WRC 2025. Round 5. Portugal. Friday Highlights

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00:00The Summer of Gravel begins.

00:30Raleigh Portugal, a classic on the motorsports calendar.

00:35Now, we've been to Portugal many, many times.

00:39Yeah, I mean, Raleigh Portugal is in the calendar since I joined.

00:43I just like the feeling. The states are really nice.

00:47Massive crowds around the stage. It's a big party for a whole week over there.

00:53Last time out was a nightmare for Hyundai.

00:56A complete lack of pace on the new tarmac of Islas Canarias.

01:01But it's on gravel. This championship will be won and lost.

01:06It's the first proper gravel rally of the season.

01:09Predominantly, our season is on gravel.

01:11The key is to have this good base car to start going to the rallies where the pace is really important.

01:18I think, yeah, you need a lot of things to work well, of course.

01:22Starting with the right height, the springs, the damper whirling, the whole bar settings, the pitch, the rig.

01:29We want the setup, you know, where the car is easy to handle and easy to drive.

01:34So it's very, very clear what is needed.

01:37Just to trust the car. You know what it's doing and you have a good grip to go fast.

01:44And yeah, last year's mistake was also a bit stupid one.

01:49So I hope we have learned not to make more stupid mistakes.

02:00Portugal, the first of seven events on gravel, including a first visit to Raleigh Paraguay.

02:06Back on tarmac for Central Europe and Japan and a new finale to the season, Saudi Arabia in November.

02:13The start ramp in front of the former capital, Coimbra.

02:28Elvin Evans' two wins, backed up with another two podiums, gives him a strong 43-point lead in the Drivers' Championship.

02:35Double world champion Kalibov Mpera kickstarted his season with a maximum 35 points on the last rally.

02:41Defending champ, Thierry Neville, third in the driver's standings.

02:45His and his team's struggles will be helped with a car that has pace on gravel.

02:52The first stage, Thursday night's Figuera da Foz super special on the seafront.

02:57Toyota have won all four rallies so far this season and have a 51-point lead in the Manufacturers' Championship.

03:04Hyundai will be hoping to close the gap here, hence for Ford in third.

03:08The big challenge starts out in the forests.

03:12Familiar tracks, unfamiliar tyres as they enter the gravel phase of the season.

03:17Give us a few words on getting through tomorrow. What's it going to take?

03:20A lot of energy, a long day, 13 hours in the car. So, yeah, we'll have to be well awake 7.30 for the first stage after the last one in the evening because day one always crucial in rally on gravel. So, yeah, hopefully we have some decent set-up to have a good face.

03:36Last night was for the fans. It's out on Friday, stages where the real hard work begins. An early start, long day. The first task, survive.

03:46Elvin Evans with an impressive championship lead, but it means he has to start first on the slippery stages for the next couple of rallies at least.

03:57Winner here four years ago, but sure to suffer, cleaning a narrow, grippier and faster line for the cars behind, Elvin could be a second a kilometre slower than his rivals.

04:10But after such a strong start to the campaign, good points rather than victory could be a good weekend's work. And a tidy start.

04:31Cala Rovenpera, Winniherr twice before utterly dominant last time out on the tarmac of Gran Canaria. Playing down prospects of a repeat performance, but promising early signs quicker than Evans by more than two seconds.

04:54World champion Thierry Nabil, Hyundai's only winner here in Portugal, but that was seven years ago. A moment early on, clipping a bank, half a dozen seconds lost.

05:12Not quite the start he was hoping for on the back of that frustrating weekend last time out.

05:17What happened in there just towards the end? Yeah, just, uh, I lost the rear and, uh, maybe I could have done, but there were three, so I stopped that he was and I go again.

05:33Rally Portugal's most successful driver, a record breaking sixth win here a year ago. Being in the shadow of a young Rovenpera last time out, not where the eight time champion is used to being and admitting it will take time to get used to the new hand-cooked tyres on his first gravel event since Chile last year.

05:53OJ not on the base here.

05:57You're 5.9 down.

05:59Slow start or something wrong?

06:01Something wrong.

06:04Setup is not good.

06:05In what way?

06:07Sorry?

06:08The setup's no good.

06:09Way too soft.

