Croatia Rally was a rollercoaster

For a rally that wasn’t through 10 feet of snow or knee-deep mud like earlier this WRC season, Croatia sure was rough. Oliver Solberg, who looked about ready to run away with the championship at the beginning, crashed into a tree three miles into the event. Elfyn Evans crashed out of the lead, Jon Armstrong took terminal damage Adrien Formaux totaled his car on a freaking telephone pole, and Thierry Neuville was about to deliver a shock first win of the year for Hyundai until — yep — he crashed into a concrete block on the powerstage. At least the chaos had that sweet rally flavor; after his wreck, Adrien Formaux sat down with some fans for lunch.

The last car standing was the Toyota of Taka Katsuta, so that’s two in a row for him. We love that for Taka. But don’t let that obscure the fact that Hyundai is getting its act together.