Evans more than doubles lead after perfect morning
The Toyota driver starred in challenging wet conditions to win all four stages of the morning loop to transform his overnight 6.9s lead to 17.7s, as WRC crews headed to the midday service. Hyundai’s Teemu Suninen snatched third from Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta after an error from the Japanese driver. Three-time Rally Finland winner Jari-Matti Latvala […]
Evans survives drama-filled Friday with slender lead
Evans spent the majority of Friday fighting with Rovanpera, after the latter assumed the rally lead on stage two and then went on to reel off five consecutive stage wins. Rovanpera’s roll on stage eight handed Evans a lead, which he maintained across the afternoon to hold a 6.9s gap over Neuville after 10 of […]
Rovanpera surprised by “stupid” WRC Rally Finland crash
The reigning world champion seemed to be in control of the rally, winning five consecutive stages to open up a 5.7s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, despite starting first on the road. However, the 22-year-old made a rare error resulting in his GR Yaris rolling onto its roof during the second pass of the […]
Lappi explains «really scary” WRC Rally Finland exit
The Hyundai pairing were sitting in fourth heading into stage five, the final test of Friday morning’s loop, when drama struck. Lappi ploughed into trees lining the gravel road after misjudging a right-hander. The impact caused significant damage to the i20 N and it is unlikely the car can be repaired to return on Saturday. […]
Rovanpera rolls out of WRC Rally Finland lead
Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen lost control of their GR Yaris going over a crest 11.1km into the famous Myhinpaa stage. The Finnish duo rolled before eventually coming to a halt upside down at the edge of the gravel road. Rovanpera and Halttunen emerged from the incident unscathed. The damaged car was rolled back onto […]
Rovanpera leads as drama strikes Tanak, Lappi
Rovanpera managed to tame changeable conditions to win three of the four high-speed gravel stages to lead Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 3.9s at midday service. Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville completed the loop in third (+12.3s) while Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta inherited fourth (+16.0s) after Esapekka Lappi crashed out in stage five. Teemu Suninen (Hyundai) and WRC […]
Tanak explains fiery exit from WRC Rally Finland
The M-Sport driver suffered a power loss during his pass through stage three (Lankamaa, 14.21km) on Friday morning which was caused by an impact to the bottom of his Ford Puma. Tanak, who started the day leading the rally after winning Thursday night’s Super Special, believes his car struck a bedrock during the stage which […]
M-Sport suffers double WRC Rally Finland retirement on stage three
Tanak had started the day leading the rally after winning Thursday’s night’s Super Special, but an engine issue for the second event in succession proved to be the 2019 world champion’s downfall on Thursday morning. The Estonian lost the rally lead to Kalle Rovanpera in stage two before heading into stage three, the famous 14.21km […]
Tanak beats Neuville to grab early lead with Super Special win
The M-Sport-Ford driver produced a committed run through the 3.48km mixed surface Harju test, held on streets and parkland roads within the host city of Jyvaskyla. Tanak clocked a time 0.6s faster than Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, while championship leader Kalle Rovanpera was a tenth further back to clock the third fastest time. «The ones we […]