Dani Sordo says he's happy with sixth place at Rally de Portugal despite his tyres woes and feels it is a good base to work from for next month's Rally d'Italia. The Hyundai factory driver enjoyed the majority of the home support from the Portuguese and traveling Spanish fans as he guided his i20 WRC machine to sixth but felt a lack of handling prevented him from challenging at the sharp end of the field. The Spaniard briefly led the Rally de Portugal on Friday after grabbing a stage victory but eventually slid backwards through the order as the strong Volkswagen and Citroen drivers found their form. “I've been happier with the handling of the car,” Sordo said. “We had just one spare...
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