06:12What could Oitanak do to bring some renewed confidence back to Hyundai?

06:16A lot as it happened.

06:20The Estonian quickly in the groove on the Portuguese gravel,

06:23taking full advantage of his start position back in fifth.

06:28Tanak posting the quickest stage time.

06:30A long way to go, but an encouraging start.

06:35Unlike Martins Cesks, the Latvian rookie back in the Emsfield Puma,

06:39barely three kilometres into the stage, hitting a rock.

06:46Out of the car to change a wheel.

06:51Early signs of the hazards ahead on these rocky stages.

06:55Teammate Josh McElaine approaching quickly.

06:58Cesks pulling over to let the Irishman through.

07:03Tanak and Hyundai will be relieved to be back on the pace.

07:07He assumes the early rally lead.

07:08Kala Rothenpera just over a second behind.

07:11Championship leader Evans will be happy to be in touch.

07:14He's in third.

07:16So, it's Tanak in the lead.

07:21Great news for Hyundai.

07:23Can they keep the Toyotas behind?

07:28Oh, he's gone!

07:29Just looked like he'd lost it.

07:30This is a disaster.

07:32Just put it in the sky.

07:32Oh, fuck!

07:32We're in Portugal for round five of the World Rally Championship.

07:41Friday, a busy start to the gravel phase of the campaign,

07:45continuing with a triple burst of back-to-back stages.

07:48A cool new livery for the Toyotas for the summer of gravel, painted silver in an attempt to keep the temperature down on board the Yaris.

07:57With two wins and two podiums this year, Elvin Evans has the championship under control in his early days.

08:04Recent rain, damp in places, little surface dust, making his job a little easier.

08:10Meekly does it.

08:11Cala Rova-Pera, second in the championship, second in the rally, second on the road.

08:20But struggling for grip, he said.

08:23Taking another second out of teammate Evans, though.

08:25Thierry Neville, carrying number one on his door as the reigning champion.

08:33Happy with his stage, but losing more time.

08:36Not sure why, he said.

08:37It's a very long day, remember.

08:39All about staying in contention at this early stage.

08:46Sébastien Auger has said you need a good Friday to be in with a chance of winning here.

08:51Not happy with his opening stage.

08:53Dropping another two seconds to teammate Rovan Pera in here.

08:59A better feeling, he said, but still looking for that set-up sweet spot.

09:06Bright start from Oyt Tanak, early rally leader and more encouraging signs here in stage three.

09:12Another stage win.

09:13An early boost for Hayanda after the disappointments of the Canaries.

09:18Oyt content with his morning so far.

09:23I try, I try to enjoy.

09:30Quite okay stages, some surprises with the muddy places, which not dried out as much as we expected.

09:36But, yeah, overall still, the grip quite okay for this station.

09:42And, yeah, we try our best.

09:45Behind Oyt Tanak, teammate Adrian Formeau.

09:47His first season with Hyundai and continuing to make his mark.

09:51Less than a second behind Tanak, overtaking Elvin Evans for third place in the process.

09:56The briefest of stops between stages to check the cars over, swap tyres around and move swiftly to the start for the next in this punishing loop of stages before remote service.

10:13Goish, drier, rougher, more pressure on the tyres.

10:20The front runners sticking with the soft option.

10:23How would they hold up on the rockier terrain?

10:28Adrian Formeau finding his rhythm.

10:30Stage winner, up to second.

10:33More promising signs for Hyundai.

10:34Elvin Evans suffering from road-sweeping duties as anticipated, dropping down to sixth, all part of the downside of being championship leader, opening the road.

10:55Agony for the Welshman.

10:57The sand's compacted with the rain and it's like a glass top, so I don't know if that'll break through, but it's so slippy and so difficult to judge at the moment.

11:12Yeah, I drove quite frustratingly as well, like sliding a lot, but I don't think it was efficient enough, so let's see.

11:21You were punished the most in this one?

11:22I don't know how it's going to evolve, to be honest, it's very difficult to know, but chances are it's going to break up and should improve.

11:30Kalarov and Pera, another struggling for grip.

11:32Argonil much smoother than usual, he said, super slick.

