Stage 14 in Argentina - notes, quotes and standings 28.04.2018: WRC Rallyes - Argentina Rally Saturday, April 28th 2018 1. 8 EST O. TÄNAK 2:34:23.5 2. 5 BEL T. NEUVILLE

WRC Rallyes - Argentina Rally
Saturday, April 28th 2018

    

1.     8     EST O. TÄNAK     2:34:23.5        
2.     5     BEL T. NEUVILLE     2:35:10.0     +46.5     +46.5
3.     10     GBR K. MEEKE     2:35:22.9     +12.9     +59.4
4.     6     ESP D. SORDO     2:35:39.1     +16.2     +1:15.6
5.     1     FRA S. OGIER     2:36:20.0     +40.9     +1:56.5
6.     4     NOR A. MIKKELSEN     2:36:33.1     +13.1     +2:09.6
7.     2     GBR E. EVANS     2:36:58.3     +25.2     +2:34.8
8.     9     FIN E. LAPPI     2:37:07.1     +8.8     +2:43.6
9.     3     FIN T. SUNINEN     2:38:00.3     +53.2     +3:36.8
10.     35     FIN K. ROVANPERÄ     2:44:01.3     +6:01.0     +9:37.8
11.     31     SWE P. TIDEMAND     2:44:27.3     +26.0     +10:03.8
12.     81     NOR O. VEIBY     2:45:31.6     +1:04.3     +11:08.1
13.     12     ARE K. AL QASSIMI     2:48:59.4     +3:27.8     +14:35.9


Sat 14:50 - SS14: Rovanperä

Kalle's through now and after a few slower splits he's pulled it out the bag - 0.2sec faster than Tidemand to claim his sixth win today



Sat 14:48 - SS14: Tidemand

Tidemand lays down the marker for the rest of the WRC 2 field, an 8m 43.8sec for him. "We're going off the team strategy, we're just trying to survive today - that's the strategy as well."



at 14:40 - SS14: Tänak

Ott's out to extend his lead and he's 2.0sec ahead of Sordo at the 8.13km split



Sat 14:39 - SS14: Neuville

Neuville's faster through all the splits but he matches his team-mate's time! "I tried to take care of the tyres so I tried to take it smooth and have a clean run."



Sat 14:36 - SS14: Sordo

But there's still action to be enjoyed in this stage, as Sordo takes 0.9sec out of Ogier's fastest time and inserts himself at the top of the stage times. He's got no idea he hit a drainage ditch close to the end of this one! "No damage, no problem!"




Sat 14:33 - SS14: Ogier

Ogier squeaks ahead, he's 0.4sec quicker than anyone on SS14. "Much nicer than this morning with a bit of visibility, it is more relaxed at least!"



Sat 14:30 - SS14: Mikkelsen

Mikkelsen completes this stage, he's 1.3sec down on Lappi.



Sat 14:28 - SS14: Ogier

Sebastien is 0.8sec up on Lappi at the opening split




Sat 14:27 - SS14: Lappi

Esapekka's 9.5sec up at the end of SS14. Great run for him: "It's been okay, tyre wear is quite big to be honest so let's see if we have any left at the end of the next one."



Sat 14:24 - SS14: Evans

Elfyn's 1.6sec down on Suninen as he comes into the stop control. "Just really struggled laterally, seemed to have no grip at all and it's really making the feeling difficult. Struggling a lot in there."



Sat 14:22 - SS14: Mikkelsen

Andreas passes the first split 3.7sec up - the fastest of anyone so far



Sat 14:21 - SS14: Lappi

Lappi's well into the stage now and he's 5.2sec up on Suninen at the 8.13km split



Sat 14:21 - SS14: Suninen

He smashes the target time for that stage, he's 26.8sec up. He adds: "This stage was quite clean, no problems. There was a lot of bedrock though so I just had to be careful."




Sat 14:18 - SS14: Al Qassimi

Khalid crosses the flying finish in a time of 8m 55.2sec. "It is much better when you don't have fog, the rhythm is better. We've made a few set-up tweaks but there is still more to do.



Sat 14:17 - SS14: Evans

Elfyn's chasing down his M-Sport Ford team-mate now as his car snarls onto the stage



Sat 14:14 - SS14: Suninen

Teemu breaks the first split 7.1sec faster than the Citroën




Sat 14:12 - SS14: Al Qassimi

The Sheikh reaches split one of three in a time of 2m 26.3sec



Sat 14:12 - SS14: Suninen

A few hand exercises for Teemu before he tackles the penultimate stage of the day



Sat 14:08 - SS14: Al Qassimi

Go, go, go - Sheikh Khalid takes to the gravel track in his C3 WRC




Sat 14:07 - SS14 - on TV!

Remember this stage is the Live TV stage, and of course it is also on All Live - go to plus.wrc.com to find out more about that service

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