Leader Oliver Solberg<\/strong> started the day with a solid advantage, but from the very first kilometres he had to fight not only his rivals, but above all the conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On one of the morning stages, Solberg suffered a dramatic slide on black ice. The car was briefly out of control, but he managed to save it and avoid a costly mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat was the moment where the rally could have slipped away in a second,\u201d Solberg admitted after the finish. The biggest pressure on the leader came from Elfyn Evans<\/strong>, who drove in full attack mode throughout the day. The Welsh driver won the Power Stage and pushed hard to recover time, but the gaps built earlier in the rally proved too large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was a rally where you had to take risks from start to finish. There was no room for caution anymore,\u201d Evans said after the event.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Evans finished second overall, just behind Solberg, confirming very strong pace in the closing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n S\u00e9bastien Ogier<\/strong> once again showed his Monte Carlo mastery, but this time was unable to challenge for victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Frenchman highlighted just how difficult the conditions were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis was one of the most demanding Rallye Monte Carlo events of my career. Everything was a mix of ice, asphalt, and uncertainty,\u201d Ogier said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The final special stage became a pure fight for seconds. Evans went all-in and set the fastest Power Stage time, but it was not enough to change the podium positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solberg drove more conservatively, focusing on securing the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sunday in the Alpes-Maritimes delivered classic Monte Carlo in its most brutal form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drivers consistently stressed that reading the road in real time was crucial, as conditions changed constantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the finish in Moulinet<\/strong>, Solberg could finally breathe. After four days of driving on the edge of control and chaos, he held on to take victory in the 2026 Rallye Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was like driving on thin ice the whole day. Literally and figuratively,\u201d a Toyota team member said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The final day of the 2026 Rallye Monte Carlo delivered exactly what fans expect from this event: chaos, extreme conditions, and a fight for every second all the way to the finish line. Oliver Solberg held on to the lead and secured one of the most important victories of his career, but the road to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
\u201cThe conditions were just treacherous from the first to the last kilometre.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nEvans attacks to the end: \u201cthere was no more calculation\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nOgier: experience versus an icy lottery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nPower Stage: final sprint on the limit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nConditions that erased any margin for error<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nFinish in Moulinet: relief and emotion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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