Même s'il n'a participé qu'à une des trois dernières éditions du Rallye de Finlande, l'an dernier avec la victoire au bout, Sébastien Ogier semble déjà à l'aise sur ces chemins très rapides ponctués de saut. Le pilote Toyota a signé ce jeudi matin le deuxième chrono sur les 4,12 km du shakedown, l'ultime séance de mise au point avant le début des hostilités ce soir (ES 1 à partir de 18h05), 0''9 plus lent que son coéquipier japonais Takamoto Katsuta.
00:00Rally Finland got underway on Wednesday night as all the teams took to the stage at the opening ceremony
00:08and were greeted by legions of fans in Rally's spiritual home of Juveskala.
00:15Oik Tanek, the world champion of 2019, leads the championship for the first time in two years.
00:22A consistent drive last time out in Estonia saw him take the lead by one point
00:28and he'll be looking to push on here in the super fast forest stages.
00:33Tanek took the lead from Elvin Evans, who has seen his points advantage steadily nibbled away.
00:38Not opening the road for the first time since Rally Sweden may help him get his challenge for his first championship back on track.
00:47Kale Ravampera is at home here in Juveskala.
00:50He was literally brought up on these stages.
00:53And after a disappointing couple of rallies, the two-time world champion will remarkably be looking for his first ever Rally Finland win.
01:03Sebastian Ogier is back in his car after lending it very successfully to Oliver Solberg last time out in Estonia.
01:11Ogier has won Rally Finland twice before.
01:14The fast stages don't normally suit the Frenchman's style, but he'll be looking to secure manufacturer's points for Toyota as a minimum.
01:24Solberg's win last time out in Estonia was an incredible story, and he has surely put himself right in the shop window for a permanent Rally 1 drive soon.
01:33The young Swede is back in a Rally 2 car here in Finland, however, and he'll be looking to bring home the WRC 2 championship first.
01:43Shakedown saw Takamoto Katsuta quickest, followed by Ogier, Makalian, Tanek and Ravampera.
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