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EVANS FIXED ON TOPPLING OGIER

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THURSDAY | 20 MAY 2021

EVANS FIXED ON TOPPLING OGIER

It’s a mark of Elfyn Evans’ growing confidence that he talks about beating his seven-time world champion team-mate Sébastien Ogier.



Last time out at the Croatia Rally, the Welshman lost out to Ogier by just 0.6sec in the third closest FIA World Rally Championship finish in history. Evans led the Frenchman into the closing Wolf Power Stage but Ogier pounced after a last corner mistake.

But he’s determined to use that disappointment in Zagreb to his advantage in the coming rallies.

“There’s no doubt he’s very good,” Evans said ahead of this weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, “but there’s also no doubt we can beat him, if that makes sense.”

The pair were team-mates at M-Sport Ford for two seasons in 2017 and 2018 before becoming colleagues again at Toyota Gazoo Racing last year.

Both drivers scored a pair of podiums from the first three rounds of the 2021 season. But wins in Monte-Carlo and Croatia have moved Ogier to the top of the table, 10 points clear of third-placed Evans.

While Evans is sure Ogier can be beaten, he knows it’s not going to be easy to get the edge over the 51-time WRC winner.

“It’s not an easy nut to crack,” he said. “Not only is he very fast, he’s very, very clever as well and I’m not going to make out that it’s going to be an easy job because I know it’s very difficult and very few people have managed it if you look at the record books.

“But we’ve shown on quite a few occasions we now have speed as well as just luck going our way to fight. We just keep trying.”

• Full coverage from Vodafone Rally de Portugal will be available on WRC+ All Live here, including every stage broadcast as it happens as well as key interviews, features and expert analysis from the service park.
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