Marko Hanželic
He was on Sunday morning Belgian forced to resign as he hit a larger rock in the morning warm-up and damaged the rear right shock absorber on his Hyundai i20, but turned the situation in his favor Ogier, who beat second-placed Japanese Katsuto by 21,8 seconds. He placed third Ott Tänak.
French he had his suspension problems on Friday when he was only in seventh place, and with his fourth win in six trials, he increased his lead to a total of 34 points after half of the season.
"After Friday's trouble, we had a really good Saturday and Sunday, was successfully satisfied at the age of thirty-seven Ogier and added: “Kenya was a great experience, the people are extremely friendly and supportive of the event. The rally is shorter than it used to be, but it is still extremely demanding. ”
On the other hand, he was understandably disappointed Thierry Neuville, who led convincingly but ended up empty-handed: "It simply came to our notice then. I’m especially sorry for the team. In fact, we would have deserved to win the last three rallies, but unfortunately it didn't work out. "
Safari Rally confirmed the reputation of a difficult ordeal, a macadam road around the lakes naivasha in Elementite in the valley Great Rift Valley they were also a test for man and machines this year. If we add to this an exceptional natural scenery, it is not surprising that the racers all in turn emphasized that they want next year as well. to host in Kenya.
