Friday Crash-fest 💥 Carnage at Rally Finland

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Defending champion rolls out of contention whilst leading his home rally.
Elfyn Evans was catapulted into the lead of Secto Rally Finland when team-mate Kalle Rovanperä’s golden streak came to an abrupt halt during Friday’s opening leg.
Home hero Rovanperä, who carried a commanding 55-point lead into this ninth FIA World Rally Championship round, reeled off five consecutive benchmark times in a Toyota GR Yaris and headed chasing colleague Evans by 5.7sec approaching the day’s seventh stage in Myhinpää.
But a rare mistake 11.1km after the start brought a disastrous end to the defending world champion’s day when he lost control of his GR Yaris and rolled end-over-end. Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen emerged from the wreckage unscathed despite the force of the impact being strong enough to tear a rear wheel from the car.
Evans, currently second in the points, inherited the top spot from his stranded team-mate and negotiated the remaining two stages error-free to head Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville by a mere 6.9sec overnight.
Leading positions after Friday:
1. E Evans / S Martin GBR Toyota GR Yaris 51m 34.4s
2. T Neuville / M Wydaeghe BEL Hyundai i20 N +6.9s
3. T Katsuta / A Johnston JPN Toyota GR Yaris +16.4s
4. T Suninen / M Markkula FIN Hyundai i20 N +28.8s
5. J-M Latvala / J Hänninen FIN Toyota GR Yaris +1m 23.7s
6. J Huttunen / A Haapala FIN Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 +3m 14.1s
#WRC #RallyFinland
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[@RedBullRally]

What a dramatic day in Finland! 🙈 After all that happened today, who do you think will win now?

[@mubirujoel265]

Its a sure win for Evans

[@ossanlab]

4:25 driver names are different

[@Skibidisigmaohiofanumtax]

Im so sorry for you guys😢 Lets hope Tänak gonna win in Greece!

[@senseiaeroforce]

Latvala!

[@isaaceyezoh7617]

Thierry Neuville

[@olis_garage]

As per usual, way better coverage and summary than the offical channel! What an event

[@bonelessbeef]

Yup. I pretty much gave up on the sport. For years. Their videos are under 2 minutes. The music is so loud you cant hear the cars or the spoken words.

[@RedBullRally]

Much appreciated!

[@praveentitus7193]

@OliverRashid I thought this was the official channel, and it was only after reading your comment that I realized in wasn't!

[@rars0n]

@@bonelessbeef The WRC KZbin channel drives me nuts. Every other video is a "Top 10" video and I cannot stand those.

[@bonelessbeef]

@@rars0n that is maybe two minutes long with awful music added. I'll never pay for wrc plus after their horrible youtube content.

[@pheelmacababe2861]

i always try to imagine what it would REALLY be like to drive that fast, on the dirt, in the rain.... gotta have nerves of steel and incredible skill

[@c5twenty562]

That Hyundai coming out of the rut on the right hand bend showed phenomenal grip when back up on the road! 😮

[@awdobsession717]

Balls of steel

[@lodzkiegetto]

Try it urself noob

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

3:23 "Redesigned the rear suspension of his Ford Puma...on this rock." 🤣

[@RedBullRally]

That one got us too 😅

[@HB45175]

A driving team principal is the best thing ever :D

[@RedBullRally]

Can he finish on the podium?

[@DropkickNation]

@@RedBullRally You mean: Can he FINNISH on the podium? 🤓

[@dailysneakers_]

@@DropkickNation lmao but WTF he's currently P5 on this stage I don't know the name, pretty great

[@MOSSFEEN]

Jeez Craig Breen would have loved those stages

[@wrc5557]

was thinking the exact same thing - in those conditions and with Kalle out it had his first win written all over it, but sadly we'll never know

[@Rentta]

Painful day for the Finns

[@appymarley]

Yes it was quite unusual to see them making mistakes at home..still nobody injured and what a day for the Welsh man

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Crazy!!!! Thanks for the update Red Bull Rally.

[@RedBullRally]

Thanks for watching 🙌

[@lucienpetrus3851]

Go team Toyota go boys 💪🔨🔥 Cape Town South Africa 🌍♥️

[@86themadhatter27]

Damn i normally wait for the 30 min daily episodes on RB TV but that thumbnail man 😅

[@RedBullRally]

thanks for the watch 🙌

[@franciswaweru1071]

Unlucky Fords on 3 consecutive rallies has left only 2 contenders We need more teams

[@CalinFR]

I love it. I like when the situation changes from one stage to another. It would be preferable without retiring, but what can you do. It's slippery as hell

[@lucienpetrus3851]

Go Elvyn go Katsuto go team Toyota 💪😎💯🔥

[@rars0n]

Red Bull Rally's WRC content is so much better than the actual WRC KZbin channel.

[@CarlosCostaX]

Go Elfyn!!!! ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇵🇹

[@dailysneakers_]

I swear to god, Finland it's the most brutal stage, mostly of the times one error will cost you so much time

[@RedBullRally]

... or a DNF

[@juanjosemunozgarcia1276]

Awesome mate Mike chen

[@user-uk4vg8ny1z]

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing🇯🇵🗾🇬🇧🇯🇵🇮🇪🇫🇮がんばれ❗️

[@gabyherrmann9894]

Yes do it.

