WRC Poland: Tanak tops head-to-head super special to lead

Rally Poland begins with Hyundai sitting 1-2 after stage one

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak moved into an early lead at Rally Poland after edging his team-mate and World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville on Thursday night’s opening stage. Poland’s return to the WRC for the first time since 2017 began with a run through the side-by-side Mikolajki Arena spectator stage in front of a packed crowd. Tanak faced M-Sport’s Adrien Fourmaux in his head-to-head where he beat the Frenchman by 1.9s.

Rovanpera, who only completed his event recce earlier today, believes it isn’t possible to fight for victory after his rushed and limited event preparation. “I don’t think we can win at least not in reasonable or safe way,” said Rovanpera. “It is super annoying as you come here just to have a good finish, but when you drive it is shit if you don’t try to win.

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