SS4-6 – Neuville leads one breath ahead of Evans

Thierry neuville hit this afternoon on Rally Spain to finish the first stage at the top of the general classification. Handicapped during the morning loop by an understeer i20 Coupe WRC which he could not manage “turn”, the Belgian found a car in which he felt “comfortable” to line up three consecutive best times in the second loop.

In the lead at midday after a morning recital, Elfyn evans suffered in contrast to the image of a “big heat” in the special of La Granadella (SS5) where the Yaris WRC “took off” on gravel. In the end, the Welshman could be happy to be there again. For his part, Sebastien Ogier failed to reverse the trend. In difficulty from the start, the seven-time World Champion “fought with the car ” all day without being able to gain confidence. If he obviously kept an eye on the leading duo, he especially saw Dani Sordo come back in its wake at 5 “4.

Despite the good performances of Neuville and Sordo, Hyundai Motorsport had another mixed day losing Ott Tänak. Passed close to the correctional after a spin in SS2, the Estonian then has his day in the trees of SS4 this time. The withdrawal of the 2019 World Champion finally allowed Adrien Fourmaux to grab a row to end the day in sixth place, 12.7 in front of his teammate Gus Greensmith.

The second day begins this Saturday from 8:44 am in the Savallà special with its 14.08 km. The Spanish Rally can be followed in its entirety on Motorsport.com.

Scratches of the day

ES1: E. Evans

ES2: E. Evans / T. Neuville

ES3: E. Evans

ES4: T. Neuville

ES5: T. Neuville

ES6: T. Neuville

Rallye d’Espagne – Classification after SS6