Elfyn Evans remains unyielding in Sweden: "We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow."

Still in control of the overall standings Rally Elfyn Evans of Sweden won only one stage on Saturday, conceding a few seconds to his pursuer, Takamoto Katsuta. The previous day, the Japanese driver had briefly relegated the Welshman to second position, before Evans regained the lead in the first stage of the morning.

Elfyn Evans, however, did not simply defend his position and expressed his disappointment with the second loop on Saturday. I'm not really satisfied with my afternoon. he confided to AUTO's microphonehebdo present on site. I wasted time to Takamoto Katsuta. "Still ahead of his teammate, Evans nevertheless conceded 2,1 seconds during the afternoon of the third day, penalized by low grip which he had already complained about the day before.

For the final day of the Rally Sweden, the drivers will cover 61,13 kilometers spread over three special stages. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow. We know the special stage, but it's reversed this year, so it's very technical and complicated. recalls the pilot Toyota. We still need to be precise tomorrow. »

Finally, the first special stage on Sunday will start earlier than the rest of the week, with a scheduled start time of 7:33 am. We've been sleeping in all week, so it's going to be a shock tomorrow. Morning "jokes the Welshman.

Elfyn Evans now appears truly poised to secure his second consecutive victory at the Rally Sweden. Currently second in the World Rally Championship, he must also absolutely capitalize on the absence of Sébastien Ogier to collect as many points as possible in order to aim for the title this season.

Interview by Pierre Barré, special correspondent in Umeå, Sweden. 

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