The reigning world champion starred in tricky conditions to snatch the Rally Chile lead
Kalle Rovanpera moved ahead of Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead Rally Chile as thick fog turned the fight for the World Rally Championship victory on its head. The reigning world champion started Saturday in third but emerged through treacherous weather and incredibly poor visibility to head overnight leader Evans by 15.1 seconds going into Sunday’s final four stages. Rovanpera took the provisional 18 points for topping Saturday’s classification as Evans scooped up 15 points.
The stage proved to be a turning point in the rally as the fog became increasingly thick after each pass. Munster described the situation as “driving blind” while Evans said “he couldn’t see beyond his bonnet” as he suffered the worst of the conditions. As a result, Evans was reduced to a crawl in the fog losing 24.1s and the rally lead in the process. “I don’t know how you are meant to rally in those conditions,” said a frustrated Evans at the stage end as he dropped 5.
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