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Early Stage 5 News Updates
Pride
of place for the time-trials!
With 210 km of time-trial and only 107 km of link stage on the menu
for the fifth stage, tomorrow will see the longest t imed
section of this first Central Europe Rally. The competitors will start
their day with the longest special of the event measuring 156 km in
length, still on the former military base in the Warsaw Park near
Veszprem, before a short link and then a second smaller 54-km special.
As for the terrain, the route will be very quick but will include some
off-road and other much more technical sections, with in particular a
wooded section where rain may have made the area very muddy. The
competitors will have to be careful, because they may meet up with
bears curious about all the hustle and bustle. Once again, the riders
and drivers will have to show that they can adapt to all types of
terrain if they want to make the difference at the finishing line.
It should be noted that the trucks will not take part in the same
second special as the other competitors, but a 54-km long loop that
will follow the route of the day’s first special.
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12:34 - Car
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201 - Redemption for Gordon whilst Sainz takes the lead
Having finished 10th in yesterday’s stage due to brake problems,
American Robby Gordon (Hummer) gave everyone a reminder of his
skills by winning the first special of the day, 12" ahead of
Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) and 1’19” in front of Nani Roma
(Mitsubishi). However, the main news is that by finishing in
provisional 7th position 4’09” behind the winner, Stephane
Peterhansel (Mitsubishi) has lost the lead in the provisional
standings by only 3 seconds to Sainz.
11:38 - Car
203 - Now it’s De Villiers’s turn…
Following the incident involving Al Attiyah after 12 km, now South
African Giniel De Villiers has rolled his car at the 122 km mark.
Fortunately, the accident was not serious for the South African
driver and his co-pilot, who are now awaiting the assistance team.
11:17 - Car
205 - Problem for Al Attiyah
Having won the second special yesterday in superb fashion, Qatari
Nasser Al Attiyah (BMW) suffered a mechanical problem this morning
in the first special of the day. This severely compromises his
chances of a good result in the general standings.
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