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00:00The first physics.
00:30The first time to rally Islas Canarias.
00:33A new rally is all about the unknown.
00:36The first tarmac rally on a new tyre.
00:39So the size of the challenge grows.
00:42One team seems to have all the answers.
00:46Yeah, we are just doing what we need to do.
00:49When you drive properly, you don't make mistakes.
00:52So, yeah, just enjoying ourselves.
00:54We really had fun in the car.
00:56This weekend, Toyota are watching as their rivals struggle.
01:01How was it in there?
01:03A disaster.
01:05It's probably the most we've suffered all rallies.
01:08So, with so many cars, so much time.
01:12Surprisingly bad today.
01:15So, don't know what's happening.
01:17It was bad yesterday, but I don't know how to describe today then.
01:22As soon as it's a smooth tarmac that we've got now, wow.
01:26It's really, really hard to drive the car.
01:29They know how to put on a show here.
01:35Thursday's opening ceremony was standing room only.
01:39Then it was time for the stars to take flight.
01:43A clever, mature weekend came to an early end for Sammy Pajari.
01:48He ran out of road at this sweeping corner on stage 12.
01:55And ground to a halt.
01:57Fourth place, gone.
02:03Gregoire Munster was carrying too much speed when he did this.
02:06That was in stage 11.
02:10But Greg was helped back into contention by a few hands and a big shove.
02:21Boy, Tanak grizzled about his ailing I-20.
02:26Hyundai were trying extreme fixes to make it grip the road.
02:32None worked.
02:33Tanak wasn't happy.
02:36Tanak in seventh.
02:39The team decided to turn the day into a giant test session.
02:43Thierry Nerville forced to throw in the towel and help look for a solution.
02:48He's in sixth.
02:53Adrien Formo is Hyundai's best hoop.
02:55Using a different set-up.
02:57But still no answer to the relentless performance from his rivals.
03:02Fifth place for him.
03:04Third place is very handy for the Welshman.
03:05In the championship race that is.
03:06Third place is very handy for the Welshman.
03:07In the championship race that is.
03:09Third place is very handy for the Welshman.
03:10In the championship race that is.
03:13It was as though Seb Auger hadn't been away.
03:14But this was his return.
03:15After his return.
03:16In the championship race that is.
03:17In the championship race.
03:19It was as though Seb Auger hadn't been away.
03:20But this was his return.
03:21After three months off.
03:22And he's right where he wants to be.
03:24at the moment.
03:25his chickens, Elvin Evans. Third place is very handy for the Welshman, in the
03:32championship race that is.
03:37It was as though Seb Auger hadn't been away, but this was his return after three
03:44months off, and he's right where he wants to be at the moment.
03:55But what can you say about Caller Rodden-Perry? He won every single stage out in the hills.
04:04All twelve so far this weekend, and he has a very, very useful lead.
04:12The last stage on Saturday night, a super special, with a section inside a basketball arena.
04:20Caller going for thirteen stages on the trot. Did he do it?
04:25Caller, this one is going to go to your teammate, Elvin Evans, your six cents down on him.
04:29Yeah, it was so cool to see so many fans. Everything is going as planned all the time.
04:35Unfortunately, this one was a bit too risky stage to do anything crazy, but for sure we
04:41will continue enjoying tomorrow.
04:43Sunday morning service, and history has to start somewhere for the WRC's first visit to
04:50this island. The chapter headings, the first tarmac with the new Hankook tyres.
04:56Total dominance by one team, and one driver. And a drastic move from Hyundai in response.
05:03A replacement engine going into Oytanex I-20 last night.
05:10Is this a request stop? Can I please get some points today?
05:15Not just Sunday, but super Sunday today. Sunday points.
05:20They couldn't come fast enough for Hyundai.
05:24Toyota were enjoying their monopoly on pace far too much.
05:29It has been a very frustrating weekend, and I don't think we are going to collect much
05:35points today, so we would have been happy to go home last night already.
05:41Yeah, but as always in rallying, we never know. There might be a surprise, a good run hopefully.
05:50Like I said this morning to Martin, it's like having the nicest wife, but having bad sex.
05:55So, that's exactly how it felt this weekend.
06:03We need to keep doing the same job as we've done so far if we can.
06:06What is that about catching college?
06:08Yeah, of course. Today we will finally catch him.
06:11Time to empty the mind.
06:23Empty it and focus. Find the speed again. Find the rhythm again.
06:30Oh, big cut from Josh McAleon. Unusually in this event, but no grip downhill in the next one.
06:36You alright? Yeah.
06:39Over concrete and into the Armco.
06:42Bang! Crash! Wallop!
06:45And over very quickly for the Irishman.
