Sebastien Ogier took the lead of SafariRallyKenya on Friday morning, while M-Sport rival Ott Tanak lost time due to zebras and a tyre issue. Full report:
Overcast conditions punctuated with some light rain created damp roads for the drivers to navigate.
“It's very shaky in there and we got kicked off the line and we had a big bee in the car," said Neuville, who clocked the third-fastest time. “Basically I lost my concentration in the beginning and there was a lot of cleaning in the last section.”Overnight leader Tanak started the stage strongly but lost his lead when he came across a pig and a group of zebra that resulted in the Estonian crossing the finish line 15.2s adrift.
The stage was won by Ogier, who stormed into the lead after setting a head-turning benchmark time, 7.5s faster than nearest rival and Toyota team-mate Rovanpera. “The stage here is clear and more like Finland style as well,” said Lappi. “On the previous one, the guys made big cuts which I didn't do, so for sure I lost a lot of time over there. I think the next 10 stages are not so simple.”
Tanak’s slow start continued but it was the handling of his Puma and not the wildlife that was costing him time. He dropped 9.3s, 2.2s more than his team-mate Loubet, who managed to rectify the power issue that hampered him in the previous test.
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