the Belgian Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20) assured in the last four stages of the Rally Italia-Sardinia and with this careful tactic achieved the victoryafter seven months without a win, ahead of his teammate Finn Esapekka Lappi.
The difficult weather conditions and the large amount of rain that fell made the slopes veritable slippery traps, but Neuville, winner on two other occasions in Sardinia (2016 and 2018), knows how to navigate with his advantage at the finish line where he took 33 seconds from Lappi.
It is also true that the Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), who retired the previous day after going off the road but continued to drive on Sunday, and Dani Sordo was also out of the race due to an exhaust problem, Neuville was easier to handle. the pressure and the Rally.
It was the 18th win for Neuville in the WRC, the first of the season, after a good start with three podiums, in Monte Carlo, Sweden and Mexico.
Third in Sardinia, the Finn Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) maintains the lead in the World Championship with 118 points, 25 more than Neuvillewho rose to second place, and 33 more than Estonian Ott Tänak (Ford).
The next round of the championship will be in Kenya from June 22 to 25.
Source: La Verdad
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