Rovanpera had big fight with himself not to push for WRC victory
The Toyota driver will secure a second World Rally Championship title this weekend if he outscores team-mate Evans, which seems increasingly likely after the latter crashed out on stage 11. Evans will rejoin the rally on Sunday but will realistically only be able to claim a maximum of five points from the Power Stage, while […]
Neuville in command as Rovanpera closes on title
The Hyundai driver emerged from a dramatic Saturday with a 26.2s lead over Rovanpera, having started the day 36.4s adrift of the Finn. Neuville claimed two stage wins across the morning before slashing the deficit to Rovanpera to 10.9s after the latter overshot a hairpin. The Belgian assumed the lead when Rovanpera switched into cruise […]
Полиция отстранила нескольких гонщиков от участия в WRC
Ряд экипажей чемпионата мира по классическому ралли WRC столкнулся с необычными сложностями в ходе Ралли Центральной Европы, которое проходит по территориям Чехии, Германии и Австрии. Сразу нескольких спортсменов отстранили от гонки при попытке пересечь границу Чехии и Германии из-за проблем с регистрационными документами на автомобили, которые выявила немецкая полиция. Одной из жертв такого решения стал […]
Evans reflects on Central European Rally crash as WRC title hopes now remote
The Toyota driver admitted his title hopes were a long shot coming into the rally as the Welshman needed to outscore title rival and team-mate Kalle Rovanpera to take the fight to next month’s Japan finale. However these hopes are now hanging by a thread after crashing out of stage 11, the final test of […]
Эсапекка Лаппи уничтожил машину на Ралли Центральной Европы
Финский экипаж заводской команды Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT попал в серьёзную аварию на пятом спецучастке Ралли Центральной Европы. Эсапекка Лаппи уничтожил свой хэтчбек Hyundai i20 N Rally1 из-за ошибки на допе. Ни пилот, ни его штурман Янне Ферм в инциденте не пострадали, но для экипажа это вторая подряд серьёзная авария. Разбитый Hyundai i20 N Rally1 […]
Evans crashes out, title swings towards Rovanpera
Rovanpera only needs to outscore his Toyota rival to successfully defend his crown, which seems highly likely after Evans ran off the road on stage 11 while sitting in third position. The drama handed Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville an 11.1s rally lead over Rovanpera, who made a rare mistake in stage 10 that slashed his overnight […]
«Incredible» Rovanpera not catchable on pure driving in WRC Central Europe
Evans must outscore Rovanpera at this weekend’s first running of the asphalt event to take the title fight to the season finale in Japan next month. The Toyota driver put up a stern fight on Friday recovering from starting the day in eighth overall to run as high as second behind his team-mate Rovanpera. But […]
WRC Central Europe exit among Lappi’s biggest disappointments
The Hyundai driver headed into stage five sitting an impressive third overall in extreme wet weather, having faced some of the worst road surface conditions. However, the Finn slightly misjudged a narrow section which resulted in his i20N making heavy contact with the trees, ending his day. Luckily, Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm clambered out […]
Rovanpera pulls clear, Neuville leapfrogs Evans
The Toyota driver excelled in challenging wet conditions to set fastest times on four of Friday’s six stages to open up a 36.4s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville. Elfyn Evans climbed from eighth to second through the day but lost ground on the day’s final stage to fall behind Neuville, 47.2s adrift of the leader. […]