Sebastien Ogier and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia delivered a faultless drive to lead Rally Finland after an incident packed Friday morning loop.
The Ogier-Ingrassia partnership that last competed together five years ago quickly gelled, winning three of the four fast gravel stages to head to midday service with a 5.3s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux.
“I think there was a lot of risk for me in there,” Ogier said after the final stage of the loop. “I pushed hard and there were some little moments. Honestly, we pushed on every stage.”
Rally Estonia winner Sami Pajari completed the loop in third, 8s from t
