On a dramatic debut day for Paraguay within the World Rally Championship, Kalle Rovanperä prevented the drama to steer the rally by 7.1 seconds over Adrien Fourmaux.
Rovanperä had received the opening stage by 3.2 seconds, however in a short time discovered himself underneath strain from Hyundai’s Fourmaux, who duly took the lead after the third take a look at.
The Frenchman started constructing on his benefit till a puncture on the day’s penultimate stage price him nearly 20s and dropped him to second.
That gave Rovanperä the lead again, however the two-time world champion was conscious he hadn’t been the quickest on Friday.
“Place smart it’s good however I can’t say I’m so comfortable in regards to the efficiency,” he concluded. “We haven’t been the quickest man right now, it’s been a little bit of a battle to be sincere. We’ve to attempt to be higher tomorrow.”
Fourmaux ended the day simply 0.5s forward of team-mate Ott Tänak who battled by means of some bodily ache precipitated by the bumpy and jumpy Cambyretá take a look at – a stage many drivers felt was too aggressive in that sense.
