Oliver Solberg claimed an 2.3-second lead at Rally Chile after trading times with World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans, as overnight rain created tricky conditions.
The Toyota duo made the most of the mud, having hoped for rain to reduce the cleaning effect of opening the gravel roads.
Solberg kicked off the rally by winning the opening stage by 1.4s from Evans, only for the latter to fight back in the 10.76km pass through Nuevo Rere. Evans managed to beat Solberg by 1.8s, which was enough to overhaul the Swede and move into the lead by 0.4s.
However, Solberg, who wasn’t overly happy with his display at t
