Evans ends Britain’s wait for world rally title after Solberg crashes two corners from glory - kaiyun

• Elfyn Evans becomes first British winner since 2001

• Oliver Solberg’s hopes shattered by tumble down bank

⁠Elfyn Evans ended years of heartache, and a quarter-of-a-century wait for Britain, by winning the World Rally Championship title with Toyota after a dramatic season ⁠finale in Sardinia on Sunday.

The ⁠Welshman had been ​championship runner-up five times in the last six years but emerged triumphant after a final Powerstage duel with teammate Oliver Solberg ended with the charging Swede crashing ⁠out two corners from the finish while on course to take the crown.

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