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Neuville felt Breen was with him in WRC Sardinia victory run

Neuville scored Hyundai’s first WRC win of 2023 after coming through challenging wet conditions to lead a 1-2 for the South Korean marque, with Esapekka Lappi finishing 33.0s behind.

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Ogier gives bizarre reason for WRC Sardinia crash

The eight-time world rally champion veered off the road in stage 14 in desperately wet conditions, while holding a 4.3s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi.

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Ogier attributes WRC Sardinia crash to muddy boot slipping off brake pedal

The eight-time world rally champion veered off the road in stage 14 in desperately wet conditions, while holding a 4.3s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi.

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WRC Sardinia: Neuville heads Hyundai 1-2 after Ogier crashes out

Ogier started the day 0.1 seconds behind Lappi but managed to overhaul the Finn to take an 18.2s lead into the afternoon.

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Loubet, Katsuta retire from WRC Rally Sardinia

Loubet endured an eventful Friday at the rough gravel event which ultimately ended with a crash on stage seven.

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WRC Sardinia: Lappi fights back to lead Ogier by 0.1s

Eight-time world champion Ogier took a 16.3s lead over Lappi heading into the afternoon's three stages after winning two of the three morning tests, held in largely dry conditions. However, Lappi starred in the wet to grab the rally lead on the final stage of the day, despite picking up…

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WRC Sardinia: Ogier stuns to lead Lappi after gruelling Friday morning

The Toyota driver, returning to the World Rally Championship after sitting out last month’s visit to Portugal, won two of three gruelling gravel stages to head to midday service with a 16.3s lead.

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WRC Sardinia: Lappi pips Tanak to lead after super special opener

The Finn successfully navigated the 3.23km test, held across a mix of tarmac and gravel surfaces in host city Olbia, to clock a time 0.2s faster than M-Sport’s Ott Tanak.

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WRC drivers set for Safari Rally-like conditions in Sardinia

Sardinia is renowned for producing rough gravel stages but a revised route for this weekend's 20th-anniversary event is set to deliver perhaps the toughest conditions of the season.

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WRC drivers set for extreme 'Safari Rally' conditions in Sardinia

Sardinia is renowned for producing rough gravel stages but a revised route for this weekend’s 20th anniversary event is set to deliver perhaps the toughest conditions of the season.

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Suspension upgrade gives Tanak renewed WRC hope in Sardinia

The 2019 world champion has been struggling to unlock the set-up sweet spot in his Puma this season which has hampered the Estonian’s pace outright pace.

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Suspension upgrade gives Tanak renewed hope in WRC Sardinia

The 2019 world champion has been struggling to unlock the set-up sweet spot in his Puma this season which has hampered the Estonian's pace outright pace.

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Drivers welcome opportunity to share ideas to improve the WRC

The championship has been pushing for a meeting with the series’ drivers to discuss the future direction of the category following Thierry Neuville’s comments in Portugal last month, where he declared the WRC needs to “change” to improve engagement with manufacturers, media and the fans.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Everything you need to know

Sardinia is renowned for its brutal rough gravel stages that test the WRC drivers and cars to the limit, and this year marks the event's 20-year anniversary.

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Abiteboul: More “energy" required for Hyundai to close on WRC rivals

Toyota has emerged as the current pacesetter in WRC having won four of the five events to date this season, while Hyundai is the only Rally1 team yet to score a victory this calendar year following M-Sport-Ford’s success in Sweden.

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The important WRC discussion triggered by Neuville's outburst

No matter what the business, if you stand still and fail to innovate as markets change there is a risk of being left behind and the prospect of not achieving the potential. This is the crux of Thierry Neuville’s comments made in the lead up to Rally Portugal. The Hyundai…

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WRC invites drivers to share ideas on future of the category

The move arrives following Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville’s comments prior to last weekend’s Rally Portugal where he called for the WRC to “react” after stating that rallying’s top tier is at a critical point and requires change to appeal to fans and attract new manufacturers.

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Neuville fined €10k for Rally Portugal WRC time card breach

The duo finished fifth, 8m22.5s adrift of rally winner Kalle Rovanpera, after a turbo problem on Sunday cost them a shot at a podium finish having started the day sitting third overall.

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera kickstarts title defence with dominant win

The Toyota driver rekindled the devastating form that saw the Finn become the youngest ever world champion to defeat Hyundai’s Dani Sordo by 54.7s after three days of competition across Portugal’s tough gravel stages.

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Abiteboul hints at Hyundai WRC team order deployment in Portugal

The South Korean marque will head into the final four stages with its part-time driver Dani Sordo sitting second, 57.5s adrift of Toyota’s runaway leader Kalle Rovanpera, but only 11.1s ahead of Thierry Neuville, the team’s highest-placed driver in the championship.

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WRC Portugal: Relentless Rovanpera in control after Saturday domination

The reigning world rally champion won five of the day’s seven tests to transform an overnight 10.8s advantage into a 57.5s lead, as the Finn moved closer to a first WRC win since New Zealand last October.

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera charges into commanding lead, Loubet retires

The Toyota driver started the day with a 10.8s advantage but a stunning drive to sweep the trio of stages allowed the Finn to open up a 52.4s lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera pulls away from Sordo on Saturday morning loop

The Toyota driver started the day with a 10.8s advantage but a stunning drive resulted in the Finn to clean sweep the trio of stages to open up a 52.4s-lead over Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.

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WRC Portugal: Faultless Rovanpera heads Sordo after leaderboard shake up

The Toyota driver produced an head turning display despite being disadvantaged by road position to end the day leading Hyundai’s Dani Sordo by 10.8s. Rovanpera won three of the day’s eight stages to become the fourth different leader of the event to date.

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WRC Portugal: Tanak leads from chasing Rovanpera on Friday morning

Tanak produced an impressive showing in his M-Sport Ford Puma, winning one of the three morning stages to lead Toyota’s Rovanpera by 3.0s.

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