[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2026

[CeskyOndra]

Fourmaux is driving well

[Fast Eddie WRC]

What's the team strategy he's talking about. Tyres ?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Looks like a stage win for Neuville. The Hyundai is definitely better on gravel.

[wwbroe]

Very close battle at the top, we will see in the afternoon.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Nice run by Armstrong.

[flat_right]

The pace difference of Hyundai on tarmac (Canaries) vs gravel amuses me. How on earth are they so behind? On gravel they can compete with Toyota's but on the hard surface they are so behind. Is it just that they haven't had time to properly set up the car? Last year Tänak said that the changes that they made are good and the base is solid but now they have to fine-tune it.

[EstWRC]

I would wait until the end of the rally.

Even if they have a made step now, Toyota will soon answer with their upgrades

[jcevc]

Or the speed of H`s will go away as soon as conditions will change - probably in the second loop today - hope not but it happens already numerous times.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The pace difference of Hyundai on tarmac (Canaries) vs gravel amuses me. How on earth are they so behind? On gravel they can compete with Toyota's but on the hard surface they are so behind. Is it just that they haven't had time to properly set up the car? Last year Tänak said that the changes that they made are good and the base is solid but now they have to fine-tune it.

They finally sorted the car for fast gravel after moving their test base to Finland. Now they moved to Southern France to sort it for rough slow gravel.

I think they've given up on tarmac as there arent so many events and Toyota are super-strong.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Even if they have a made step now, Toyota will soon answer with their upgrades

Toyota seem to accept that some competition is good for the WRC and will concentrate their development on the new WRC27 Car.