Mumbai, Sept. 15 -- The country's top rally driver, Gaurav Gill has won praises from his co-competitor by overcoming mechanical failures and a series of punctures before it all ended in a heartbreak for him in the Rally of Turkey.

Going into the final day with a top-five finish firmly in sight, the JK Racing ace underlined his mettle by finishing second in the first stage of the day. He continued in the same vein, taking the third place in the next stage too, demonstrating phenomenal speed and control to post spectacular timings to inch up the leader-board. These results added up to a top-three finish in five out of the nine stages that he had conquered without a hitch. However, in the penultimate stage, the transmission of the car seize...