Elfyn Evans extended his championship lead and Hyundai suffered one of its worst collective performances in recent memory, but the biggest question from Rally Islas Canarias was this:
Is Kalle Rovanperä back?
On the evidence of last weekend – absolutely. The Finn wiped the floor with everyone to produce one of the most dominant World Rally Championship performances seen in a long, long time.
But with seven successive gravel events now on the schedule, can he maintain that form and topple his title-leading team-mate?
And where do the Hyundai drivers fit in? As it lies, Thierry Neuville is just seven points down on the now second-placed Rovanperä, with Ott Tänak only another two shy of Neuville.
But beyond the math, is the superiority of Toyota right now threatening to cast the two world champions as outsiders in the race to become 2025 world champion?
David Evans and Alasdiar Lindsay join Luke Barry for a heated debate on that very subject on SPIN, The Rally Pod, which also touches on all the other major talking points from Las Palmas.
