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While Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans played a duel for the title, Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux took the lead in Saudi Arabia's rally.
Ogier recovers in Rally Saudi Arabia to boost title hopes
Sebastien Ogier bounced back from a mediocre first full day at the season-closing Rally Saudi Arabia to share the honours in Thursday's final stage and boost his hopes of landing a ninth World Rally Championship. The Frenchman, who described the conditions as "terrible", hit the same time as M-Sport Ford driver Martins Sesks in the final stage to close the day in seventh place overall, 44.2 seconds behind leader Adrien Fourmaux.
The World Rally Championship season ends this weekend in Saudi Arabia. Latvian Martinš Sesks (Ford) went into the maintenance break on the first full day of competition as the leader, ahead of Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) and Finn Sami Pajar (Toyota). Toyota drivers Sebastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans are fighting for the World Rally Championship title in Saudi Arabia, and for Ott Tänak this will be the last rally before he puts his sports ca…
Elfyn Evans in action during the Saudi Arabia Rally, Ogier's direct rival for the world title (Symbolic image) (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP via Getty Images) Getty Images. French driver Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) is in a favorable position to clinch a ninth world title on Saturday, despite suffering two punctures on Friday at the Saudi Arabia Rally, the 14th and final round of the WRC World Championship. Multiple punctures marked the afternoon …
Latvian Martinš Sesks Fourmaux (Ford Puma Rally1) leads the Saudi Rally after the second day, which is the fourteenth and final round of the World Rally Championship. Of the three title contenders, all driving Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 cars, Frenchman Sébastien Ogier is still the best, currently sixth. Friday's program was marked by a significant number of punctures.
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