WRC Finland: Elfyn Evans rolls out of victory fight with Sebastien Ogier
Elfyn Evans’ World Rally Championship hopes suffered a blow after rolling out of a victory fight with Sebastien Ogier at Rally Finland. The championship leader had been chasing down rally leader Ogier, reducing the gap from 16.3s to 11.6s heading into the final stage of the morning loop (SS14 Leustu) when drama struck. Evans misjudged a left hander towards the end of the stage which ... Keep…
In a recent Rally Finland, Elfyn Evans faced a setback in his pursuit of victory as he rolled out of a championship fight with Sebastien Ogier. The Welsh driver had been gaining on Ogier, reducing the gap from 16.3 seconds to 11.6 seconds just before the final stage of the morning loop (SS14 Leustu). However, Evans misjudged a left-hand turn, causing his GR Yaris to roll and land on its wheels.
As he attempted to rejoin the road, he ended up in a ditch, dropping him 1 minute and 49 seconds behind Ogier. Fellow drivers Oliver Solberg and Martins Sesks also rolled during stage 14, with Sesks' crash likely ending his rally. This left Ogier with a 22.7-second lead over Toyota's Sami Pajari, and Evans dropping to fifth overall.
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