Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt recovered sixth place at this weekend’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, but the prestigious event could have yielded so much more.
Unlucky to pick up a puncture on the very first stage, the Brits lost more than three minutes to the leading pack but refused to lose focus – following up the disappointment with a resurgent comeback from 16th to sixth.
Two stage victories proved that Evans had the pace to challenge for a podium and, had the final-day conditions been more to his liking, fourth place could have been a distinct possibility today – the Welshman ending the rally just over 10 seconds shy.