P1racenews AI automatic summary:
WRC Croatia: Ogier takes shock lead as Neuville, Evans crash
Ogier began the morning 11.6 seconds behind Neuville, but accidents for both Neuville and Evans propelled Ogier into a 9.1s lead over Evans. Both Evans and Neuville finished stage 18 with damaged cars, causing Neuville to drop to third place, trailing by 10.2s. Tanak maintained fourth position after surviving a scare in stage 18. Adrien Fourmaux relinquished fifth place to Takamoto Katsuta. Katsuta is also leading the Super Sunday classification by 3.9s over Tanak. The morning started with an intriguing battle on stage 17, with the lead trio opting for different tyre strategies. Evans made gains on the dirty road, reducing the gap to Neuville. Neuville remained confident in his tyre choice as the rally progressed. Katsuta won stage 18 and took the lead in the Super Sunday classification. Evans, Neuville, and Fourmaux faced troubles in stage 18, with Evans losing crucial time after hitting a bank. Fourmaux encountered damage and lost over 16 minutes fixing his car, while Tanak had a scare but managed to win the stage.
