The 2023 WRC championship lit up with Ott Tanak's RallySweden win - denying Craig Breen a first top-level win. 📝 TommyHoward has all the best bits from this weekend's action in the snow ⬇️
Kalle Rovanpera claimed more stage wins than anyone but had to settle for fourthRovanpera may not have been at his devastating best and while hampered by opening roads, the Finn still reeled off six stage wins. That was more than any other driver as he finished fourth, 25.1s behind winner Tanak.a second pass of the rutted stages proved to be his downfall as he was unable to match the speed of his rivals.
It must be said after a trouncing by Toyota at Monte Carlo, Hyundai deserves recognition for its performance in Sweden to score a double podium with Breen second and Neuville third. Failed team orders bid aside, the i20 N netted 10 stage wins from the 18 tests.
The Japanese impressed in the opening stages to sit fifth, boosted by a fastest time on Stage 4. However, on the next test he misjudged a left-hander and rolled. Damage to the radiator forced him out of Friday’s action, while an engine issue prompted a second retirement on Sunday.Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi found himself in the thick of podium fight until his rally unravelled on Stage 13.
The sudden tyre failure required Tanak to think quickly to stem the time loss from overshooting a junction that blemished a stunning run through Stage 14.Sweden saw the return of Breen at his very best behind the wheel and in front of the television camera.While the Irishman has become an internet sensation for his witty stage end interviews, he also showed the more serious side of the peaks and troughs and mental challenges top level sportspeople have to endure.
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