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Loeb moved to second position but Ogier extend the difference
Posted by WRC - 02/05/13 07:51PM - 0 Comments - WRC - 1/52/53/54/55/5

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In the longest Argentinian stage SS 3 Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 1 with a distance of 51.88 km Mikko Hirvonen is first follow by Sebastien Loeb at +2.0 seconds and Ogier at +6.7 seconds.
Dani Sordo rolled in the stage as finished at 20th position with more than 7-minutes delay. The weather conditions continue with rain and fog at places.
Evgeny Novikov is first on the road but that cause him delay to 7th position overall.
Ogier:  I have catched Dani Sordo starting in front of us, we have lost some time.
Sordo: We had mistake in pacenotes and went too fast into the corner. The corner was not flat and we rolled. After roll we have lost also powerstering. We are both really disappointed.
Loeb: It was ok. I have changed the setting of damper, it was better, I also try to adjust my driving to the new setup.
Hirvonen: Last 6 to 8 kms it was really slippery because of the tyres, it was a good run otherwise.
After the service park in SS 4 Santa Catalina / La Pampa 2 Sebastien Ogier was 4 seconds faster than Hirvonen and 6.5 to Loeb.
A huge disappointment for Mads Ostberg who has a problem with steering rod.
In the last stage for the day the longest Ascochinga / Agua de Oro 2 Sebastien Ogier finished first followed by Hirvonen at +2.1 and Sebastien Loeb at +3.8 seconds.
Novikov: Very difficult stage, now it is foggy and twisty. Now it rains, it was very slippery.
Prokop: We rolled in a sharp, slow corner. No visibility at all. Not easy stage again…
Hirvonen: The windscreen was completely misted, I dont think we had the right tyres, hard tyres all around.
Loeb: We had a wrong tyre choice. It was ok, I prefer the conditions to fight, we were wrong this afternoon.
Ogier: Just a puncture, we did not hit anything, maybe in the watersplash. It was a big try with tyres and for the loop it was not a bad choice.

Results after SS 5:
1. S. Ogier (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 1:57:14.1
2. S. Loeb (Citroen DS3 WRC) +16.3
3. M. Hirvonen (Citroen DS3 WRC) +18.1
4. J. Latvala (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +40.7
5. E. Novikov (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +1:37.7
6. A. Mikkelsen (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +1:55.1

There are 5 stages to run tomorrow.
 



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