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Peter Windsor shares the ‘wonderful’ thing Thierry Neuville is doing in WRC this season

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Thierry Neuville is leading the WRC Championship standings with four rounds to go and is on target to clinch his first title.

The Belgian driver won the season opener at the Monte Carlo Rally this year and has been consistently at the front throughout the year in WRC.

Neuville holds a 27-point advantage at the top of the standings over his nearest rival, Sebastien Ogier, as the season nears its conclusion.

Rally driving is very much about precision and finesse on the brake pedal as such fine margins exist in rallying, as Neuville has a very deft touch on the brakes.

Peter Windsor believes Thierry Neuville has perfected the braking technique in WRC

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Rallying is all about being precise on a range of surfaces over a season, providing a different challenge to many other championships.

The braking technique and having a good feel on the brake pedal is particularly important when driving on gravel and snow with significantly less grip than on tarmac.

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Of the remaining rounds left on the WRC calendar this season, there are two on gravel and the final couple on tarmac.

On his YouTube channel, Peter Windsor has praised the Belgian for his technique when discussing the WRC and the 36-year-old.

He said: “What Thierry Neuville does with his left foot, we’re now getting great views of what they do and the way he’s using the brakes and how much of the foot he actually puts on the brake when he’s not actually braking at 100%, is really revealing, it’s just wonderful.”

Thierry Neuville could take his first WRC title this season

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The championship battle is in Neuville’s hands, with four rounds to go and holds a comfortable points lead over Ogier.

He has finished inside the top 10 at every rally this season, apart from a blip at Rally Italia Sardegna where he suffered a lacklustre event.

Alongside his victory at Rally Monte Carlo, Neuville finished third in Croatia and Portugal as well as taking second last time out at Rally Finland.

If Neuville were to go in and win the title, putting in a strong performance in the Acropolis Rally in Greece would certainly help the Belgian.