The favorite to win the title estimates that the electricity problem occurred during the day of Friday Rally Japan It wasn’t mechanical, but I’m not sure it can be fixed. The hopes of Thierry Neuville take the crown were affected when their i20 N started to lose pace during the fourth stage in Shinshirowhich cost the Belgian more than half a minute against his rival, Ott Tanakeven though he only needs six points to win the championship.
Thierry Neuville won the first special of the morning and placed second, behind the Estonian, before a problem relegated him to third position, more than forty seconds behind. Elfyn Evans. Even if a third place would be enough to win the title, There is no midday support on Friday to allow Hyundai to fully investigate and resolve the issue..
However, the Belgian and his co-pilot, Martin Wydaeghewere able to carry out a quick diagnosis on the section of road, and are convinced that the problem is not mechanical or linked to the turbo. It’s only the second time this year that the leader has faced a car problem, having suffered a fuel pressure problem at the Kenya Rally: “It happened suddenly and the power went away, so I don’t I have no idea.”
“It looks like it’s not mechanical, so that’s positive. I’m not sure we can fix it, but the mechanics are working on it,” he said. . “We have a lot of parts on the car this weekend, so hopefully we’ll get what we need to fix it. Surely [podrÃamos continuar en modo carretera] “But we would lose minutes, we checked everything on the asphalt and the turbo seemed fine, so that’s good, maybe it’s not much, or maybe.”
The Belgian admitted that He was satisfied with the settings of his i20 Nbefore the power problem appeared: “The car felt good and, in fact, we lost a bit of speed after the first stage, because we were surprised by the differences [entre los pilotos]. “I think we are already looking forward to focusing on third place this weekend, which would have been a good result, but now it looks like it will be more difficult.”
A repeat loop of Friday morning’s stages awaits the crews, before two runs through the Okazaki stage which concludes Friday’s action.
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