P1racenews AI automatic summary:
In spite of the wet and muddy stages and intermittent rain showers Rovanpera came out guns blazing on Saturday morning, taking the first of five stage victories en route a commanding overnight lead. Evans was second in the opening stage, dropping 2.2 seconds to the rally leader. Evans though, under pressure from Ogier at the […]
In Finland, Gregoire Munster’s rally ended quickly with a roll just 4km into the first stage, while Elfyn Evans faced a setback in Stage 12 when his Yaris’ driveshaft broke, dropping him to eighth after Stage 13. Despite challenges, Kalle Rovanpera maintained his winning streak until Stage 14, when Esapekka Lappi ended it by besting him. Lappi commented on the competition and improved performance, emphasizing the positive results without huge risks. Rovanpera sealed a Toyota 1-2 finish, with Neuville in third, boosting his championship chances. In WRC2, various drivers took stage wins, but Oliver Solberg dominated the overall leaderboard, followed by Latvala and Virves.
