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WRC Japan: Neuville crashes out easing pressure on Evans

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.

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WRC Japan: Evans in command after surviving horrendous conditions

The Toyota driver emerged as the class of the field in arguably the most challenging and dangerous conditions the crews have experienced this season.

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Three drivers could share third 2024 WRC Hyundai, says Abiteboul

The Korean marque announced on the eve of this weekend’s season finale in Japan that Esapekka Lappi will conduct a part-time programme, driving the team’s third factory i20N entry.

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Three drivers could share third 2024 WRC Hyundai says Abiteboul

The Korean marque announced on the eve of this weekend’s season finale in Japan that Esapekka Lappi will conduct a part-time programme, driving the team’s third factory i20N entry.

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Hyundai announces line-up for Rally Japan WRC finale

The Spaniard will take over the i20N from Teemu Suninen, who is set to drive this month’s Central European Rally after competing last weekend’s Rally Chile, where he retired on the penultimate stage.

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Hyundai announces line-up for WRC Central European Rally

The Finn was promoted to Hyundai’s third factory i20 N Rally1 car, shared with Dani Sordo, for WRC rounds in Estonia and Finland, filling the position left by the late Craig Breen.

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WRC Greece: Rovanpera claims victory in brutal Acropolis Rally

The Toyota driver was one of two Rally1 entries to complete the event's attritional 15 stages without a delay, affording the Finn a comfortable winning margin of 1m31.7s over title rival and team-mate Elfyn Evans.

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WRC Greece: Rovanpera closing on victory, Evans steals second

The championship leader could afford to back off during the pair of stages, ending the loop with a 1m29.32s lead over title rival and team-mate Elfyn Evans, who snatched second from Hyundai's Dani Sordo.

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WRC Greece: Rovanpera snatches lead after late Ogier drama

Championship leader Rovanpera started the day third, 25.5s down on overnight leader Neuville, but returned to the service park with a 2m04.4s rally lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

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WRC Greece: Neuville extends lead over Ogier as Evans hits trouble

Overnight leader Neuville lost the rally lead to Toyota’s Ogier in the day’s opening gravel test, but fought back to build up a 10.9s margin at the end of the Saturday morning loop.

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WRC Greece: Neuville holds off Ogier to maintain narrow lead

Hyundai driver Neuville won only one of Friday's five stages, but the defending rally winner clocked a series of consistent times to lead 2011 Acropolis conqueror Ogier by 2.8s.

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WRC Greece: Neuville heads charging Rovanpera, Loubet retires

Neuville completed the rally's first loop of gravel stages with a slender 2.0s advantage ahead of overnight leader Rovanpera, who impressed despite starting first on the road.

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Ogier set for Acropolis Rally WRC return

The eight-time world champion is contesting a partial WRC campaign for the second consecutive season, with the Frenchman expected to compete in as many as seven rounds this year.

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Suninen: Estonia WRC comeback drive proved “I belong at this level"

Suninen returned to rallying’s top tier last weekend after receiving a call up from Hyundai to drive the third i20 N Rally1 that has been shared between Dani Sordo and the late Craig Breen this season.

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Hyundai investigating running a fourth WRC car next year

The manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon and…

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Hyundai investigating running fourth WRC car next year

The Korean manufacturer has fielded three cars in the WRC’s top tier since 2019 but is considering expanding its line-up to four for the 2024 season. The last time it ran four cars in a WRC event was 2018 Rally Portugal when it entered Thierry Neuville, Dani Sordo, Hayden Paddon…

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Abiteboul: WRC Safari Rally reliability issues a “wake up call” for Hyundai

The weaknesses of the team's i20 N Rally1 were made clear in Kenya last weekend after Esapekka Lappi suffered three prop shaft failures followed by another problem that left the Finn with only two-wheel drive.

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WRC Safari Rally: Ogier holds off Rovanpera to claim victory in tense finish

The eight-time world champion and co-driver Vincent Landais came under pressure from championship leader Rovanpera across Sunday’s final six stages to clinch his third win of a partial 2023 WRC campaign by 6.7s. The margin was the closest in the event’s 70-year history.

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WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera puts pressure on Ogier to set up grandstand finish

The Toyota duo continued an enthralling head-to-head as championship leader Rovanpera applied pressure on long-time leader Ogier to reduce the gap to 13.6s with three stages remaining.

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Neuville: WRC Safari retirement has "hit us very hard”

The Hyundai driver was sitting fourth, 35.3s adrift of rally leader Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier, when he hit a compression that broke the front-left suspension on his i20N during stage six.

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Neuville: WRC Safari retirement “has hit us very hard”

The Hyundai driver was sitting fourth, 35.3s adrift of rally leader Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier, when he hit a compression that broke the front left suspension on his i20N during stage six.

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WRC Safari Rally: Ogier leads as Zebras and tyre issue delay Tanak

Eight-time world champion Ogier started the day 0.1s behind overnight leader Tanak but headed to midday service with a 2.5s lead over Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.

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WRC Safari Rally: Ogier leads as zebras and tyre issue delay Tanak

Eight-time world champion Ogier started the day 0.1s behind overnight leader Tanak but headed to midday service with a 2.5s lead over Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.

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WRC Safari Rally: Everything you need to know

The rally has prided itself on being one of the WRC’s jewel in the crown events given its difficulty to win. Its unique stages feature a mix of rough gravel and soft sandy roads sprawled across Kenya’s iconic wildlife-filled savannah. amid changeable weather, poses an altogether different challenge for crews.

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WRC Sardinia: The Good, The Bad and a Hyundai revival

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