06:50Was Oytanak fast enough now?
06:53Was the replacement engine going to help him?
06:55It might boost his confidence.
06:57From 7th place, carrying a 10 second penalty, Thierry Nerville half a minute ahead.
07:04Thierry Nerville was quickly faster than his teammate.
07:09Faster road to start the day. It had a consistent look to it.
07:13Thierry put the car to the test and did well.
07:22Adrien Formo had a simple mission today.
07:25To finish the day as the best Hyundai.
07:27Get the most amount of Super Sunday points.
07:35The history of this event would record the results long before the reasons for them.
07:40Elvin Evans started the day from 3rd place.
07:47With a sizeable gap back to his teammate Takemoto Katsuta.
07:51It was a comfort zone, but he couldn't be complacent about it.
07:57Everybody knew how impressive a lockout of the podium would look.
08:11That was what the leading Toyotas would go for.
08:13Seb Augier would play his part.
08:16A quick start.
08:18Looking at the times on the board over there.
08:23Your quickest route so far.
08:24So far.
08:25I know what's coming.
08:27Kalla Rovimpera, back to his best.
08:33Topping the timesheets again.
08:35Through this monumental scenery.
08:39Kalla Rovimpera wasn't taking in the view like us.
08:42He was carving his way through it.
08:45To another stage win.
08:51Hyundai.
08:52Still not good enough.
08:54For the Sunday points.
08:59It went off quite well in the beginning.
09:01But the car was a bit edgy on the rear.
09:03And then at the end.
09:05Yeah.
09:06I just feel like.
09:07The diff doesn't allow me to put Mario in the mid corner.
09:10And I end up on the series.
09:12I'm just looking at the rear wheel out.
09:14Have you been skimming some arm-cow barriers?
09:17Yeah.
09:18I wanted to be like the same guy.
09:20You know on the NASCAR.
09:21When you use the barrier on the outside.
09:23To overtake the overt.
09:24But he doesn't really work on the Wally.
09:26So.
09:27I'm not carrying the speed where I should have been.
09:29So.
09:30Yep.
09:31Snuck up.
09:32What can you do about that then?
09:33Well.
09:34Be better next time.
09:38Tarmac rallies are renowned for tight gaps.
09:41Leads measured in tenths of seconds.
09:44Not this weekend.
09:45Not for this flying fin.
10:03The road to victory now takes us to Mas Palomas.
10:08It's day three of rally is Las Canarias.
10:12It was hard to swallow this.
10:27But the Hyundai's weren't fast enough even to compete for the top Super Sunday points.
10:33Stuck with a differential setting that he couldn't change.
10:40But a rapid stage now from Thierry Nerville.
10:43Could get him past his teammate Adrian Formaux.
10:46And this was fast.
10:48So the Frenchman was under pressure.
10:49Nerville was coming for him.
10:50But he was slower than his teammates.
10:51Even on this quicker section.
10:52At the bottom of the stage.
10:53He couldn't match Thierry.
10:54But he kept his place.
10:55The target is to stay fifth.
10:56But we made a big mistake with the setup for today.
10:58It's a disaster.
10:59With all the compression.
11:00The car is just not controlled at all.
11:01It's really, really bad.
11:02It's really, really bad.
11:31Taka Katsuta.
11:32The four in the awesome foursome.
11:34Hugging the corners.
11:35Searching out the apex.
11:41Not quick enough to match the Nerville time.
11:46Helvet Evans hadn't liked the way he'd started Sunday.
11:49He was missing a bit of the flow and the rhythm that had served him so well so far over the weekend.
11:58Now wasn't the time to be struggling.
12:01This was quick.
12:02Fastest so far.
12:03All was good.
12:08Elvin was too good for Seb Auger.
12:13The legend's notes weren't fit for purpose here.
12:16Too slow.
12:17Heard that a lot about today's stages.
12:19He couldn't match Elvin.
12:21It would have to change for the power stage.
12:28No drop off in attitude from the relentless Cala Rovenpera.
12:32Amazing.
12:33Off the pace of the first three rallies of the year.
12:36Cala Rovenpera was back on it now.
12:39And how.
12:40No one could catch him.
12:42And he still reckoned he could go faster.
12:52Cala, that's a full 2.6 seconds faster than anyone else.
12:56Are you even pushing?
12:57Yeah, of course I was pushing a bit but I was not happy with my pace notes.
13:03Only the beginning was fine so we can still improve a lot so that's positive.
13:09The Toyota 1234 goes on.
13:13The Rovenpera lead stands at a massive 51 seconds.
13:16Unheard of on a tarmac rally.
13:19The next stage will be a key one for Hyundai.
