P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Kalle Rovanperä emerged from a drama-filled day with a comfortable 36.3 second lead over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak after the Estonian blitzed stage 12, taking second position overall from Elfyn Evans, who completed the day on the final step of the podium. The Finn trailed his teammate by 0.6 seconds overnight but took the rally lead […]
Kalle Rovanperä finished the day with a comfortable 36.3 second lead over Ott Tanak after a dramatic day of racing. Elfyn Evans ended the day in third place. Rovanperä took the rally lead after the first Saturday stage and extended his advantage in stage 10. Sebastien Ogier’s crash in stage 10 was caused by a puncture unnoticed due to a malfunctioning tyre pressure monitor. Takamoto Katsuta won two stages and held fourth position, with Adrien Fourmaux close behind in fifth place. Thierry Neuville placed seventh despite winning the final stage, while Josh McErlean finished in ninth. Evans is currently nine points ahead of Rovanperä in the championship standings, setting the stage for an exciting Sunday of racing. In WRC2, Alejandro Cachon retired after hitting a hay bale and breaking his car’s rear-right suspension on the last stage of the day.
