Ogier after SS21 Final service at VW Motorsports After a thrilling fight for the top three podium positions in the third round of ...
Ogier after SS21 |
Final service at VW Motorsports |
After a thrilling fight for the top three podium positions in the third round of WRC, Rally Mexico, Sebastien Ogier grabs the top step with a good 3m26.8s advantage.
The final day of rally ended with the last three stages, with the opening stage, SS21 [Guanajuatito], being the biggest of the entire rally of 54.85 km. Mikko Hirvonen in his Citroen DS3 WRC went on to set a blistering pace to win the stage and secure his second spot safe and secure off the charging Thierry Neuville with his Qatar WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
Charging Mikko! |
Ken Block around a corner.. |
After a final quick service, SS22 [Derramadero] the Power Stage - 21.14 km, was won by the rally leader himself and took the extra bonus points to his kitty account, that could count into vital at the end of the championship. Mads Ostberg, despite his best efforts managed a second fastest finish, satisfying himself with 2 points and the ill-fated Jari Matti-Latvala took the last single point for this round of this rally, and finished out of the normal point scoring top ten overall.
The final stage was a spectator special, with is double the distance of the what we had witnessed in the past two days.
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