He left as leader after Friday. And during the three stretches on the Norwegian border, he shone with three stretch wins. On the short sprint route towards Torsby he came in as four but could still increase the distance to second Ott Tänak by a few tenths.

Evans praises everyone who has worked with the car.

-The fact that it went so well depends on a combination of things. The car has worked well. I am satisfied with the confidence it gives me. And Scott (Martin, the map reader) has done well. And the team behind has worked well.

Deflation in goal

It is almost a deflation in the finish and the only thing that can prevent the British from taking their second victory in the rally World Cup is an accident. He has 17.2 seconds on second Ott Tänak and 28.8 seconds on third Sébastien Ogier.

When the rally management also deletes the first Likenäs stretch on Sunday morning, competitors are deprived of one of their chances of chasing the British.

-With the mild weather on the way in, we can't risk driving the route twice. The second round is broadcast live all over the world, we must secure it, states Glenn Olsson, CEO of Rally Sweden.

Thierry Neuville took a little revenge by winning the Torsby City Sprint. It has no major significance for the summary, but the driver who may have grumbled most about the road team finally had to show that it is not because he is not leading the World Cup series, at least another day.

Solberg was the best in Sweden

Oliver Solberg is the best Swedish after eight distances 1.1 seconds ahead of Johan Kristoffersson who in turn is 3.7 seconds ahead of Pontus Tidemand.

Tomorrow's only route, Likenäs 2, we run lunchtime followed by an awards ceremony at the service site in Torsby. The route is a so-called power stage. And championship points are awarded to the top five drivers.