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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>WRC Safari Rally Kenya treated fans to some exhilarating displays of \u2018fesh fesh\u2019 racing on Friday morning but the dreaded Kedong tested the crews to the limit amid a number of puncture incidents.<\/p>\n

Toyota Gazoo Racing \u2014who claimed a 1-2-3-4 finish in 2022\u2014showed it had lost none of its ‘fesh fesh’ abilities over Kenya\u2019s rugged speed tests.<\/p>\n

Frenchman Se\u0301bastien Ogier, who competes on a part-time basis, savoured a slender 2.5sec lead over team-mate Kalle Rovanpera\u0308 as crews returned to Service B at the Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI) in Naivasha.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman racked up the tight and twisty Loldia opener and extended his advantage into double figures with a top-two time at Geothermal.<\/p>\n

His efforts were undone in the super-fast Kedong stage. However, a hybrid unit fault cost him almost 10 seconds and allowed Rovanpera\u0308 back into the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no hybrid for the whole stage,\u201d Ogier revealed, adding: \u201cWe are in the lead and it’s still a very long weekend ahead. Of course, it’s very disappointing when you lose time and you cannot do anything. I think we can be happy with our loop for sure and we hope our car will be 100 percent again for the afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

LOOP 1 RESULTS AFTER LOLDIA 1, GEOTHERMAL 1 & KEDONG 1<\/b><\/p>\n

1. (FRA) S. OGIER ( TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT) 38:57.4<\/p>\n

2. (FIN) K. ROVANPERA\u0308 (TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT) +2.5<\/p>\n

3. (GBR) E. EVANS ( TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT )+19.5<\/p>\n

4. (BEL) T. NEUVILLE (HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM)+21.2<\/p>\n

5. (JPN) T. KATSUTA (TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT) +29.1<\/p>\n

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