The extra risk required for Ott Tanak to challenge Sebastien Ogier for the Rally Sardinia lead on Saturday was “unreasonable”, according to Hyundai World Rally Championship boss Cyril Abiteboul.
Tanak was embroiled in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Ogier across Saturday’s rough gravel stages. The 2019 world champion trailed Ogier by 4.5s heading into Saturday’s stages, but emerged with a 3.5s lead after the morning loop. Ogier picked up a puncture in the day’s opening stage, which allowed Tanak to pounce as Ogier cautiously completed the loop without a spare wheel.
Ott Tänak, Martin Järveoja, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Photo by: Austral / Hyundai Motorsport “I think he is still trying to work around the limitation of the car, which we have discussed a lot. “On that basis it was judged unreasonable to increase the risk to the extent where we could be a threat on Ogier. “That was the conclusion of the exchange; it doesn’t mean to slow down. It is not what I would qualify a team order.
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