13:25An interlude with a super special for the fans.
13:29Last night indoors at a basketball arena.
13:32Here a lap of a karting track.
13:35Karts normally have a handful of horsepower.
13:38These rally ones have a few more.
13:41Rally a big sport on this island.
13:44The islanders please the WRC is in town.
13:48It's the first time I go on a go-kart track and only do one lap.
13:51I want to do more.
13:53You like a bit of karting though, yeah?
13:55Yeah, I don't mind a bit of karting but it's not with a car.
13:59Seb, you're pretty handy on a go-kart track it looks like.
14:02Even the fastest time.
14:04With who?
14:05Adrian.
14:06Let's see what the little crazy Finn is doing.
14:12You have a lot of fans here at the go-kart track.
14:14Yeah, it was pretty good.
14:16Not so good run from me but I hope we didn't lose too much time.
14:19Back out to the mountains.
14:22Thierry Nerville who had had a faster car this morning with better balance.
14:29But who now had a car with a puncture.
14:33There it was, front left.
14:36Was there to be no end to it for him?
14:39He had to be very careful now.
14:42Over a minute dropped.
14:44Sir, if it's not one thing it's another just when there was a chance of maybe making something.
14:51What happened?
14:52I saw the red light coming up on the dash and very quickly I could feel that something was wrong.
15:02Did you clip something?
15:03Not that I know, no.
15:04A few cuts, dirty cuts.
15:05So, I don't know.
15:06This was the stage that took out Josh McAleon this morning.
15:15After an ambitious cut onto concrete with cold tyres.
15:19Sir Takamoto Capsudo was determined the road would not claim him in a similar fashion.
15:24Almost three quarters of a minute now separated Elvin Evans from Takamoto Capsudo back in fourth place.
15:39Time to lift, cruise and control the end of a very good weekend.
15:47In some ways, Sauvogier's performance this weekend have been more impressive than Cavs.
15:53After months off, short of seat time, the legend had climbed back into this car and was about to put it on the podium.
16:00You never lose it.
16:03Seb, the quickest.
16:08Kalorovimpera, or as Seb calls him, that crazy little Finn.
16:13Little?
16:14He'd been a big, big achiever this weekend.
16:17He was back.
16:18And how?
16:19A maximum attack for maximum points now.
16:22But not here.
16:23This stage win went to sail.
16:29You're quicker than Kale on the last play, how?
16:33Amazing.
16:34Maybe he's sailing dire football, I don't know.
16:37Kale the lead is still comfortable, but I've got some breaking news.
16:40You haven't won a proper stage.
16:43So it's now two Super Specials and this one.
16:45How's it got you?
16:47We are.
16:48That's a shame.
16:49It is a shame.
16:50I mean, what are you going to do about it?
16:51Blast them all in the power stage?
16:53Yeah, but that's the plan.
16:54We are just managing at this moment.
16:56So, yeah, all of you still.
17:01Thierry tumbles back down the leaderboard after that flat.
17:05With just the power stage to go now, no change in the Toyota pecking order.
17:10This is what dominance looks like.
17:16Toyota level with Citroen with eight manufacturer titles.
17:21They look set to beat that this season with only four rallies gone.
17:25In contrast to the other teams, it has been a very good weekend here at Toyota.
17:29We've got one more stage, the Wolfhauer stage.
17:32Our question is, who's pushing out there for those four points?
17:36I think quite many of them try to push it, for sure.
17:40Obviously, Kale is in a good position.
17:42And I think he's quite eager to have four points from this weekend.
17:47So, for sure, he's going to push.
17:48And I believe so does Sepp and Elvin and even Tucker.
17:53So, it's not going to be easy to follow.
17:56You've got quite a handful with all of these boys moving forward throughout the season.
18:00Because if Kale manages to get the maximum points,
18:02you've got a real battle for the championship going on into teams.
18:06Yeah, for sure, this will be a big thing for Kale if he gets four points from here.
18:12And he's back in the game, I would say so.
18:15And then, obviously, knowing the next event being Portugal, which is something that he loves to be in.
18:22So, interesting situation.
18:24Islas Canarias.
18:25Very soon, they'll be handing out the points and prizes.
18:31Any surprises in store? Let's find out on the power stage.
18:34He was dominant. He was a multiple stage winner. He had led from start to finish.
18:41No, we're not talking about Kale of Mpera, but about this man, Johan Roussel of France, winner of the WRC 2 rally year.
18:50The Monte Carlo Victor took the final stage to win by 29 and a half seconds.
18:57It's been an adventure for the WRC's first visit here.
19:00So, time to relax before powering up for the final stage.
19:05Mixed fortunes for the drivers this weekend.
