At the end of Saturday, Thierry Neuville grabs the lead of Croatia Rally after the end of the second loop with Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari following him.
Thierry Neuville became the new rally leader in Croatia after the end of Stage 14 as the Belgian stayed out of trouble throughout Saturday afternoon.
Takamoto Katsuta gained one position since Saturday morning and is now second overall despite his front left puncture in Stage 14 while he set the fastest time in Stage 13.
Sami Pajari dropped from first to third overall at the end of Stage 14 as he stopped to change a front right puncture 3.6Km into SS14 resulting in slipping behind Katsuta for 19,1 seconds on the classification.
Hayden Paddon keeps his fourth place overall and he could move up to the podium positions if he had not suffered from a front left puncture in Stage 14.
Josh McErlean, Jon Armstrong, Elfyn Evans and Oliver Solberg are outside the top 10.
McErlean got a front left puncture in Stage 13 as the bad luck continued for him considering the fact that he had another puncture in SS14 on the front right.
Armstrong stopped to change a front right puncture 9Km and had a big hit at bank 20Km into SS14, but it must be mentioned he was the second-fastest driver in Stage 16.
Evans had a moment in Stage 14, as he nearly understeered off road, but he managed to keep his Yaris inside the road. Moreover, he was the fastest driver in Stage 16.
Solberg lost 57,6 seconds in Stage 13 due to a front left puncture while he was forced to stop in Stage 16 in order to change a front right puncture. However, he was the fastest driver in Stage 14 and 15.
Watch below the stage times:
Watch below the overall classification after Stage 16:
Photo Credits: Hyundai
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