Kalle Rovanpera is closer to a first WRC win of the season after maintaining his RallydePortugal lead, while Thierry Neuville hit trouble and dropped out of the podium places Full report ⬇️
The morning started in a disastrous fashion for Neuville courtesy of a suspected turbo issue that significantly reduced the power of his i20 N.
As a result, Neuville lost 1m26.4s on stage 16, Paredes 11.05km, demoting him from third to fifth overall. Sordo came through the test with the third quickest time, 7.7s faster than Lappi, who inherited third overall due to Neuville’s problems, while electing to save his tyres in the stage. "The hybrid didn't like the short night - it seems like this car is not waking up today,” said Tanak.
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