Reigning World Rally champion Thierry Neuville admits he’s “uncomfortable” with the place he presently finds himself within the championship.
Whereas Neuville led the way in which from begin to complete en path to his maiden world title final 12 months, 2025 has been far tougher for the Belgian.
Sixth place in Monte Carlo – undone by two offs on the identical hairpin on Friday – left Neuville 24 factors off the sequence lead after simply spherical one, and though he recorded podiums in each Sweden and Kenya, a annoyed run to seventh (unaided by a penultimate stage puncture) has left the Hyundai pilot 50 factors shy of the summit.
Worse nonetheless, he’s but to beat, or outscore, championship chief Elfyn Evans on a single spherical in 2025.
To rub additional salt into the injuries, Neuville is third within the standings – and subsequently third on the highway for subsequent week’s Rally Portugal – however simply two factors away from his team-mate Ott Tänak who’s fifth. Sébastien Ogier’s Toyota splits the pair.
