VIDEO. WRC Rally: Sébastien Ogier's car rolls, French driver lets slip important points for the title

Sébastien Ogier est sorti de la route pendant la power stage. Capture d'écran X/Canal +

Lors du rallye de Grèce, le Français a eu un accident lors de la power stage, dimanche 8 septembre. 
 

Sébastien Ogier, who dreams of winning a ninth world title at the age of 40, which would allow him to equal his legendary compatriot Sébastien Loeb, tried everything this weekend to reduce the gap to Neuville. But he first had a turbo problem on Friday during the last special of the day, losing more than two minutes and thirty seconds.

The Gapençais then made up half of his deficit on Saturday and started Sunday very well with the best times in the first two specials. Unfortunately, while going for broke in the final Power Stage, Ogier crashed, rolling and saying goodbye to Sunday's points.

The Frenchman, however, managed to limit the damage by reaching the finish line in order to save the 13 points he had scored thanks to his provisional third place on Saturday evening. With three rounds to go in the season, the eight-time world champion, who will contest all of them, will now have to achieve a faultless performance and hope for a Neuville failure to hope to snatch a ninth crown.

Neuville close to the title

The Belgian Hyundai driver took advantage of the accident of Frenchman Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) during the last special to move closer to a first world title by winning the Rally of Greece.

In the lead since Saturday midday after having been spared from problems, unlike all the other favourites, Neuville was content to control Sunday to claim his second victory of the season, more than seven months after his victory in the opening round in Monte Carlo.

The Belgian, who had approached the Acropolis Rally under pressure and with only a 27-point lead over Ogier, who was nevertheless involved in a partial programme and who has contested three races less than him, now has a 38-point lead over the Frenchman, and 34 over his Estonian team-mate Ott Tänak (Hyundai), third this weekend and the new runner-up.