The Finn won five stages in his Fabia R5 to head Tidemand by 50.3sec, with the Swede adding two more victories for the Czech squad in the final two tests.“I’ve had no dramas, no problems and there was no reason to push harder,” said Lappi, whose dominance was such that he was able to ease his pace in the rough penultimate stage. Karl Kruuda was Lappi’s closest challenger for most of the day until a puncture in SS6 cost more than a minute and he ended 57.0sec behind Tidemand in third. Germany’s Armin Kremer edged ahead of Teemu Suninen in the final test to hold fourth by just 0.3sec. Kremer is also driving a Fabia R5 while the young Finn is at the wheel of an older specification...
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