Wrc.com stage summary
Stage data: SS4, Monte Grighini Sud 1 (19.66 kilometres)
Stage description:
By Ford Abu Dhabi Team co-driver Miikka Anttila: “After a flat section of about four kilometres the road climbs before you have a very challenging downhill section. The natural line of the road is not what you see because of the blind crests. After we have this stage [on the first pass] we have a remote service where we can’t do much to the cars. But we don’t think about this really because as we have seen on the tests we have got to the level where the car is pretty strong. Of course there are places where it might break but it’s not likely that we will have some technical problems.”
How the action unfolded:
Sebastien Loeb has moved ahead of Mikko Hirvonen at the top of the Rally d’Italia Sardegna leaderboard after setting the pace on stage four. Loeb now leads Hirvonen by 2.4s with four stages of day one remaining.
Petter Solberg trailed Loeb by 0.7s through the stage in his Citroen DS3 WRC as he continues to recover from the delay he suffered when his car’s turbo boost pipe worked loose on stage two.
Hirvonen was third fastest with Evgeny Novikov continuing to impress by setting the fourth quickest time in his Fiesta to keep hold of the final podium spot in the overall standings.
Crews are now at the regroup and remote service halt in Siamanna near Oristano in the west of the island.
Key moment:
Loeb moves in front in Sardinia.
Credit: World Rally Championship (www.wrc.com)
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