P1racenews AI automatic summary:
WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera leads Neuville, double puncture costs Evans
Toyota’s Rovanpera took the lead with a clean performance in a tough Saturday morning loop, opening up a 1m27.9s advantage over Hyundai’s Neuville, who jumped from fourth to second place. Hyundai’s Evans and Katsuta encountered double punctures, causing Evans to drop from second to fifth, whereas Katsuta remained in third, 2m22.9s behind the leader. M-Sport’s Fourmaux climbed to fourth, while Greensmith fell back to sixth due to issues with the broken suspension of M-Sport’s Munster. The morning started with a dramatic run through the Soysambu stage, where Tanak had to address a bonnet pin issue mid-stage, and Evans suffered a puncture. Rovanpera’s stage-winning streak ended as Neuville closed in on Katsuta in a subsequent stage, while expressing frustration over road modifications. Neuville won the stage, reducing his gap to Katsuta by 5.2s.
