Solberg Stuns WRC Field Rally 1 Rally on Return to lead Estonia

Oliver solberg The world rally championship regularly shocked to claim its first top-Flight stage win and capture the rally Estonia lead on his rally 1 return with Toyota.

Solberg and co-operator Elliot Edmondson Quickly gelled with GR Yaris rally 1 Return to the top level of WRC for the first time since 2022The pair completed the loop with the leadership of 8.5 with home hero Hyundai Oat TanakIn the third with the Kalle Rowanpera of Toyota, 10.7S outstanding.

The WRC2 point leader admitted before the rally that he was not in Estonia to win the event, just to finish with the primary target.

However, he emerged with the rally lead after Stage Two (Peipsiaare, 24.35 km), where he launched the ground, starting the eighth place on the road. The first WRC career stage was a good time to defeat Rowanpara to claim wins, which inspired an emotional response at the end of the stage.

A emotional Solberg said, “This dream has come true. I was a bit shocked and a little emotional. I was completely surprised, a little festive, but it was more emotional. We have done enough now, I am not to win the rally here,” said an emotional Solberg.

Solberg supported its impressive pace in stage three, which ended 0.2S behind the stage winner Tanak, before winning the second pass via the peepsiyar by 2.8S from the Rowanpera. The 23 -year -old missed Tanak on winning step five from 0.9S.

“Bhavna is good and incredible to drive a car, it’s the best car I have ever operated,” Solberg said.

Tanak predicted that he would not be able to fight for victory due to some conflicts with his front end of his Hyundai i20N.

This issue was clear as Estonian fought its car through steps. Although Tanak claimed three and five phases, he admitted that he was “struggling on a large scale” in extracting the best from i20N.

The 2019 world champion said, “It was before the rally, somehow I was actually struggling to find out where I am struggling. The way I like to drive, the car is not driving (how I want). I am a very old style to learn new tricks.”

Many people fought a Tanak-Bamn-Rowanpera to win later this week. Rowanpera showed pace on Thursday’s shakedown, but on Friday morning a two -time world champion continued to struggle to get out of the Hukuk rubber.

Rowanpera succeeded in providing a strong pace to keep himself firmly in fighting, but the three -time rally Estonia winners were not particularly happy with his performance.

“I think we should try to find some traction in service. I think it’s an easy way to go fast if we can create something more on the car because the grip seems to be quite low. I think we can improve it,” said Rowanpera.

Smooth as Rowanpara Hyundai was not the only driver fighting to be suited to Hankuk Rubber on sharp gravel Thierry neurville Accepted for lack of confidence with tires in high speed conditions. After winning Thursday’s opening super special, the overnight leader, Belgium needs a strong point to ignore the defense of his title in fourth place (+12.0s).

“Honestly I struggle a lot with a change in grip, hold is super low. These tires in these situations, it is super strange, you can’t find confidence,” said Neurville after Stage Three, which was summarized to allow medical staff to participate in an incident in an incident that did not include a competitive car.

Toyota Takmoto katsususa Even behind the wheel was not comfortable, but managed to cross an intercom issue on stage three in fifth place. Team-Mate and Championship Leader Elephin Evans The loss of opening the road faced a major issue than expected. Welshman completed the loop behind katasuta in the sixth, 0.5s.

This proved to be a difficult morning for other remaining Toyota Sami PajariAs Finn faced a power loss issue, which struggled for faith in the eighth (+55.5s).

Hyundai Adrian Formox Admittedly admitted that he made a start for the incident, but continued to build speed to finish the morning in the seventh (+34.1s).

M-Sport-Ford trio of drivers including Josh McRlen, Martins Sesk and Drivers Gregor Munter Everyone faced moments.

McRlenn and Munter overshadowed a junction in stage three, while Sesk faced a spin. After killing a rock in stage four, Munter picked up a front-right puncture, which left him 11th, McRlenn in the ninth and behind the 10th position behind Sesk.