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WRC - Thierry Neuville before Monza: "If I will miss Ogier? The driver yes, the character no"

Winner of the last two asphalt rallies, Thierry Neuville is one of the favorites for the final round of the season at Monza. 3rd in the general classification before this final rally, he must finish ahead of Kalle Rovanpera, his last opponent, to definitively lock this place on the world championship podium.

He will also attend, from afar, the battle for the title between Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans. But does he have a favorite? Not sure. "Between the two, it's going to be a good fight. They both deserve it," he explains over Olivier Gaspard.

“Evans, like us, has had quite a bit of mechanical trouble throughout the season. Ogier, nothing at all, apart from a little outing in Sweden he didn't have the slightest hitch. , we do not count the number of victories but the number of points "adds Neuville.

Monza will be the last race of Ogier’s final season, which is heading towards an 8th World Championship title. Ogier, an opponent who has marked Neuville throughout these years of fierce competition between the two pilots: "It is a real pleasure for us to measure ourselves against him. We had some great fights. We were able to win some of them. , some others were lost.

It has always been an additional motivation for us to give our all. If I will miss him? The character, no, but the pilot clearly. In a championship, we want to have as many great drivers as possible. So, yes he will be missed. Afterwards, the next generation is there, young people are arriving and they will soon be at the level of the best. There will be great fights "
The constructors' title for Hyundai?

Another issue that persists is the constructors' title, which will fall either into the hands of Toyota (474 ​​points) or Hyundai (427). Asked about the subject, the driver Hyundai Neuville was rather defeatist: "I think that this year, we do not deserve this title. We have known too many worries. What was our strong point in the past has become one of our weak points. This is also one of the reasons why this weekend we are no longer fighting for the title. For the constructors' title, there is very little chance. If there were still any, I thinks Ott Tanak would be there. "

So Neuville, favorite of this rally on asphalt? "Yes, I'm part of it but there are others. We saw it well in Spain, Dani Sordo was very fast, Elfyn Evans too. And then there will be others who will be surprising. The course remains atypical, so we can expect surprises. The keys to winning? It all depends on the weather, the choice of tires and the strategy. We must not make mistakes, that's what made us happy. cost victory here last year. "

A Top 3? "I want to get back to 1, it worked well in Spain. Then it will be Elfyn Evans and Sébastien Ogier" concluded Neuville.

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WRC - Thierry Neuville before Monza: "If I will miss Ogier? The driver yes, the character no"

charakter wins no Titels.....i thought Mimimi Hamilton is in F1, but now we have also a Mimimimi in WRC