Thierry Neuville of Belgium braved flash rains in the evening at the rocky Sleeping Warrior to open a 57.4 seconds gap against his Toyota rival Takamoto Katsuta in the ongoing Safari Rally in Naivasha yesterday. At the same time, world champion Sebastien Ogier fought back gallantly to third position after a difficult Friday.
Despite Neuville threatening to run away with the lead after bagging SS8 in the morning, Ogier clawed back with wins in SS9, SS10 and SS11 respectively before Estonian Ott Tanak grabbed SS12 to slow down the Frenchman’s onslaught.