One Toyota driver can often hide another. Preceded by an untouchable Kalle Rovanperä for several rallies, Thierry Neuville this time came up against an excellent Elfyn Evans.
In the wake of Rovanperä on Friday, the Welshman took advantage of the unexpected abandonment of the world champion (and more generally of a series of turnarounds) to settle at the head of the rally, just ahead Thierry Neuville.
And if he had, at that time, before the big day on Saturday, only 6.9 seconds ahead of the Belgian, he never gave the impression of doubting. Worse, he got everyone to agree by signing 7 consecutive scratches on Saturday to definitely soar in the standings.
Slower at the wheel of his Hyundai, Neuville could only see the damage, very helpless and unable to absorb this delay which grew with the specials.
The last 3 specials of this Sunday morning, Neuville therefore started them in mode managementpreferring to secure his 2nd place rather than take unnecessary risks to seek a hypothetical first place.
2023-08-06 10:40:16
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