Day 1 of Rally Argentina is behind us and a lot has happened.
Starting off with Stage 2, where Ott Tänak(Ford Fiesta WRC) completes the stage with a flat rear tyre. The tyre managed to puncture at the start of the stage, destroying the rear wheel cage. Same happened for Martin Prokop( Ford Fiesta WRC ) with both drivers losing 2 minutes to the leader.
Nasser Al-Attiyah(Citroen DS3 WRC) had reported neck pain and that he was distracted from the pain.
Results After Stage 2:
http://www.wrc.com/results/2012/philips-rally-argentina/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=2
On Stage 3, the estonian, Ott Tänak, struck trouble again when his steering rod broke and he had to stop for repairs, losing 17 minutes to the leader. There was also trouble for Sebastian Loeb(Citroen DS3 WRC). Loeb didn't get the feeling with the car and had 4 spins in the stage meaning he lost 20 seconds.
Evgeny Novikov(Ford Fiesta WRC) lost a wheel during SS3 which ended the day for him and he had to continue with SuperRally.
Results After Stage 3:
http://www.wrc.com/results/2012/philips-rally-argentina/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=3
Stage 4. This stage ended Petter Solbergs(Ford Fiesta WRC) rally for day 1 when his steering rod also broke and it took too much time to fix it. They were forced to SuperRally and this cost him the lead. The stage also ended Ott Tänak's rally for day 1, as he went off-road. He retired and is superrallying.
Results After Stage 4:
http://www.wrc.com/results/2012/philips-rally-argentina/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=4
Stage 5 was only desperation for the young Belgian Thierry Neuville(Citroen DS3 WRC) who had rolled his car and done too much damage to continue.
Results After Stage 5:
http://www.wrc.com/results/2012/philips-rally-argentina/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=5
-- PICTURES DOWN HERE --
Tänak's puncture on Stage 2:
Prokop's puncture on Stage 2:
Evgeny Novikov's lost rear wheel on Stage 3:
Crash of Neuville and Solberg breaking the steering rod: