Either we get another perfect rally from Neuville like Sardinia or it will be very difficult indeed, even when not opening the road. Of course Ogier could run into troubles but that doesn't happen often.
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In general I agree, good rally for him. On Friday he wasn't off the pace, even managed to be ahead of Loeb. I expected little more from him on Saturday on the wet tarmac though (he had some remarkable performance in Corsica in such conditions 2-3 years ago). On Sunday all Fords seemed off the pace on the morning loop, only one certain Sebastien realized what they need to do with the car to be faster on the second. Probably all credit goes to him if his settings were copied. I hope Evans has learned something from his last 2 years.
Looks like Loeb’s Tyre choice today wasn’t too much guess and risk... says he was sure and they referred back to a test he did in similar conditions recently and that the hard worked, even on slightly damp surface.
What a performance, it’ll go down in history.
I’m also beginning to think he might want a crack at number ten after this result.... wonder if Ogier has it in his contract that Loeb can’t join the team full time?