A puncture for Elfyn Evans has handed Thierry Neuville a golden opportunity to win RallyJapan. Report: ⬇️ WRC
Eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier held fifth almost a minute behind Evans, with M-Sport’sSuggestions of incoming inclement weather put pressure on the WRC weather crews before the first group of morning stages.
The Toyota driver blitzed the 7.52km pass through Asahi Kougen, taking the stage win by 2.3s from team-mate Ogier. “I'm not surprised. With the two softs on the rear, we know we're going to lose some time in the upcoming stages," said Neuville."Once the rain comes, with the wet tyres we should be much quicker. I am relying on the information of the team and according to that there will be a lot of rain.”Neuville didn’t need to rely on the rain to maintain his lead as Stage 16 effectively killed the intense fight for the victory with Evans.
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