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Novikov and Tanak with problems in stage 7. Latvala close the gap with Loeb.
Posted by WRC - 25/05/12 01:40PM - 0 Comments - WRC - 1/52/53/54/55/5

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Latvala win stage 7 Bauxites 2 (23.17km). Second is Sebastien Loeb at +0.7 seconds; third is Petter Solberg at +3.5 seconds.
In stage 7 Ott Tanak went off the road and damage his Ford Fiesta.
Ott Tanak explains what happens: "We made a correction on the pacenotes durng the previous [running of the stage] and we made it to the wrong place, the corner before, and we were too fast. We went off and came back on, but we got a puncture, and then bent the suspension."
Mechanical problems for Novikov cause him delay of over a minute.
Novikov says: "We had a problem with the engine. It's not a misfire, maybe something with the turbo, I don't know.”
Latvala: "Okay, there is quite a distance to Loeb, but now we are going in the right way."
Loeb: "It was okay, I saw a little bit of dust. I heard Tanak had stopped, so I was thinking he had started just before me. I didn't lose any time with it."
Solberg: "The impact knocked the rear diff up into the subframe and the propshaft was touching the subframe. We'd lost some bolts but the boys fixed it and we got a spacer in to put some space between the subframe and the diff. None of this was a problem but if we hadn't put the spacer in, it might've been."

Comments by the remote service 2:
Latvala: "We have a couple ideas for the set up of the car and the bumpers. I need to improve my time in the start of the stages. It's still a long Rally. Sebastian is attacking and I'll try to be close to him."
Solberg: "There is nothing to replace. Something is touching underneath the car and makes noise. I hit heavily the diffguard. We are checking it."
Loeb: "Ok at the moment. We are leading but it's tricky and muddy. Strange for Greece. I was at maximum attack in the last stage. I will keep up the same way."
Hirvonen: "In the morning, it was a little bit more difficult. Now it was a little bit better -we are still in the fight. The stages had more mud and were more wet than we thought."

Results after SS 7:
1. S. Loeb 1:43:54.9
2. J. Latvala +9.4
3. M. Hirvonen +18.6
4. P. Solberg +19.6
5. M. Ostberg +1:36.9
6. T. Neuville +2:31.7



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