Irish crew endure tough seventh round of World Rally Championship

McErlean's Ford Puma sustained a puncture on SS4. "It's brutal but we'll keep fighting."

The Irish crew of Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1) are twelfth in the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece, round seven of the World Rally Championship. Picture: Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool .

It didn't take long for the Irish crew of Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy to experience the brutal nature of the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece where two deflations cost them time and places before they eventually finished the day in twelfth place in this seventh round of the World Rally Championship.

Overnight, Estonian Ott Tanak (Hyundai i20 N Rally1) leads his teammate French ace Adrien Fourmaux by just three seconds with another French driver Sebastien Ogier (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) 13.9s further behind in third.