Good and strong run for Lappi with damaged car. And in this condition he was faster then Suninen and beat him, first of all psychologically pressure on him... and he spun? Now huge 50sec advantage and Lappi can enable "Safe mode driving".
What a brutal start to the rally, especially in the first proper stage for some guys to immediately lose minutes to punctures. Imagine looking ahead with that time already gone. Gutted for them but I...
Thierry is going to have more punctures this year with Hankook than the past 3 years with Pirelli put together...
[WRC] Acropolis Rally 2025