Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi reached the finish line of the World Rally Championship for the second time this season without interruption, when the points were raced in Estonia at the weekend.
Esapekka Lappi was sixth in the Estonian World Rally Championship. PDO
Esapekka Lappi won by beating Ford with his pull in the final special test by Adrien Fourmaux finished sixth and also took two additional points from the Power Stage.
During Pieksämäkeläinen, the heavy rain was at its heaviest, while Kalle Rovanperä, who drove superior bottoms, got to the stage after the rain had stopped a little.
– It was definitely the wildest special test of my life on gravel. Pretty fast road and all the grooves full of water. Terrible water slides all the time, and you can’t see anything when the wipers aren’t fast enough. There were bumps in every other corner. Probably 75 times the car was out of control, Lappi sighed after the race.
– That’s how we got through it, even though there were more situations than the law allows. I would argue that it was a tough bet under those circumstances. During the weekend, we saw that the conditions have a lot of influence and it depends on where you get caught.
Lapland could have fought Hyundai for at least fourth place without Saturday’s unfortunate and unfortunate tire failure Thierry Neuville against. As a whole, the race weekend in Estonia went on the plus side, despite the slightly slow final result.
– Not the best possible weekend because of a flat tire. However, we did what we were awarded for, that is, we secured the manufacturers’ MM points. Fortunately, they were not needed when the guys took the double win, Lappi said.
In two weeks, the Finnish World Rally Championship is already ahead, where Lapland’s task is the same.
– The same situation is also in Jyväskylä. Unfortunately, we can’t ride there just for ourselves, but we still want to ride hard. This is a team game and that must be kept in mind, Lappi summed up.
– Before Jyväskylä, we will drive asphalt tests in Belgium this week. After that, it’s already the Jyväskylä tests. I’m going into that race with good feelings. On Sunday, my driving was good anyway and the car felt good. This is a good start to the home race, the Finnish driver, who recorded two bottom times in Sunday’s special tests, continued.
The Finnish World Cup rally will be gassed around Jyväskylä on the 4th-7th. August.