Neuville mounted a fightback in search of the six points he needs to secure a maiden WRC title
Thierry Neuville kickstarted his Rally Japan recovery on Saturday morning to close in on the World Rally Championship points-paying positions, while title rival Ott Tanak witnessed his lead trimmed by Elfyn Evans. Neuville, now driving a fully-functioning Hyundai i20N after Friday’s power issue, managed to haul himself up tot 11th spot as Tanak kept his championship hopes alive by continuing to lead the rally. Evans cut Tanak's lead to 16.
Thierry Neuville, Martijn Wydaeghe, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Photo by: McKlein / Motorsport Images Katsuta responded to Forumaux’s pace in stage 11 as the fight for the podium took another twist. The local hero was 5.6s faster than the M-Sport driver, who unlike his Toyota rival was running one hard tyre, to snatch third spot by 0.4s. “Of course it would be nice to get a podium but it is not the target for me this weekend, I just follow the team strategy,” said Katsuta.
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