VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF WRC RALLY SAUDI ARABIA DAY ONE MORNING SESSION SHOWS: VARIOUS, SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 27, 2025) (WRC PROMOTER GMBH - See restrictions) 1. AERIAL OF JEDDAH 2. MARTINS SESKS (RIGHT) AND HIS CO PILOT IN THE CAR 3. SESKS' M-SPORT FORD CAR ON THE COURSE/ DASHCAM FOOTAGE SHOWS SESKS MAKE A WRONG TURN AND REVERSE 4. ADRIEN FOURMAUX (RIGHT) AND CO PILOT IN THE CAR 5. VARIOUS OF FOURMAUX'S HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS CAR ON THE COURSE 6. AERIAL OF ELFYN EVANS' TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CAR ON START LINE 7. VARIOUS OF EVANS ON TRACK/ DASHCAM FOOTAGE SHOWS EVANS TAKE THE SAME WRONG TURN AS SESKS 8. SEBASTIEN OGIER (RIGHT) AND HIS CO-PILOT IN THE CAR 9. DASHCAM FOOTAGE SHOWS HUGE BOULDER IN THE ROAD AS OGIER DRIVES PAST 10. VARIOUS OF OGIER'S TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CAR ON THE COURSE 11. KALLE ROVANPERA (RIGHT) AND HIS CO-PILOT IN THE CAR 12. DASHCAM FOOTAGE OF ROVANPERA DRIVING 13. VARIOUS OF ROVANPERA'S TOYOTA GAZOON RACING CAR ON THE COURSE STORY: Martiņs Sesks lit up the morning session on Thursday (November 27) at Rally Saudi Arabia, storming to the lead in WRC’s newest event after four punishing stages, while all three title contenders struggled in the swirling dust north of Jeddah. The M-Sport Ford driver showed blistering pace early on, topping the standings on stage 2 and 3 to carve out a 7.3-second advantage. He missed a turn on the final stage of the morning which cut that lead back, but Sesks is still 1.3-seconds ahead of Hyundai Shell Mobis' Adrien Fourmaux, with Sami Pajari just 0.4 seconds further back. The title contenders Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera had the toughest conditions going out early on causing dust to fly up on the loose surface and Toyota Gazoo Racing's Evans also missed a turn on his final stage. The Welshman struggled for traciton and his 50 seconds off the pace but is ahead of Ogier in the championship, while Rovanpera, who punctured a tire but elected not to stop is down in tenth. (Production: Simon Ormiston) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
