Ott Tänak opens his counter

Ott Tänak had started the 2015 season well WRC with a solid performance at the start of Rally Monte-Carlo, où l’Estonien avait placé sa Ford Fiesta RS de M-Sport en quatrième position, avant qu’une sortie de route dans la longue ES de Faye ne ruine ses espoirs de bien figurer en Principauté. In Sweden, the 27-year-old driver played the card of caution, and taking advantage of the errors of Jari-Matti Latvala or Mads Ostberg, offered to Malcolm Wilson's team a solid fourth place.

“I am delighted to achieve this result, explains Tänak. We struggled at the start of the race, with an unfavorable road position and a small mistake. After that we weren't engaged in any battles, so we were smart and stayed on the road. It's good to have confidence again. From now on we will try to find speed step by step, and as soon as we have a good feeling, we will be able to attack a little more. I am sure we can be stronger as the rounds of the calendar progress. »

Find the full report of the Swedish Rally, produced by our special correspondents, in issue 1999 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and on newsstands from Wednesday.