Rally Chile – Elfyn Evans leader after time correction

Although he did not speak out much on camera to protest the reprimand his friend received, Sébastien Ogier in Greece, Ott Tänak has nevertheless explained how this terrain does not please his mount. As soon as the combination of hard ground and low grip presents itself, the i20 is in difficulty. The problem is recurrent and the team plans to play 4 jokers next year to try to improve the phenomenon.

In the meantime, this does not suit the Estonian at all. If he managed to better manage the events during the 2^e loop, he was still surprised to find himself in the lead of the race. However, it did not last.

With spectators badly positioned in SS1 at Pulperia, the race management decided to interrupt the special after 3 cars. As is often the case in this case, the other competitors were first given a fixed time, that of Thierry Neuville, who, as "chief sweeper", had experienced difficulties in this section. Considering that the fixed time was not correct, a request was made to the race management by the team Toyota .

Officials have decided to change the times of Evans, Kalle Rovanperä and Adrien fourmaux. While this did not affect the Frenchman who had been slowed down by mechanical problems, it did push Kalle back to 10'' from the lead instead of 7''1. Finally, the most important thing concerns the leader. Ott Tänak had finished his day 0''4 ahead of Elfyn Evans. He is now 3'' behind. The Welshman will therefore be the last of the Rally1 crews to start, which may make the difference given the sweep announced during Saturday.

Ranking at the end of the first stage of the rally from Chile