WRC – Commanding Ogier in front in Italy with Monte Lerno stage masterclass

2023 Rally Italia Sardegna - Friday afternoon Sébastien Ogier leads Rally Italia Sardegna at Friday’s midday service halt after he claimed a pair of stage wins at the wheel of his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid.The Frenchman, who is undertaking a partial campaign in this season’s FIA World Rally Championship, emerged from the three-stage loop a remarkable 16.3s clear of Hyundai rival and overnight leader Esapekka Lappi on his first gravel start since Guanajuato Rally México in March.While the pair traded mere tenths of a second across the opening pair of stages, it was in the hugely challenging Monte Lerno…

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