Ott Tänak: “Everything worked perfectly”

The boss of the Arctic Rally is called Ott Tänak. Sur les routes enneigées de la deuxième manche de la saison, le pilote Hyundai a surclassé la concurrence du début à la fin pour s’offrir la 14e victoire de sa carrière.

« It’s a very important victory which allows us to pocket big points in the championship., recognized the Estonian after the event. We were in Finland, the base camp of one of our biggest rivals (Toyota, ndlr.), so there was pressure ».

Ultimately, Ott Tänak largely dominated the Arctic Rally, even leading the overall standings at the end of each of the 10 special stages of the weekend. “ We knew the battle was going to be toughHe says. In the end, we had a very good weekend. The tests for the rally took place in very different conditions so we didn't know what to really expect.

I was fully behind the engineers and their work ended up paying off. We tried some new settings during Shakedown and everything worked perfectly ».

Winner of the first edition of the Arctic Rally in the world championship, the leader of Hyundai is leaving Finland delighted. “ It was an incredible place for a rally, one of the best for a winter event. There aren't many other places where you can get more snow and roads like this. Hats off to the organizers ».

Find the analysis of the Arctic Rally by our experts in AUTOhebdo N°2301 available from Monday in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands.