Rally Sweden
marked Hyundai Motorsport’s fourth WRC podium as Thierry Neuville stormed to
second place overall.
Neuville took the first
stage win of the season for the team on Friday and was placed second at the end
of the opening day. He then added a further two stages wins in Saturday’s SS15
(Fredriksberg 18.15km) and SS18 (Vargåsen) to take the lead as the penultimate
day came to an end. In Saturday’s final stage, he also jumped 44m to break the
legendary ‘Colin’s Crest’ Award record.
Neuville said: “What a rally this has been! We have not had
such a close battle for the victory for a long time and it has been great to be
a part of such a thrilling finale. Nobody really expected us to be challenging
for the win here, so it has been a brilliant performance. Of course, I pushed
hard to get the win, taking quite a few risks, and I could honestly not have
done more. A second place is still a very nice result for me and for everyone
in the team, who have worked hard.”
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