikki äkkipysäytyksen jälkeen ja otti hetken hengähdystauon aikana johtopaikan. Evansin taito ja strategiset ajovalinnat tuottivat tulosta, ja hän otti loistavaa ryhmäläisycälyä toiselle sijalle. Kisien jännitys nousi aivan uudelle tasolle, kun Evansiin kiinnitettiin koko kilpailun aikana entistä enemmän huomiota.

Kilpailun keskeyttäminen nosti esiin vielä yhden tärkeän kysymyksen: kuinka paljon kilpailijat ja tiimit voivat suunnitella ja sopeutua jatkuvasti muuttuviin olosuhteisiin. Tämä ei kuitenkaan ole uusi haaste rallissa, sillä jokainen koettelee ajotekniikkaansa lähes jokaisessa kilpailussa ympäri maailmaa. Rallit ovat tunnettuja arvaamattomuudestaan, ja etenkin kivikkoinen Chile tarjoaa ajajille mahdollisuuden näyttää taitoaan pelkästään ilman moottoria.

Mikä on keskeytysten historia ralleissa? Jo aikaisemmin historia on opettanut, että raskaat ja yllättävät säät voivat heittää kapuloita rattaisiin, mutta rattimiehet suoriutuvat haasteista perinteiseen tapaansa. Samaan aikaan, voimme olla kiitollisia siitä, että voimme seurata näitä taitavia kilpailijoita ja heidän hurjia tempauksiaan!

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First stage of Rally Chile cancelled after just three cars – DirtFish (DirtFish)

The first three cars, Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and Sébastien Ogier, did however complete the test, with Ogier going a stunning 9.1 seconds faster than ...

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WRC Chile: Evans snatches lead after Ogier wheel change (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Neuville faced the brunt of the road sweeping having been first to tackle the stage. Sébastien Ogier ...

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WRC Chile: Evans snatches lead after Ogier wheel change (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Evans delivered strong pace throughout the morning's gravel stages to head to midday service with a 2.2s lead over Toyota team-mate and reigning world champion ...

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Tanak 0.4s ahead of Evans after WRC Rally Chile's ultra-close Friday (RACER)

Hyundai's Ott Tanak has laid the groundwork for a potential third consecutive Rally Chile triumph for the Estonian ace, ending Friday's opening leg with a ...

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Ott Tanak leads WRC Chile after mega afternoon (Motorsport Week)

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took the lead of Rally Chile BioBío after stage five, bumping Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin down to second place after the ...

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WRC Chile: Tanak holds on to lead Evans by 0.4s (autosport.com)

Tanak was never totally comfortable with his Hyundai i20 N through the day's six slippery gravel stages but consistent pace helped the Estonian snatch the lead ...

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WRC Chile: Tanak holds on to lead Evans by 0.4s (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Tanak was never totally comfortable with his Hyundai i20 N through the day's six slippery gravel stages but consistent pace helped the Estonian snatch the lead ...

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WRC Chile: Evans snatches lead after Ogier wheel change (MSN UK)

Elfyn Evans snatched the Rally Chile lead from Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after the Frenchman was forced to change a wheel on ...

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WRC - Evans holds slender Chile lead over Tänak (FIA)

Elfyn Evans leads Rally Chile Biobío on Friday night after a corrected time put him back ahead of Ott Tänak on round 11 of the 2024 FIA World Rally ...

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WRC Chile: Evans snatches lead after Ogier wheel change (autosport.com)

Elfyn Evans snatched the Rally Chile lead from Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after the Frenchman was forced to change a wheel on ...

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Evans regains WRC Rally Chile lead after notional time adjustment (autosport.com)

The Toyota driver has benefitted from a reallocation of the notional times handed out for the cancelled stage one. Tom Howard Sep 27, 2024, 4:51 PM.

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WRC 2024 Rd.11 Day 1 | 2024 | PRESS RELEASE | WRC ... (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing)

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team made a fast start to Rally Chile on Friday, with Elfyn Evans in the lead and team-mates Kalle Rovanperä and Sami Pajari ...

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Kenston shuts down Chardon, 20-3, to earn key WRC win with ... (News-Herald.com)

The high school football playoffs don't technically begin until the first weekend of November.For the Kenston Bombers, postseason play pretty much began ...

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Tanak surprised by WRC Rally Chile pace after Friday struggles (autosport.com)

The 2019 world champion initially felt a top six would be the best result possible, but is now in WRC victory contention. Tom Howard Sep 28, 2024, 1:56 AM.

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Tanak surprised by WRC Rally Chile pace after Friday struggles (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Ott Tanak admitted he was surprised to be fighting for the Rally Chile victory having initially written off his chances after Friday's first stage.

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Evans holds WRC Rally Chile lead after failed Hyundai protest (autosport.com)

Hyundai lodged a protest against the stewards' decision to reallocate a stage one time to Elfyn Evans. Tom Howard Sep 28, 2024, 4:43 AM. Copy link.

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WRC Chile: Ogier retires after hitting rock in stage eight (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Sebastien Ogier's World Rally Championship title hopes have suffered a blow after retiring from Rally Chile on stage eight. The eight-time world champion ...

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WRC Chile: Elfyn Evans sets the pace to hold off Rovanperä (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

It stood until rally leader Evans completed his pass, pipping his team-mate by 0.9s to claim a second stage win of the event. Importantly, Evans was 4.1s ...

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Ogier hits a rock and retires from Rally Chile – DirtFish (DirtFish)

WRC – The eight-time champion has parked up on Saturday morning's second stage.

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EA Sports WRC: New Locations for 2024 (boxthislap.org)

The WRC 2024 season expansion brings two exciting new locations: Tet Rally Latvia and ORLEN 80th Rally Poland. Let's dive into why these events are so special ...

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Rovanpera grabs WRC Rally Chile lead as fog thwarts Evans' charge (RACER)

Kalle Rovanpera snatched the lead of Rally Chile from his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate, Elfyn Evans, as dense fog engulfed Saturday afternoon's stages, ...

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WRC Chile: Rovanpera overhauls Evans as thick fog turns rally on ... (autosport.com)

The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to head overnight leader Evans by ...

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WRC 2024 Rd.11 Day 2 | 2024 | PRESS RELEASE | WRC ... (TOYOTA GAZOO Racing)

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team ended the longest and most demanding day of Rally Chile with Kalle Rovanperä leading team-mate Elfyn Evans in a one-two ...

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WRC - Rovanperä seizes Chile lead as fog derails Evans' victory bid (FIA)

Kalle Rovanperä heads Rally Chile Biobío from team-mate Elfyn Evans after dense fog engulfed Saturday afternoon's stages, turning the battle for victory on ...

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