Rally Italia Sardegna, part of the FIA World Rally Championship, is underway with a new shorter sprint rally format. Toyota's Sebastien Ogier initially led the rally from Hyundai's Ott Tanak, while Elfyn Evans suffered a puncture early on. Ogier held onto his lead from Hyundai's Thierry Neuville on Friday, but Ford's Adrien Fourmaux retired. On Saturday morning, Ott Tanak took the lead, but Neuville, the points leader, crashed out. Later, Ogier reclaimed the lead after Hyundai instructed Tanak to slow down. Ogier now holds a 17.1-second advantage going into the final day.
Ott Tanak was embroiled in a close fight with Sebastien Ogier in #RallyItaliaSardegna when Hyundai instructed the Estonian to “be safe and not push.” Cyril Abiteboul has now explained the thinking behind the message. https://t.co/Bupe3ackCH #WRC
🗣️ "I will never ask a driver to slow down, but the discussion we had was about risk versus reward" Hyundai #WRC boss Cyril Abiteboul says Ott Tanak's risks to challenge Sebastien Ogier for the #RallyItaliaSardegna lead on Saturday was "unreasonable" ⬇️ https://t.co/U7ivQ84aPg
Ott Tanak has slashed Sebastien Ogier’s lead at #RallyItaliaSardegna as #WRC points leader Thierry Neuville bounced back to head the Sunday standings Full report ⬇️ https://t.co/Qu67oaiwtj
#WRC - Eight-time WRC champion, Sébastien Ogier, will start tomorrow with a 17.1sec advantage over competitors at the 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna. 🇮🇹 ⬇️ https://t.co/VyupTsBFa2
#WRC - Eight-time WRC champion, Sébastien Ogier, will start tomorrow with a 17.1sec advantage over competitors at the 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna. 🇮🇹 ➡️ https://t.co/VyupTsBFa2
Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier reclaimed the lead in #RallyItaliaSardegna after Hyundai instructed Ott Tanak to slow down on Saturday afternoon. Full #WRC report: https://t.co/ufrgjYbdoP
Sebastien Ogier is on course for a third consecutive World Rally Championship win on Rally Sardinia ⏱️ The Toyota driver holds the overnight lead, after Hyundai instructed Ott Tanak to “be safe” on Saturday’s rough gravel stages ⚠️ Story ⬇️ https://t.co/JYSr31XR5Z
Hyundai's Ott Tanak leads Toyota rival Sebastien Ogier in #RallyItaliaSardegna as Thierry Neuville crashes out on Saturday morning. Full #WRC report: https://t.co/eH4GIz8DPa
Hyundai’s Ott Tanak leads the WRC's Rally Sardinia following Saturday morning's loop ⏱️ But his points leading team-mate Thierry Neuville suffered the first major setback in his title pursuit by sliding off on the final stage 😬 Report ⬇️ https://t.co/SmV2svhP8M
Ogier leads opening leg of Rally Italy in Sardinia https://t.co/yJOzzSTCi2 https://t.co/uzbQZY7re1
Toyota's Ogier held on to the lead from Hyundai rival Neuville in #RallyItaliaSardegna on Friday afternoon, as Ford driver Fourmaux retired. Full report from the day's action: https://t.co/9f7D0VTRQ0 #WRC
Sebastien Ogier leads #RallyItaliaSardegna from Ott Tanak after an eventful start to the #WRC’s new shorter sprint rally format Full report ⬇️ https://t.co/V6Vo9P3aAl
Sebastien Ogier completed the opening loop of a new shorter #RallySardinia with a slender lead from Ott Tanak, while #WRC title contender Elfyn Evans suffered a puncture. Full report ⬇️ https://t.co/GitS9J60ge
Sebastien Ogier completed the opening loop of a new shorter #RallyItaliaSardegna with a slender lead from Ott Tanak. Meanwhile, #WRC title contender Elfyn Evans suffered a puncture. Full report ⬇️ https://t.co/KLiivNKVU3
Rally Italia Sardegna is getting underway with a new format trialed at the Italian round of the FIA World Rally Championship! #FIA #Rally #WRC @OfficialWRC https://t.co/bunk7HPTgN