11:36The Finns suggesting he may have made the wrong tyre choice with those softs.

11:46Sebastian Auger beginning to find his form and pace.

11:50Strong through Goish and here again in Argonil.

11:52Second quickest, the six-time Portugal winner, loves these stages, take note.

12:04You don't need to shake your head because it's a very good time, it's quickest through by 7.4.

12:08Ah, okay, I didn't understand, someone is faster by 7.

12:13And it's good to see it's me here.

12:16Rally leader Oip Tanak approaching the end of a strong morning.

12:19Fraction off stage winning pace here, but he'll head back to remote service, satisfied with his I-20's return to competitive pace.

12:28Yeah, we put the hard tyre on this one and it was clearly not the good choice, it was very damp and slippy, so we had to hassle with the car quite a bit.

12:43Enjoying the battle at the front?

12:45Yeah, the battle is intense.

12:47Andrew and Formel very much at home in his I-20, a big push in Argonil, very happy with his tyre choice and why not back-to-back stage wins for the Frenchman.

12:59Hyundai clean sweep this morning, just what they needed after Gran Canaria.

13:10Two stage wins each for Tanak and Formel reflected on the leaderboard.

13:14Auger third, overnight leader Evans, down in sixth.

13:21Rally Portugal, special, spectacular, as always.

13:25Rally Portugal, special, small, small, small, small, small, small...

13:33Heart 5,000 o'clock, special!

13:35...mine in fourth.

13:36The step over 2, right off, straight up.

13:41On the left.

13:45Yeah!

13:50Plan for the remote service?

13:52Eh, some water, some food and go again.

13:55Only a remote service today

13:58A limit of three mechanics

14:00Means no rest for the drivers

14:01They'll have to help prepare the cars

14:03For the afternoon loop

14:04For me the car balance is okay

14:07With the car I'm quite happy

14:09The grip is changing quite a lot

14:11So it's not easy also to make the tire choice

14:13It's really new for all the drivers

14:15We discussed with the engineer

14:18What's the best for the afternoon

14:20For me a very long time

14:21Without driving on gravel

14:22And maybe paying a bit the price

14:25So that I never did any development test

14:28Of these tires

14:28It made my start of the rally complicated

14:31There was 100 cars going through the stages

14:34So we can expect it really rough

14:35With some big wads

14:37Maybe some humidity also coming from the ground

14:40So it's going to be interesting to see the tire choice

14:42For the drivers

14:42So definitely we'll have to do some changing

14:45On the setup

14:46And go for it

14:49Into the afternoon

14:55Suffering in sixth place

14:57Championship leader Elvin Evans

14:5921 seconds off the lead

15:00No need to panic

15:02This is very much a long game

15:04All about getting a good road position

15:06For tomorrow

15:07Also suffering with a slippery road position

15:12Galarov and Pera

15:14Slightly better feeling in the Yaris

15:18On this second pass

15:19But still struggling for grip

15:21Thierry Neville

15:25Outpaced by his teammates this morning

15:27But taking the fight to the competition this afternoon

15:30Improved pace

15:32Faster than the Toyota so far

15:34That's better

15:35You are back now

15:46The quickest Toyota

15:49On unfamiliar hard rubber

15:50Understanding the tires

15:52Fundamental to performance of course

15:53And Sébastien Auger is a quick learner

15:56A first stage win

15:57For the Frenchman

15:58Happy days are here again

16:06For Oik Tanak

16:07Fastest man overall this morning

16:09Now to build on that

16:10Taking two soft tires

16:12Possibly not the wisest choice

16:14He said

16:15On the second abrasive pass

16:17Slower than Séb

16:18In fourth place

16:23Takemoto Katsuta

16:24Looking to capitalise

16:25On a good road position

16:27Starting from

16:27From a grippier 7th place

16:29And making the most of it

16:31Stage winner in the afternoon

16:32Chasing a podium place

16:34More evidence of Hyundai's return to form

16:39Thierry Neville

16:40Far happier in his I-20

16:42And it shows

16:43Turning on the style

16:45On the spectacular mountaintop roads

16:47Defending a slender half-second lead

16:56Going into the afternoon loop

16:57Oik Tanak

16:58Unlike teammate Neville

16:59Not happy on this second pass

17:02Yeah, I don't know

17:05I have a messy struggle

17:07So

17:07With what?

