Sebastien Ogier continues to lead RallyeMonteCarlo despite a charge from defending WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera.
The eight-time world rally champion was afforded the luxury of not needing to push during the morning loop, but still picked up a stage win as his lead over Rovanpera stood at 30.0s at the midday tyre fitting zone.
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans continued his recovery from a puncture on Friday to climb to fourth at the expense of M-Sport’s Ott Tanak, who suffered a power steering issue. Tanak’s team-mate Pierre-Louis Loubet fared worse as he became the first Rally1 retirement.Conditions remained dry overnight although temperatures plummeted to -9C at points during the first stage of the day on the mountainous Alpine roads.
Ogier elected not to push and only lost 2.5s to Rovanpera on his way to posting the third fastest time. As a result, the rally lead decreased to 33.5s. The freezing conditions would bite as Loubet slid on a patch of ice into the barriers at the final corner of the stage, resulting in a heavy impact with the right rear of his Puma. It would prove terminal for the day due to damage to his rear suspension.Ogier issued a response on Stage 10 as the Frenchman claimed his seventh stage win of the event to open his lead back out 34.6s.
The big headline from the stage was a power steering issue for Tanak. The issue occurred three kilometres into the stage and attributed to his 9.6s time loss, that handed fourth overall to Evans. “The stage was quite smooth so it was quite manageable so not so bad. Luckily it is not a full failure, it is juts heavy steering,” said Tanak.
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