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march 31, 2019 - FIA Junior WRC

Thierry Neuville springs to surprise lead at Tour de Corse

Press release available only in original language. 

The Belgian snatched lead after dramatic finale to the longest day of the season.

Neuville heads into Sunday’s closing leg with a 4.5sec advantage after charging ahead of leader #elfynevans in the marathon 47km Castagniccia speed test which ended the day.

Evans started the test with an 11.5sec advantage in his #fordfiesta after his frantic tussle for the lead with Ott Tänak ended in the previous special stage. The #toyotayaris driver conceded two minutes after stopping to change a punctured tyre.

Evans’ advantage appeared healthy, but an increasingly confident Neuville outgunned him by 16.0sec in his Hyundai i20 to set up a thrilling final day shootout.

“This morning we couldn’t find a good feeling to push as hard as we wanted. This afternoon we raised the height of the car and I was able to attack in every stage,” explained Neuville.

“I knew I had to keep the car on the road, but when the feeling is good you drive as fast as you can without taking big risks.”

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