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Elfyn Evans says he is ready to give it his all as he bids to become Wales’ first World Rally Champion next week. The 31-year-old from Dolgellau goes into the final round at Monza (3-6 December) leading his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 14 points.
Elfyn Evans is planning on becoming Wales’ first World Rally Champion in style in Italy next month. The Dolgellau-born racer will head into the final round in Monza leading the standings by 14 points after this month’s penultimate round in Belgium was cancelled.
Elfyn Evans’ chances of becoming Wales’ first World Rally Champ have been boosted after next month’s penultimate round in Belgium was cancelled. Organisers of the Ypres Rally Belgium (19-22 November) took the decision on Friday due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
As Elfyn Evans prepares to lead the FIA World Rally Championship into the penultimate round of the series in Belgium next month, fellow countryman Meirion Evans has issued a warning – those super smooth and fast asphalt roads in Flanders become unbelievably wet and slippery in the winter, as he discovered to his cost.
Elfyn Evans insists he would deserve to be Wales’ first World Rally Champion if the COVID-19 crisis forced the season to be ended now. The 31-year-old Dolgellau racer leads the standings by 14 points with, in theory, two rounds left in the disrupted calendar.
Elfyn Evans saw his lead in the World Rally Championship reduced after finishing fourth in Sardinia. The 31-year-old was always at playing catch-up after being first on the road on the opening day.
Elfyn Evans’ prospects of becoming Wales’ first World Rally Champion in Sardinia this weekend have been ended after organisers added an extra Italian round. The WRC season will now end at the Monza Rally on 4-6 December after the event was added to the COVID-19 reduced calendar.
Elfyn Evans could join that very small and exclusive band of Welsh world champions this weekend. The 31-year old driver from Dolgellau is on track to clinch his first FIA World Rally Championship title at Rally Italy in Sardinia. But whatever materialises on the Mediterranean island this weekend one thing is for sure – it’s going to be the most important event of Evans’ career so far.
World Rally Championship pacesetter Elfyn Evans set the joint-fastest time in shakedown for Rally Sardinia. The 31-year-old finished joint top with Ott Tanak while his Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Sebastien Ogier was third fastest just 0.8secs behind.
Elfyn Evans is trying not to focus on what is at stake as he heads to Sardinia on the cusp of being crowned Wales’ first World Rally Champion. The 31-year-old from Dolgellau could seal the title this weekend on soil where he first tasted the thrill of driving the latest generation of WRC cars seven years ago.
Elfyn Evans stormed to a stunning victory on Rally Turkey to seize the lead in the World Rally Championship title chase. The Dolgellau racer overturned a one minute deficit to win by over 35 secs on an astonishing final day.