RALLY (Page 45)

Elfyn Evans was in no mood to take risks on Saturday morning at FORUM8 Rally Japan. And, with a lead of well over one minute already in hand, he didn’t need to either. SourceContinue Reading

The Toyota driver could afford to take a measured approach given his sizeable advantage, but ended the morning loop, held in dry conditions, winning two of the four stages, to lead by 1m35.5s. Nearest rival Ogier was able to claw 14.4s back on Evans across the morning.Toyota’s lockout of theContinue Reading

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville was the first to come across the stranded zero car which was pulled over to one side of the road midway through the 20.32km Nukata Forest test.Neuville, who rejoined the rally after crashing out of second on stage six yesterday, passed the car but soon switched intoContinue Reading

Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans and looked set to offer the Toyota driver stern challenge for victory before his rally unravelled on stage six (Inabu Dam, 19.38km).The Belgian had survived horrendous wet conditions across the morning stages before taking 15s out of Evans on stage five. HoweverContinue Reading

Evans completed the day’s six stages with a 1m49.9s advantage over eight-time world champion Ogier, who incurred a one-minute penalty before the last stage of the day. The Frenchman checked out of the final service six minutes late following a repair to the door of his GR Yaris which wasContinue Reading

Elfyn Evans mastered rain-soaked conditions at FORUM8 Rally Japan to build a 26-second lead after Friday’s shortened morning loop – but several of his peers ran into trouble.  SourceContinue Reading

Elfyn Evans mastered rain-soaked conditions at FORUM8 Rally Japan to build a 26-second lead after Friday’s shortened morning loop – but several of his peers ran into trouble.  SourceContinue Reading

Evans puts his Toyota GR Yaris into a 26.0s lead over Neuville after winning the morning’s two stages held in extreme wet conditions, but the Welshman came under pressure from Neuville in the afternoon.Neuville’s charge came to a halt after a crash on stage six which helped push Evans intoContinue Reading

Neuville had closed to within 10.5s of Evans heading into stage six but his rally came to a premature halt 100 metres into the stage.The Belgian lost control of his i20N which found the trees causing terminal damage to the front of his car. Last year’s Rally Japan winners NeuvilleContinue Reading