Rally Britain: Tänak slightly increases his lead at midday

Paris (AFP)

Estonian driver Ott Tänak (Toyota), leading the Rally of Great Britain, 12th in 14 World Rally Championship (WRC), had slightly increased his lead over his direct rivals for the title at midday Saturday. .

At the end of the 13th special on 22 until Sunday, he was 7 sec ahead of Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Citroën), 2nd, and 9 sec 2/10 Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), 3rd.

In the drivers standings, the Estonian, who took control of the rally in the final stage on Friday, is 17 points ahead of Ogier and 30 over Neuville.

A second run on the same loop of three SS in the forests of Wales is planned in the afternoon, before an urban special of 2.40 km. Additional difficulty, no mechanical assistance from the teams is allowed Saturday.

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