WRC 2016: Kris Meeke wins Neste Rally Finland

Overdrive August 1, 2016, 16:46:08 IST

Jari-Matti Latvala finishes second in the event that proved to be Volkswagen’s undoing

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WRC 2016: Kris Meeke wins Neste Rally Finland

Ulsterman Kris Meeke became the first British driver to win the Neste Rally Finland, winning his second WRC event this year at the wheel of an ex-works Citroen DS3 WRC. Championship leaders Volkswagen had a disastrous event apart from second place for Jari-Matti Latvala (winner the past two years) while M-Sport brought only one car home in the top ten places.

After suffering a run of uncharacteristic off-road excursions, this was the first time for four years that VW’s Sebastien Ogier had finished a rally without scoring…

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