17:10With the guard

17:11Balance again, yeah?

17:13The action continued

17:21Relentless final stage

17:23Of this loop of three

17:24Sébastien Auger

17:26In a tight battle

17:26With teammate Takemoto Katsuta

17:28For the last podium place

17:30Intriguing in-house battle over at Hyundai

17:42On the side too

17:43Oik Tanak said he was struggling on the last stage

17:45The Estonian still holding on to the lead

17:48But only by a fraction of a second

17:50Until

17:51Adrien Formo

17:54Impressive so far

17:56Only eight tenths of a second off the lead

17:58Attacking a series of sweeping uphill bends

18:01Midway through Arganil

18:03Disaster

18:04Oh, he spun!

18:07Oh, he spun!

18:08I was going to say

18:09He just looked like he'd lost it

18:10On the face angle there

18:12This is a disaster

18:13Just when it was so close

18:14I mean

18:14Adrien really needs to get it

18:16Going again

18:18What's going on?

18:18It's taking it

18:19I know, hold on

18:20Has he damaged?

18:21Oh, no!

18:22Has he damaged something here

18:23That we're not seeing on the other side of the car maybe?

18:25Well, maybe he's clipped something on the inside of that corner

18:27Because we thought it was just a spin

18:28Formo sucked into the ditch on the inside

18:32The i20 clearly damaged

18:34Going nowhere

18:36Co-driver Alex Correa

18:40Warning Takemoto Katsuta

18:41To stay in

18:42Safely through

18:44Happy Taka

18:45The fastest Toyota this afternoon

18:47All change in Arganil

18:51Formo's exit

18:52Sees Katsuta move up to second

18:54Behind Tanak

18:55Auger third

18:56The top three covered by less than four seconds

18:58Rovampera

18:59Neville

19:00And Evans

19:01Completing the top six

19:02Coming up

19:05Rally Portugal 2025

19:07A huge field of entries

19:09Of Rally 2 cars

19:10About to be reduced

19:12By one

19:13We're in Portugal

19:22For the first European gravel rally

19:24Of the season

19:24A record entry

19:2652 crews

19:27In the WRC2 category

19:28This weekend

19:29As well as drivers

19:31Fighting for this year's title

19:32A couple of fan favourites

19:34Danny Sordo

19:34And Chris Meek

19:36Competing as part of the Portuguese national championship

19:39Leading Rally 2 car so far

19:43Oliver Solberg

19:44Even after a spin on stage six

19:48Arganil

19:49Danny Sordo

19:50Crashed out

19:51On Arganil

19:52But the prize for the most spectacular of so far

19:55Car 73

19:56Peter van Mechstein

19:58On stage four

19:59Driver and co-driver

20:05Unhurt

20:06Another remote service

20:09A short break

20:11On this

20:11The longest day

20:12Of the season

20:13So far

20:13Tacker

20:15It's hot work

20:15Umbrella on

20:16Sweating

20:17Cool vest

20:17Big drink

20:18Second place overall

20:20Though now

20:20Three and a half seconds away

20:21From your friend

20:22Oytanak

20:23Yeah it's good

20:24All good so far

20:26Very well managed

20:28Like keep the okay pace

20:31And no drama

20:33Just feels good

20:34Next loop

20:35We have two new stages

20:36So I don't know

20:37It's going to be quite tricky

20:38Any changes to be made now?

20:41Yeah a few

20:41A few I think

20:42At highest

20:43You're not going to tell me

20:45Are you what they are?