[@benoitdeclercq9722]

wow Kalle s crash looked NBD .. cool they re ok.

[@perunapelaaja_1772]

guy get dirt in his eyes at 0:14

[@perunapelaaja_1772]

@Caleb-kn2fw sorry no thanks

[@cjboom5857]

Muito bom, conhecendo agora as competições de Rally

[@bvc100]

Hi, I'm Thierry... but you can spell that as Kalle.😅 4:25

[@harrisonmbugua5337]

Otto out, Lappi out ,Kalle out Louse out, it was a terrible day . similar conditions tomorrow will be worse . hope Neville takes the win.

[@BonoBronck]

P-L Loubet hit sliding sideways that pine tree (seen on video) with his Pumas back side that breaked the back suspension. (Not a rock.) - He said it himself in another interview.

[@davidkallstrom4349]

thanks

[@Xerxes1337]

Go Taka !

[@jtonline99]

You captioned Thierry’s update with Kalle’s name

[@pedroleal7118]

When a WRC driver complains about the wippers!

[@minibus9]

excelent video

[@orionparish9858]

It's always a better race, or rally in this case, when a top driver crashes out (assuming of course they're not dead or in the hospital). It's game on now.

[@Filip-sx9gm]

There will be more rally1 teams on the podium than out of it.

[@siviunative5241]

Best wrc reporting😊 Unfortunately the best 3 drivers crashed out !!

[@Trukkikuski]

Great coverage! There is a small mistake at 4:23 where it says Kalle instead of Neuville :)

[@rtphoneshop8618]

Idol

[@Faded877]

Tanak 😔

[@newtonkara]

Toyota Gazoo winning

[@MrBanaanipommi]

SS Halttula, funny how the rally came next to my little village named Niemisjärvi, i heard the rally cars even i was sitting inside house

[@RedBullRally]

You're lucky! Did you go and watch?

[@MrBanaanipommi]

@@RedBullRally nope lol, i was tired as i had working day heh

[@MrBanaanipommi]

@Caleb-kn2fw ok, great false information. There is no god at all =)

[@mubirujoel265]

😢😢😢😢 my Tanak

[@RedBullRally]

We feel you Bro

[@runnair]

Nice helmet Taka! Hallo RedBull ? At 4:24, it's Thierry Neuville from Hyundai not Kalle :D

[@RedBullRally]

You're right!

[@Jrski14]

Wow, we get a brand new winner for this rally.

[@SoarPilot]

Don't count J-M out 😂

[@RedBullRally]

Podium?

[@puuzaa]

1:45 What is this Elfyn Evans driving style..🤣🤣

[@AsherSkylark]

Its a Friday fiasco in Finland

[@CptJET-he8nc]

TY RB

[@Fester_]

Dirt Rally 2.0 Codemasters Championship 2023 Rally Finland. Now.

[@MM-pm5gu]

PROFESSIONAL JOB 💜 EXCELLENT SERVICE ❤️ CONGRATULATIONS 💙 VVIP 🤎 HERO 🖤 FANTASTIC 💛 EXPERIENCE ❤️ GOOD LUCK 🤎 NASEEEEER QATAR DAKAAAAR RALLY 1️⃣ 👍

[@petertrimnell3017]

What a fantastic sport F I is boring to watch these rally lads far better drivers and more nicer to interview

[@dawn-moon]

Have you tried adding Red Bull to the gasoline, maybe they'll fly higher and jump further :)

[@RedBullRally]

We submitted an application to make Red Bull the official fuel, but we never heard back 😅

[@254xlo]

Why did Ott Tänak leave Hyundai 😢😢

[@thisisfrankie]

Needs more teams, we’re seeing a battle between 2 manufacturers and 5 rally1 cars here, ridiculous. I’m only watching because I love rally but for the casual fan, the sport is dead. Wake up FIA

[@yaroslavka888]

Да ладно...🤷 В Эстонии выложился, а здесь "перегорел". Никак ему финка не даётся.

[@Mart77]

Rally Estonia is where teams go to have fast wheel-to-wheel race. Rally Finland is where teams go to destroy their cars. Sure, fun to watch for spectators but crashing a $1mil car is not so good for teams and drivers.

[@MM-pm5gu]

Qatar Airways is fine for me ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@verzinkshop]

it was not the rock....

[@FishNFoolLures]

Why would they NOT wear full face helmets????

[@mirkohunger7394]

Elvyn Evans looks like a CounterStrike Player, with the nose on the Monitor 🤣

[@RedBullRally]

His driving style is unique but effective 👍

[@henkkaaazzz]

Rally finland is not a rally finland if theres no multiple crashes

[@fotogfitzfoto412]

"Carnage"? Click-bait hyperbole!

[@aklamation]

Das auto.

[@ubjuu]

Sad that tänak crashed,happy tht has been rova too LOL.

[@itsjustmemildoze]

I dont like yumps... if i wanted to fly i would have been a pilot.

[@RedBullRally]

There's a few yumps in Finland 😅

[@mikkomalinen2641]

Wasn't it Walter Röhrl who said that?

[@markdowse3572]

Geez, I'd LOVE to go for a ride in one of these amazing vehicles! 😃 But NOT be in a crash... 😲 M 🦘🏏😎

[@RedBullRally]

YES! Us too 😁

[@markdowse3572]

@@RedBullRally PHEW! 👍