Sebastien Loeb (Citroën) inherited first position in rally Argentina after Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) made a small mistake while leading the event.
Ogier hold the lead at the end of Thursday, but a small mistake in the very first stage on Friday dropped him down in order as he lost about thirty seconds, which allowed Loeb to move up in first place.
The Volkswagen driver was closing on his rival at the end of the day, but he lost several seconds after a puncture in the last stage of the afternoon, which put him 40,3 seconds behind his fellow country man before Saturday’s stages.
Meanwhile, Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën), who was holding third position behind Loeb suffered a puncture that cost him about 40 seconds, before electric problems dropped him down to sixth position. Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) was on his way to second place, but he also suffered puncture, and lost two positions, as he concluded the day in fourth position.
Behind Loeb and Ogier, Evgeny Novikov (Ford) was happy to complete the provisional podium finish, after his team mate Mads Ostberg was forced to retire on Thursday.
Ogier hold the lead at the end of Thursday, but a small mistake in the very first stage on Friday dropped him down in order as he lost about thirty seconds, which allowed Loeb to move up in first place.
The Volkswagen driver was closing on his rival at the end of the day, but he lost several seconds after a puncture in the last stage of the afternoon, which put him 40,3 seconds behind his fellow country man before Saturday’s stages.
Meanwhile, Mikko Hirvonen (Citroën), who was holding third position behind Loeb suffered a puncture that cost him about 40 seconds, before electric problems dropped him down to sixth position. Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) was on his way to second place, but he also suffered puncture, and lost two positions, as he concluded the day in fourth position.
Behind Loeb and Ogier, Evgeny Novikov (Ford) was happy to complete the provisional podium finish, after his team mate Mads Ostberg was forced to retire on Thursday.
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| Friday was not a good day for the Citroen driver, Mikko Hirvonen. (Photo: WRC) |