ROUND BY ROUND

Monte Carlo Rally

1 Thierry Neuville

2 Sebastien Ogier

3 Elfyn Evans

For the majority of its long history, the joy of Monte Carlo has come through anticipation of the spectacle of crystal-blue skies, endless hairpins and snowy summits while the rally itself all too often becomes a bit of a trudge, where 30-second gaps rapidly establish themselves up and down the order. But not this