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🎥 follow on Red Bull TV: Sparks flew on Friday at Rally Italia Sardegna as Esapekka Lappi demoted Sébastien Ogier in a gripping conclusion to Friday's opening leg, claiming the tiniest of overnight leads. After one of the most daunting days thus far in this year's FIA World Rally Championship, where crews braved over 140km of rough gravel stages in changeable weather conditions, the duelling duo found themselves separated by a mere one-tenth of a second. Ogier, contesting his fourth rally this year aboard a Toyota GR Yaris, started on the front foot and led by a seemingly comfortable at the day’s halfway point having blitzed his Finnish rival through the first pass of Monte Lerno, a whopping in length. But the Frenchman's advantage began to erode as the same three speed tests were repeated after lunch and Lappi, charging hard in his Hyundai i20 N, delivered the perfect response in Monte Lerno 2 - ultimately claiming the lead in the day’s finale. Leading positions after Friday: 1. E Lappi / J Ferm FIN Hyundai i20 N 1h 31m 2. S Ogier / V Landais FRA Toyota GR Yaris 3. T Neuville / M Wydaeghe BEL Hyundai i20 N 4. K Rovanperä / J Halttunen FIN Toyota GR Yaris 5. T Katsuta / A Johnston JPN Toyota GR Yaris 6. E Evans / S Martin GBR Toyota GR Yaris 1m #WRC #RallyItaliaSardegna ______ Experience the world of Red Bull Rally like you have never seen it before. With the best rallying videos on the web and original series, prepare for your “stoke factor” to be at an all time high. Subscribe to Red Bull Rally on Youtube: Get the FREE Red Bull TV apps for all your devices: Watch Red Bull TV: Check out Red Bull Motorsports on Facebook: Red Bull Motorsports on Instagram:
