Ott Tänak: “Positively surprised by Hyundai’s approach”

A peine auréolé de son titre de champion du monde décroché avec le Toyota Gazoo Racing, Ott Tänak s’est donc lancé dans le défi Hyundai Motorsport cette année, venant rejoindre une armada déjà composée de Thierry Neuville, Sebastian Loeb and Dani Sordo.

And despite a delicate start to Rally Monte-Carlo, with an impressive but not serious exit from the road at very high speed, the Estonian quickly found a good tempo, finishing second in Sweden and Mexico, in two events shortened by lack of snow then due to the pandemic of coronavirus.

If many remember his first rally as difficult, the world champion analyzes his start to the season in a rather positive way. “ In some ways, the start of my adventure at Hyundai Motorsport was better than expected, describes Tänak.

We all know that Thierry has been part of the team for a long time. He is the star driver. Coming into an environment like that, you don't expect the same type of attention, but this team has matured and started to be very strong in recent years.

I was very positively surprised by the approach, and I think this will show in our results when we resume. If you have a good relationship with the team, you will always get good feedback. »

5th in the general classification with 38 points, against 62 for the leader Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), Ott Tänak will have to leave no more points on the way when he returns to action, if he hopes to retain his world crown.

The caravan of WRC will not resume at the Safari Rally as hoped, after the cancellation of the 2020 edition. Finland remains the next event on the program at the start of August, but once again doubt remains over whether the 1000 Lakes will take place on this date.