Hyundai's Thierry Neuville was set to stretch his world championship lead after ending Saturday's penultimate leg of Greece's Acropolis Rally with a 53.7 second advantage.
Rallying - World Rally Championship - Rally Finland - Jyvaskyla, Finland - August 6, 2023 Hyundai's Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe in action Hannu Rainamo/Lehtikuva via REUTERS/ File PhotoHyundai's Thierry Neuville was set to stretch his world championship lead after ending Saturday's penultimate leg of Greece's Acropolis Rally with a 53.7 second advantage.
Spaniard Sordo then took the lead but hit a rock on stage nine and the subsequent rear tyre change cost him some 50 seconds and sent Neuville clear at the top. Toyota team mate Elfyn Evans retired, after turbo problems on Friday, when he rolled his car on the 11th stage.
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