The WRC, World Rally Championship, opens with a victory for Neuville and his Hyundai i20 N in Monte Carlo, a decidedly interesting triumph from a global perspective, given that Rovanpera, absent at the "Monte", and Ogier, will run a part-time championship. time.
The Frenchman from Toyota, a specialist in this particularly treacherous race due to the ice, was unable to counter an impeccable Neuville, making up a 16.1 second gap at the end of the rally.
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Behind Ogier came Evans, again on a Toyota GR Yaris, to complete the podium;
fourth was Tanak, who nevertheless showed high potential upon his return to Hyundai after his stint at Ford.
Evans would like to take advantage of the absences of the reigning world champion, Rovanpera, his teammate, to try to win the world championship, but in the 2024 championship he will have to deal with a particularly aggressive Hyundai team.
In fact, Neuville, with the victory of the race and the power stage, has already accumulated 30 points, becoming the provisional leader of the drivers' classification ahead of Ogier, with 24 points, and Evans, with 21 points.
For the moment, Tanak is further behind, with 15 points.
The next round of the WRC concerns the Swedish stage, scheduled from 15 to 18 February.
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