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Writing of Jyväskylä
AFP
The triumph of Ott Tänak yesterday at the Rally Finland allows him to get closer to the title fight, in which Sébastien Ogier slightly cuts his disadvantage against Thierry Neuville , the leader of the World Championship (WRC).
In front of hundreds of Estonian fans who had moved to support their idol, the Toyota driver signed a plenary session by being the fastest in the "Power Stage", which made him given a total
Tänak beat Norway's Mads Ostberg (Citroën) by 32 seconds and Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) by 35 seconds.
" For the team, it's as if running at home, so it's the most important victory of our season.
We knew that Here we would be strong, so there was pressure.The team did a remarkable job, the whole weekend was perfect for us, "said Estonian after the arrival.
TAKE NOTE
The next round of the World Rally Championship will take place on asphalt in Germany inside Thanks to its fourth WRC success, the second of this season after the Rally of 39, Argentina, Tänak is placed at 46 points from Belgium's Hyundai, who could only qualify 9th in Finland and 25 points from France's M-Sport Ford, 5th with suffering
" It will be difficult to overtaking Neuville and Ogier because they have an important advantage, "admits the Toyota driver.
World Championship
General Clbadification
PILOT POINTS
1. Thierry Neuville (BEL / Hyundai) 153
2. Sébastien Ogier (FRA / Ford) 132
3. Ott Tänak (EST / Toyota) 107
4. Esapekka Lappi (FIN / Toyota) 70
5. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) 60
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