P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Elfyn Evans leads Rallye Monte-Carlo after Friday’s second leg, but the Welshman is under increasing pressure from his Toyota Gazoo
After a stunning drive on Friday, Ogier has closed the gap to Evans to just 4.5 seconds in the Rally1 race. Ogier won two of the morning’s stages and climbed from third to second place. The majority of his time was gained on the ice-patched special stage from La Bréole to Selonnet. Evans remained in the top three throughout the day, despite challenging conditions. Neuville also remained competitive in third place, trailing Ogier by 11.6 seconds. Tänak had an incident but managed to stay in fourth place. Adrien Fourmaux delivered an impressive performance in fifth place. Mikkelsen struggled with changing surface conditions but finished the day in sixth place. Munster, Gryazin, and López had a close battle in the WRC2 category.
