P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the 12th and penultimate round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the unique Central European Rally after overnight leader Sebastian Ogier made a rare mistake in the day’s opening stage, losing 10 seconds and the lead of the rally. “Let’s see for the championship, obviously what happened to Seb […]
The 2019 champion expressed difficulty in fighting a friend like Seb [Ogier] after his unexpected incident which significantly impacted the championship standings, particularly in the manufacturers’ championship. Tänak is currently trailing his Hyundai teammate Thierry Neuville by 26 points with only 30 points available from the final round. Ogier’s attempt to regain the lead ended in a crash during the penultimate stage, highlighting the importance of gravel crews in providing accurate stage notes. Despite the setback, Elfyn Evans secured a second-place finish, with Neuville rounding out the podium ahead of Takamoto Katsuta/Aaron Johnston. Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka achieved their personal best result by finishing fifth, while Nikolay Gryazin dominated WRC2 and took sixth place overall. Miko Marczyk/Szymon Gospodarczyk claimed second position in WRC2, followed by Filip Mares/Radovan Bucha. Stay tuned for the full report in Motorsport Monday.
