Elfyn Evans is closing in on the World Rally title at the final race of the season at Monza
MONZA (ITALY) – Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier was third with his world rally title rival Elfyn Evans poised just five seconds off the pace after Friday’s breakneck racing at a frozen and foggy Monza.
Welsh driver Evans leads his Toyota teammate by 14 points in the season standings and only needs to finish fourth or better to deny Ogier a seventh world crown.
After six of the 15 specials the rally itself was being led by Dani Sordo of Hyundai followed by Esapekka Lappi of Ford.
With Northern Italy hit by snowstorms and chilly weather earlier in the week the tension was cranked up as the pair tracked each-other closely.
“It was tough, we were sliding all over the place out there and there was just no room for mistakes,”…
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