After barely surviving on day two, having his lead cut to just a second, Toyota Gazoo\u2019s Oliver Solberg extended his lead in the Saturday morning session, gaining a huge 42.6-second lead over his close challenger and teammate Sebastien Ogier at the conclusion of the day three morning session of the WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha.<\/p>\n
Solberg opened Saturday morning with a bang, winning Soysambu 1 in a dramatic day which saw many drivers suffering car damages, with the shocker being the retirement of the defending champion Elfyn Evans of Toyota Gazoo, his first since 2024 in Greece.<\/p>\n
Ogier, who is aiming for his third Safari Rally victory, reigned supreme in the remaining two stages of the morning session: Elementaita 1 and Sleeping Warrior 1.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Swedsih is still in command of the rally with a time of 2:13:23.1 after 13 stages, followed by Ogier and Katsuta Takamoto, who are 2nd and 3rd, respectively.<\/p>\n
It was a terrific morning for Toyota Gazoo after its other lead drivers, Solberg and Ogier, retired and will resume the action on the final day tomorrow after suffering broken alternators.<\/p>\n
Action resumes later on Saturday at 3:05pm with the Soysambu 2, Elementaita 2 and Sleeping Warrior 2 stages.<\/p>\n
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