Esigabeni sokugcina u-Sébastien Ogier wangena "ngommese emazinyweni akhe" futhi wahlasela ngamandla indawo yokuqala ku-Rally de Catalunya.
Ngaphandle kokuthi ngingene esigabeni sokugcina ngo-1.5s ngaphambi kwendawo yesibili futhi uzakwethu u-Jari-Matti Latvala, i-French Volkswagen, u-Sébastien Ogier uwine i-Rally de Catalunya kalula ngokungeza ama-31.4s acacile ohlangothini enganginalo kusukela ngayizolo. . Olunye usuku lokugcina "lommese emazinyweni" ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukunqoba, embuthanweni lapho cishe yonke into ihamba kahle kuVolkswagen.
Isiphetho esingabikezelwa ngokwengxenye. Sikhumbula ukuthi usuku lokugcina lwe-Rally de Catalunya lwadlalwa ezindaweni ezingcolile - ngokungafani nosuku lwesibili lapho u-tar wayeyinkosi nenkosi - u-Ogier wanqoba zonke izigaba eziyisithupha zanamuhla, njalo ehlala phambili kunezimbangi zakhe eziqondile. ukulwela ukunqoba kokugcina.
AbakwaVolkswagen nabo babenezizathu eziningi zokumamatheka. Njengoba uJari-Matti Latvala esendaweni yesibili, iVolkswagen ifinyelela kabili okokuqala kulo nyaka, ngaleyo ndlela igcina ithemba lokunqoba indawo yesibili kompetha. Endaweni yesithathu kube nguMikko Hirvonen ongaphumelelanga emazweni aseSpain. Ngokuvamile, wayehlale ehamba phakathi kwendawo yesihlanu neyesithupha futhi esigabeni sokugcina kuphela lapho azuza khona ngokushiywa kukaSordo kanye nokubambezeleka okukhulu kukaNeuville ukukhuphukela ezindaweni eziphezulu ekuhlukaniseni okujwayelekile.
Ababili u-Paulo Freire no-Joaquim Capelo, besekelwa yi-Razão Automóvel, bebesesimweni esihle, njengoba befinyelele endaweni yama-29 encomekayo jikelele. Iqembu lama-Portuguese okuwukuphela kwalo elinelungelo lokuthatha inkundla yesikhulumi, siyakuhalalisela!
