Andreas leads Rally Sweden

ANDREAS LEADS RALLY SWEDEN

ANDREAS MIKKELSEN SHOWED HIS MORE SENIOR VOLKSWAGEN TEAM-MATES THE WAY FORWARD WHEN HE RACED TO FASTEST TIME IN TONIGHT’S OPENING SUPER SPECIAL AT RALLY SWEDEN IN KARLSTAD. 

The young Norwegian was fastest in his Polo R by 0.8sec from colleague Sebastien Ogier around the jumps and sweeping hairpins of the town’s trotting track. 

“I was a bit rusty with my driving for the first couple of corners because I haven’t tested in the snow since December. But I had a clean run and it’s a great way to start the rally,” he said. 

A remarkable third fastest was Estonia’s Ott Tanak, returning to the sport’s top level after a year away. He was 2.2sec behind Mikkelsen in his Ford Fiesta RS, with Jari-Matti Latvala’s Polo R and Mikko Hirvonen’s Fiesta RS completing the top five. 

In WRC 2, Anders Grondal was fastest in a Subaru Impreza. The Norwegian was 0.2sec quicker than pre-event favourite Jari Ketomaa. 

The rally restarts tomorrow (Thursday) from Karlstad at 08.20. Ahead lie six stages in Sweden and Norway covering 60.12km. The first stage, Torsby, starts at 10.54.

Fonte: wrc.com

wrc.com

Ok, ok, o primeiro dia do Rali da Suécia só teve uma especial, mas é bacana ver Andreas na frente. #adoro 

E ele ficou mega feliz, a julgar pela foto abaixo, postada em seu Facebook oficial. #adoro2 

Andreas Mikkelsen (Facebook)

Amanhã a competição vai cobrir seis especiais e poderemos ver com mais atenção como se sairá o companheiro de Sébastien Ogier na Volks.

O francês, aliás, atual campeão e líder do mundial 2014, está coladinho em Mikkelsen na tabela, sendo seguido por Ott Tanak em terceiro.

A dupla finlandesa Jari-Matti Latvala (Volks) e Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) ocupam a quarta e quinta posições, respectivamente.

Beijinhos, Ludy