World rally champion Thierry newville At the Monte Carlo Rally, his Friday, due to a mistake and a puncture, described the “day of forgetting” after being offered two off on the same corner.
Hyundai driver finished eighth on Friday, at a distance of 3 minutes 58.6 seconds from the lead he had maintained in the day stage.
Newville made a mistake by losing about two minutes on stage six when he misunderstood a tight right hairpin and fired into the ditch. The Belgian managed to fix the car but had to drag his left-rear wheel to the rest of the kilometers and take it back to the service.
Bizarrely, he moved to the same corner in the afternoon after becoming one of the first drivers facing punctures in the new Hucca rubber of 2025.
“Apparently forgetting day. I made a mistake this morning and I misunderstood to apply a brake with the tires and the goal of this afternoon was to see if we could catch a little time, “said Newville.
“But then our tire was punctured inside three kilometers in stage (stage nine), and we were hesitating whether to go ahead or not, but we decided to continue the puncture.
Thierry Newville, Martigarg Vayedaghe, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20N rally 1
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“The tire went into that specific braking (area) and fortunately we did this morning (of that gap), so we knew how to avoid any loss.
“I am disappointed with a mistake of this morning. After that the puncture can be done by anyone and we have to analyze it.
“The tires are new and I don’t know where it was punctured, I do not think we have received more information because the tire is clearly destroyed. We cannot learn a lot from him but we will try to improve tomorrow. ”
However, disappointed by mistake, Newville revealed that he was not very happy with his set up of his i20 N and would return to the settings used in Thursday’s stages.
“I was not satisfied today (by car). We made some changes overnight for the day and I could not find confidence the whole day, many surprises, “he further said.
“It was not a fun day in the car, but we will go back to what we used on Thursday to see if I feel more comfortable.”
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