P1racenews AI automatic summary:
WRC Croatia: Ogier takes shock lead as Neuville, Evans crash
“Ogier started the morning 11.6 seconds behind Neuville, but incidents for both Neuville and Evans have given Ogier a 9.1s lead over Evans. Both Evans and Neuville finished stage 18 with damaged cars, with Neuville dropping to third place, 10.2s behind the leader. Ott Tanak maintained fourth place after surviving a moment on stage 18, while Adrien Fourmaux handed fifth place to Takamoto Katsuta. Katsuta is also leading the Super Sunday classification by 3.9s over Tanak. The morning of Super Sunday started with different tyre strategies from the lead trio, adding intrigue to the battle for victory. Evans was able to gain time on Neuville in the increasingly dirty road with his tyre choice. Katsuta won stage 18 and took an early lead in the Super Sunday classification, with Tanak in fourth despite challenges on a gravel-filled stage.”
