Elfyn Evans says an unfortunate co-driver error triggered a WRC penalty which compounded a challenging afternoon that saw the Toyota driver losing the RallyBelgium lead. Full story ⬇️
However, Evans ended the day 13.7s adrift after being slapped with a 10s penalty for checking into the days final stage a minute late, which he put down to a rare error from his co-driver“Overall, not a bad day but the end of the afternoon was a bit difficult," said Evans."We had a slow puncture coming off the end of the second stage, some sharp rock slit a tyre so we were a bit unlucky there.
“We then had to use the rain tyre for the last two stages and the feeling was not so good then. It was a bit of a struggle to finish off the day.”When asked about the time penalty, he added: “Let’s say there was a small co-driver equipment malfunction and it is an unfortunate error, but one in four years is not soo bad.”
Looking ahead to Saturday’s eight stages, Evans remains confident that there is still chance to reel in leader Neuville and second placed Tanak.
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