Evans rues unfortunate WRC Chile “double whammy”
Elfyn Evans has explained how he paid the price for an unfortunate “double whammy” of events that resulted in losing the Rally Chile lead to Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.Evans had enjoyed one of the strongest Saturday mornings of the season, winning two of the three…
WRC Chile: Rovanpera overhauls Evans as thick fog turns rally on its head
Kalle Rovanpera moved ahead of Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead Rally Chile as thick fog turned the fight for the World Rally Championship victory on its head.The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to…
Ogier concedes WRC title bid is over after Chile retirement
Sebastien Ogier believes his bid for a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title is over after retiring from Rally Chile.The Toyota driver headed into the final gravel round of the season 38 points adrift of championship leader, Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, having emerged as a serious…
WRC Chile: Elfyn Evans sets the pace to hold off Rovanperä
Elfyn Evans claimed two of the three Saturday morning stages to extend his Rally Chile lead as reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä emerged as his nearest rival.Evans, who was handed a three-second overnight lead following a change to his notional stage one time, completed a…
WRC Chile: Ogier retires after hitting rock in stage eight
Sebastien Ogier’s World Rally Championship title hopes have suffered a blow after retiring from Rally Chile on stage eight.The eight-time world champion hit a rock with the front-right wheel of his GR Yaris, 400 metres from the finish of stage eight (Lota, 25.6km).Ogier hit the…
Evans holds WRC Rally Chile lead after failed Hyundai protest
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans has held onto the Rally Chile lead after stewards rejected a protest from the Hyundai World Rally Championship team against the reallocation of a notional stage time.Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended Friday’s six stages with a 0.4-second margin over Evans before stewards received…
Marquez rues qualifying woes and says he’s not in Indonesian GP win contention
Marc Marquez says he doesn’t expect to be in victory contention for Sunday’s full-length Indonesian Grand Prix despite his run to the top three from 12th in MotoGP’s sprint race.The Gresini Ducati rider’s third-placed finish behind Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini in Saturday’s shorter encounter…
Bagnaia describes MotoGP title battle as «a championship of mistakes» after Martin’s woe
Francesco Bagnaia has joked that the 2024 MotoGP title battle has become a “championship of mistakes” after he profited from rival Jorge Martin’s error to win the Indonesian sprint race.The defending double champion had a strong start from fourth on the grid before Martin’s low-side…
Tanak surprised by WRC Rally Chile pace after Friday struggles
Ott Tanak admitted he was surprised to be fighting for the Rally Chile victory having initially written off his chances after Friday’s first stage.The Hyundai driver delivered an impressive drive from second on the road to lead Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by 0.4 seconds at the end…
Elfyn Evans regains WRC Rally Chile lead after notional time adjustment
Elfyn Evans has been handed the Rally Chile lead after World Rally Championship officials issued an adjustment to the notional stage one time awarded to the Toyota driver.Evans had ended Friday’s six stages trailing Hyundai’s Ott Tanak by 0.4s but a change in the notional…
