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Evans explains Toyota’s WRC Rally Chile tyre strategy mistake
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT made a risky decision to use soft tyres for the morning loop, which ended up backfiring as the tyres delaminated and punctured towards the end of the final stage. This cost Elfyn Evans, who was in second place, 56.2 seconds and dropped him to fourth. Now, he’s 1 minute and 16.8 seconds behind the leader Ott Tanak. Evans admitted that the tyre choice was a mistake and they underestimated the rate of wear. Kalle Rovanpera, who is ahead of Evans in the championship standings, also suffered from the tyre choice and lost 46.7 seconds in the same stage. Tanak, who took the opposite strategy with hard tyres, now holds a 47.8-second lead in the rally.
Source: motorsport