19:07Roll with the punches, boys.
19:08Take the lows to enjoy the highs.
19:09And the good times for the drivers this weekend.
19:10The Monte Carlo Victor took the final stage to win by 29 and a half seconds.
19:15It's been an adventure for the WRC's first visit here.
19:20So, time to relax before powering up for the final stage.
19:24Mixed fortunes for the drivers this weekend.
19:27Roll with the punches, boys.
19:30Take the lows to enjoy the highs.
19:33And the good times will return.
19:45Such a shame for the defending champion.
19:48Nothing Thierry Nerville did this weekend got him up at the sharp end of competition.
19:53And then, today, that puncture.
19:56But rapid, right at the end here.
19:59But what had he achieved?
20:01What chance that he can keep the number one on this car at the end of the season?
20:09Thank you all for the passion and the positive mind the whole weekend.
20:12And it was a difficult one.
20:14Looking for our tools to port to work.
20:16It's been hard to watch you guys, the team, the whole weekend.
20:20What are your thoughts here at the end of the rally?
20:22I don't know, to be honest.
20:24It hasn't been a good weekend.
20:27That's clearly the case.
20:29And it was visible from the outside.
20:32We struggled a lot.
20:34We need to work harder, definitely.
20:36Even if we are all trying, we do something wrong.
20:40So we need to find what and put the finger there where it's painful and come back stronger.
20:48But nevertheless, it was good to see that the whole team kept fighting hard.
20:54The top Hyundai, well, that was Adrien Formel.
20:58A different diff.
21:00Was that really the reason that it fared better?
21:03One final burst of commitment.
21:06But fifth place for the Frenchman.
21:09And a long way from that top four.
21:13But something else, too.
21:16Well, there was some positive on the weekend.
21:19We are the winner of the Hyundai Cup.
21:21So that's great.
21:23But also, you know, sometimes in a really difficult trolley you can learn a lot.
21:30And make some steps for the future.
21:34Then to a car that had worked well straight out of the box.
21:40In fact, there were five of them.
21:42And they were all Toyotas.
21:43And all fast.
21:45Importantly, the power stage disaster in Kenya was forgotten for this man.
21:50Takemora Katsuta took fourth place.
21:56Deep breath.
21:57Finish the rally.
21:59Then do the maths.
22:00Third place to Elvin Evans.
22:04And a bundle of points that his title rivals had missed out on.
22:08His championship lead had been extended even further.
22:12Job done.
22:14A new benchmark.
22:15Quickest by just over a second.
22:22Normally, Seb Augier is a little miffed if he doesn't win.
22:26But this is an older and wiser former champion.
22:29Taking an incredible car.
22:31After a long break.
22:33And putting it on the pole.
22:35Seb faster than Elvin.
22:37Seb the runner up.
22:39Not a surprise really.
22:41Not even to Seb.
22:48Prepared to be blown out of the water again.
22:51The super, super, crazy little Finn.
22:54Was at it once more.
22:58Where had Kalorodmpera found this speed?
23:02He was making mugs of everyone.
23:04And right at the end of the rally.
23:05Even his very experienced teammates.
23:10Natural talent.
23:11Rov pair.
23:12Rov and Pera.
23:13Rov and Pera.
23:14Rov and Pera.
23:23Never in doubt.
23:24A power stage victory.
23:25By four seconds for Kalorov and Pera.
23:27Seb and then Elvin with bonus points as well.
23:29Two extra points for Adrian.
23:31And one for Sierry.
23:32yeah it's quite quite amazing yeah it has not been the best part of the season
23:42but we are definitely at least on this kind of condition we are we are back now
23:47and big congratulations to the whole team at the workshop everywhere the
23:53cars were so fast I enjoyed and super result for the whole team and another
24:00win here on the Super Sunday standings for Rovenpera five more bonus points
24:05completing the perfect weekend rally victory Cala Rovenpera has there ever
24:12been a more dominant one well-deserved a 53 and a half second margin and it's
24:19official a Toyota one two three four career podium 107 for second place to
24:26set dollar was just dominating the whole weekend but the best tanks belongs to
24:35the team and the testing I mean our car was just perfect for this earlier to be
24:41one two three four it's quite historical I mean it doesn't happen very often I
24:47think Calix struggled at the start of the season what changed I said before the
24:53rally that wait when Carle find the fifth gear from the gearbox it makes troubles to
24:59the others Elvin increases his lead in the title race Rovenpera leaps from sixth to
25:05second place in the championship but Elvin leads 109 points to 66 with Rovenpera
25:11now taking up the chase all the Hyundai's dropping places
25:26next month Portugal and that needs no introduction brutal and the best there
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