M-Sport's Ott Tanak took victory in a classic Rally Sweden last weekend. We look back at the highs and lows of WRC's only snow rally of the year.
No matter what the discipline, the best drivers are those who can conjure a victory while driving cars that are not the fastest. Ott Tanak is most definitely one of those drivers, as he again proved with his run to victory in Sweden.
But Tanak’s drive was faultless, reminding the WRC that there will be three teams in the fight for the championship this year.Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool Rovanpera 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.
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