P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Two stages and 14.33km of action on the opening day of the WRC Central European Rally saw Sebastian Ogier and Vincent Landais make the early running in their Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Yaris, 0.9 seconds up on champion-elect Thierry Neuville and Martin Wydaeghe in the leading Shell Mobis Hyundai i20 N. Neuville needs to outscore […]
Neuville must outscore Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja by two points to secure his WRC crown, as Tänak is currently fifth overall. Despite a mishap in SS2 where Neuville hit a hay bale and damaged his car’s aero, he managed to win the stage by one second. Andreas Mikkelsen/Torstein Eriksen are close behind in third, while Takamoto Katsuta/Aaron Johnston and Tänak follow closely. Adrien Fourmaux/Alex Coria are in sixth place, with Elfyn Evans, Sami Pajari, and Grégoire Munster following in the M-Sport Ford Puma. Oliver Solberg/Elliot Edmondson lead the WRC2 chase, while Yohan Rossel/Florian Barral face a tough challenge after an incident in SS2 left them in 10th position in WRC2.
