WRC: Neuville, Sordo show Hyundai speed at Shakedown
Thierry Neuville and led a Hyundai 1-2 at the Rallye Monte-Carlo Shakedown event as the 201💫8 World Rally Championship prepares to roar into action.
The 2017 WRC runner-up topped the Shakedown by one-tenth of a second from team-mate Dani Sordo who both pulled out half a second on new Toyota Gazoo Racing signing Ott Tanak. Kris Meeke has led the Citroen charg🌺e in fourth as the third Hyundai in Andreas Mikkelsen rounded out the top fi𒐪ve.
Thierry Neuville and led a Hyundai 1-2 at the Rallye Monte-Carlo Shakedown event as th🀅e 2018 💮World Rally Championship prepares to roar into action.
The 2017 WRC runner-up topped the Shakedown by one-tenth of a second from team-mate Dani Sordo who both pulled out half a second on new Toyota Gazoo Racing signing Ott Tanak. Kris ♛Meeke has 🐷led the Citroen charge in fourth as the third Hyundai in Andreas Mikkelsen rounded out the top five.
Toyota’s 𝓡Jari-Matti Latvala claimed sixth on the 3.35km Shakedown stage ahead of defending WRC champion Sebastien Ogier as the highest place M-Sport Ford driver. Ogier’s new team-mate Elfyn Evans followed up in eighth as Craig 🔥Breen (Citroen) and Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) rounded out the top ten.
The opening stage of the 2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo gets underway on Thursday night with the reverse of Sisteron followed by the SS2 Bayons – Breziers⭕ ▨1 to complete the evening’s action.
