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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cIt had been a fantastic fight all weekend with Seb (Ogier) and Elfyn (Evans), and I had a great feeling in the car and just tried to drive with my normal rhythm.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately I just made a small mistake in this right-hander over a jump.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the first pass we had been much slower in the rain, and now in the dry I was just too optimistic, jumped a bit too far and into the rail on the left-hand side.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just sorry for the team. It\u2019s been a big learning curve so far this year, but we will try to take the positives again and look forward to the next rally.\u201d<\/p>\n
That handed second place to Elfyn Evans, who finished 19.9s adrift of Ogier. Sami Pajari, meanwhile, inherited third. Toyota occupied first through fourth with Takamoto Katsuta fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst of all, this has been a very enjoyable rally,\u201d said Ogier.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team has given us an amazing car to drive once again and it was a lot of fun behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really close all weekend with my team-mates and especially with Oliver, so I feel sorry for him and for Elliott (Edmondson) because they were delivering another strong performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn our side, we can be happy and proud about the job we\u2019ve done this weekend and I\u2019m happy to add a new rally to the palmar\u00e8s.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a fantastic performance by the team, so hats off once more to everybody for their efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a forgetful rally for Hyundai. Adrien Fourmaux was fifth, nearly three-and-a-half minutes away from Ogier.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be the highest-placed Hyundai and to put some points on the board is a positive,\u201d said Fourmaux.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure this was not the weekend we were hoping for in terms of performance, but I am pleased with my approach to this rally.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could have started a little bit better on Friday morning but after that, it was very positive, especially against my team-mates.\u201d<\/p>\n
The FIA World Rally Championship continues with Rally Portugal on May 7-10.<\/p>\n
Results: FIA World Rally Championship, Rally Islas Canarias Rally of Spain<\/p>\n
Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nCo-Driver
\nCar
\nTime
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n
1
\n#1
\nSebastian Ogier
\nVincent Landais
\nToyota GR Yaris Rally1
\n2:43<\/p>\n
2
\n#33
\nElfyn Evans
\nScott Martin
\nToyota GR Yaris Rally1
\n2:43:39
\n39.8<\/p>\n
3
\n#5
\nSami Pajari
\nMarko Salminen
\nToyota GR Yaris Rally1
\n2:45
\n1:40.8
\n1:20.9<\/p>\n
4
\n#18
\nTakamoto Katsuta
\nAaron Johnston
\nToyota GR Yaris Rally1
\n2:45
\n1:51.2
\n10.4<\/p>\n
5
\n#16
\nAdrien Fourmaux
\nAlexandre Coria
\nHyundai i20 N Rally1
\n2:46
\n3:29.5
\n1:38.3<\/p>\n
6
\n#11
\nThierry Neuville
\nMartin Mydaeghe
\nHyundai i20 N Rally1
\n2:47:00
\n3:41
\n11.5<\/p>\n
7
\n#6
\nDani Sordo
\nCarrera Candido
\nHyundai i20 N Rally1
\n2:47:17
\n3:57.7
\n16.7<\/p>\n
8
\n#55
\nJoshua McElearn
\nEoin Treacy
\nFord Puma Rally1
\n2:49:04
\n5:45.4
\n1:47.7<\/p>\n
9
\n#29
\nYohan Rossel
\nDunand Arnaud
\nLancia Ypsilon Rally2
\n2:50
\n7:24.3
\n1:38.9<\/p>\n
10
\n#31
\nAlejandro Cachon
\nBorja Rozada
\nToyota GR Yaris Rally2
\n2:51
\n7:49.4
\n25.1<\/p>\n
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