Sweden WRC podium has “given confidence to keep pushing forward»
Breen impressed throughout on his first start of a partial campaign for Hyundai this year after leaving a full-time seat at M-Sport over the off-season. The Irishman, boosted by a favourable road position, found himself with an opportunity to claim a maiden WRC win after scoring four stages wins that resulted in a rally lead […]
Rovanpera not worried after «quite a difficult» WRC Sweden
Last year’s Sweden winner Rovanpera expected a tough fight opening the snow-covered roads as the best-placed of the full-time WRC drivers at the previous round in Monte Carlo. Rovanpera was able to show flashes of speed to score six stage wins, more than another driver, but could only finish fourth after losing a fight with […]
На Ралли Швеции появилась своя «стена-магнит»
Прошедшее в конце первой декады февраля Ралли Швеции является уникальным для чемпионата мира по классическому ралли — это единственный в календаре WRC зимний этап. А пилотаж по снегу и льду в обрамлении высоких сугробов предъявляется к пилотам особые требования в точности управления. На собственном опыте в этом убедились сразу несколько экипажей, причём как из топовой […]
Unexpected WRC Sweden triumph is an «emotional one»
The 2019 world champion headed to Sweden with low expectations given he is yet to fully acclimatise to the Puma following his high-profile switch from Hyundai back to M-Sport this season. Tanak had struggled for consistent outright pace in January’s season opener in Monte Carlo, where he finished fifth, but on the Swedish snow the […]
«God of Speed decided otherwise» in Hyundai WRC Sweden team orders bid
In only the second round of the season, the South Korean marque attempted deploy team orders by switching the positions of its drivers Neuville and Craig Breen ahead of the final powerstage. Contesting only a partial season, Breen had led Hyundai’s charge for the majority of the rally on his return to the WRC. The […]
Отт Тянак прервал беспобедную серию M-Sport, выиграв Ралли Швеция
Чемпион мира 2019 года Отт Тянак выиграл битву с Крэгом Брином на Ралли Швеция и принёс команде M-Sport первую победу в WRC за год с лишним. За четыре дня соревнования эстонский гонщик выиграл всего один из 18-ти спецучастков, но при этом был предельно стабилен весь уик-энд и за исключением прокола на СУ15 избежал каких-либо проблем. […]
Tanak ends M-Sport’s WRC victory drought
The Estonian delivered a measured and faultless drive to come through a tense head-to-head with Hyundai’s Craig Breen, that dominated the majority of the weekend. Competing in his second event driving the M-Sport Ford Puma following his switch from Hyundai, Tanak claimed a 18.7s victory from Breen. Hyundai deployed team orders ahead of the final […]
Tanak pulls clear, Neuville hangs onto third
The 2019 world champion managed to pull a further 3.0s clear of Hyundai rival Craig Breen to lead the Irishman by 11.2s with two stages remaining at the snow rally. Equipped with fresh studded tyres, Tanak was able to clock the second fastest time on Stage 16 (Vastervik, 26.4km), while Breen, utilising a mix of […]
Pirelli explains WRC Rally Sweden tyre failures
Hyundai duo Craig Breen and Esapekka Lappi, and M-Sport’s Ott Tanak suffered sudden front tyre failures during Saturday afternoon. In Stage 13, the failure contributed to Lappi firing off the road and into the snowbank, resulting in the Finn losing seven minutes, dropping him outside of the top 10 having held third up until that […]