20:46Thank you

20:47Into the final loop

20:50Of three stages

20:51A return to Motagua

20:53Where this marathon day began

20:55Elvin Evans

20:57In damage limitation mode

20:59As road sweeper

21:00In chief

21:01Tomorrow should be better

21:02For the championship leader

21:04Kalorov and Perra

21:08Will feel pretty much the same

21:09Never totally happy

21:11With the feeling

21:11In his Yaris today

21:12But on the pace

21:13Staying in contention

21:15Also looking forward

21:16To a better start position

21:17Tomorrow

21:18Sebastian Auger

21:21Frustrated

21:22First run through

21:22Mortagua this morning

21:24Rougher and looser

21:25Than he expected

21:26This time round

21:27But happier

21:28All the same

21:28Portugal's record breaker

21:30Nicely poised

21:31To chase another victory

21:33Rally leader

21:37Oytanak continuing to set the pace

21:39Another stage win

21:40To add to his two quickest times

21:42This morning

21:42Extending his lead

21:44To almost seven seconds

21:45In the process

21:46Tricky condition actually

21:53One of the roughest

21:53To see today

21:54Lots of blue stones

21:56And I guess

21:57It's just getting worse

21:58By every go

21:59You must be happy though

22:01With the pace

22:01Yeah

22:02Yeah we try at least

22:03Second place

22:06Takemoto Katsuta

22:07Losing time

22:08On the rough stuff

22:09Conceding more than

22:10Five seconds

22:11To Tanak

22:11Dropping to third

22:12Behind team mate

22:14Ogier

22:14Taka

22:15Not happy

22:16Yeah it's bad driving

22:20So I was not happy

22:22My driving was quite bad

22:23Yeah I think

22:25Yeah I was trying to

22:28Avoid the locks

22:28And then

22:29Distable too much

22:31Like a reason

22:32It's not there

22:32And so many mistakes

22:34And quite bad

22:35Elsewhere

22:37The battle of the youngsters

22:39Sammy Piari

22:40Completing Toyota's

22:41Five strong line-up

22:42Avoiding unnecessary risks

22:44In his Yaris R1

22:45Every kilometre

22:47Valuable

22:47As part of his

22:48Top flight education

22:49Another bout of

22:53In-house rivalry

22:54At M-Sports

22:55Challenging day

22:56For Greg Munster

22:57In the Puma R1

22:58But staying out of trouble

22:59And in the top ten

23:01A close fight

23:07For Friday honours

23:08With team mate

23:09Josh McAlehan

23:10Overtaking Munster

23:11For eighth place

23:12The day ending

23:16As it started

23:16For Martins Cesks

23:18Another brush

23:18With the terrain

23:19He too

23:24Learning his trade

23:25At this level

23:26A new stage ten

23:33Finishing on a rallycross circuit

23:35With its mix of

23:36Tarmac and gravel

23:37Quickest through

23:43Sebastien Auger

23:44Tanac still leads

23:525.8 seconds ahead of Auger

23:54Katsu to third

23:55A further 8.4 seconds behind

23:57One stage to run

23:59The longest stage

24:06At the end of the longest day

24:08Elvin Evans

24:09With one final 20km stretch

24:11Of road sweeping

24:12Done and dusted

24:17At last

24:18Stage 11

24:23Tight, twisty

24:24No mistakes

24:25This late in the day

24:26Sebastien Auger

24:27Negotiating the snaking

24:29Hillside track

24:30With pinpoint accuracy

24:31A good day's work

24:33Oyt Tanac

24:37On the cusp

24:38Of a notable milestone

24:40399 WRC stage wins

24:43Coming into this test

24:44Would this be

24:45Number 400?

24:50Yes

24:51Great way to end the day

24:53Oyt Tanac leading the way

25:04From the opening stage

25:05Sebastien Auger

25:06The big threat

25:07Seven seconds behind

25:08Katsu to dropping off

25:10The pace

25:10Still in third

25:11Just a second ahead

25:12Of Rovenpera

25:13Going into Saturday

25:14A grueling opening day

25:19On the famous

25:20Portuguese stages

25:21No one said

25:22It would be easy

25:23Join us for more

25:24Of the same

25:25Tomorrow

25:25TNT Sports

25:47You know you did me wrong

25:49Just one more cup

25:51Of coffee

25:52Before I go

25:53I know I better

25:55Stop and cut the show

25:56I'll leave you

25:59All the memories

26:00And go

26:00I'ma go

26:01Two hours conversation

26:03I'll leave you

26:04I'll leave you

26:05I'll leave you

26:08fucked up

26:09I don't know

26:09I'll leave you

26:09You've never

26:10You've never

26:10asked you

26:10To think

26:11You're

26:12What is

26:14I'll leave you

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