Kalle Rovanperä has a clear lead going into Saturday’s World Rally Championship in Latvia.
Matti Lehtisaari,
STT Sports
Kalle Rovanperä drove a great Friday in the World Rally of Latvia and leads the competition firmly by just under 16 seconds. A young Ford driver ravishing in front of his home crowd Martin Sesks comes second in the overall competition.
Rovanperä has clocked the bottom times in Latvia for five out of eight clips. Sesks was responsible for two bottom times, and only Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier has been able to challenge the youngsters in one base time. Ogier is third in the race.
– Great day, great clip. For the first time, it felt like we were driving a rally. Sesks will probably also be fast on this stretch, Rovanperä summed up his mood.
Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi was in despair on Friday. Lapland is tenth in the overall competition. Lappi probably had to tactic his teammate competing for World Cup points in the last segment of the day by Thierry Neuville still in the overall competition.
– A bad day. I tried to attack the place in places, but nothing comes of it. There is nothing to be done. The tires have no grip, overheat and wear smooth, Lappi opened his miserable day.