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What was behind Tanak's Saturday Monte Carlo blitz?

Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes Ott Tanak's perfect Saturday afternoon at the opening round of the new World Rally Championship season was down to the combination of a "deep look" into his approach and the correct tyre strategy.

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Hyundai "needs to do better" and learn from “painful" WRC title defeat

Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has insisted Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat.

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Hyundai apologises to Neuville after being dealt title blow in WRC Rally Japan

Hyundai has apologised to Thierry Neuville and is planning to change “everything” on his car after a suspected turbo related issue dented his World Rally Championship title hopes in Japan.

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Tanak can fight “without hands tied” in WRC title decider

Ott Tanak will be able to fight “without his hands tied” at the World Rally Championship title-deciding Rally Japan, according to Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul.

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WRC Central Europe: Ogier responds to Tanak pace to extend advantage

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier will take a slender lead over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak as 14s separated the top three heading into the final four stages of the Central European Rally.

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Tanak: Neuville is “not safe yet” in WRC title fight

Ott Tanak says Thierry Neuville is “not safe yet” after taking a nibble out of his Hyundai team-mate's World Rally Championship lead at Rally Chile.

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Tanak unsure how to act following FIA sanctions for Ogier, Verstappen

Ott Tänak says it’s “really difficult to know how to act” in interviews following the FIA’s sanctions for comments made by World Rally Championship rival Sebastian Ogier and Formula 1’s Max Verstappen.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Chile: schedule, line-up and more

Thierry Neuville is now the firm favourite to clinch the 2024 WRC title after winning the previous round in Greece which extended his lead at the top. The Hyundai driver, who is chasing a maiden crown, holds a 34-point advantage with 90 left available after going to Greece leading Sebastien…

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Should the WRC re-introduce qualifying? The teams have their say

There were perhaps only two words mentioned more than 'Martins' and 'Sesks' when the World Rally Championship visited Latvia last weekend, and those were 'road position'.

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Hyundai calls for investigation into bizarre Tanak arch incident

Hyundai has called for a “clear and transparent” investigation to understand why its World Rally Championship driver Ott Tanak was delayed by a fallen inflatable promotional arch at Rally Latvia.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Poland: Schedule, line-up and more

This month’s Rally Sardinia featured the joint-closest finish for a win in World Rally Championship history, as Ott Tanak and Sebastien Ogier contested a thrilling battle. It culminated in Tanak claiming victory by just 0.2s after the Hyundai driver overhauled a 17.1s deficit to Toyota’s Ogier on the final day.…

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Hyundai explains Tanak’s “be safe, not push it” WRC Sardinia call

Tanak was embroiled in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Ogier across Saturday’s rough gravel stages.

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Hyundai confident Tanak’s WRC engine issue won’t return in Sweden

Anti-lag system issues affected all three Hyundais in Monte Carlo, with Tanak hit the worst by the problem that team principal Cyril Abiteboul admitted was exacerbated by the 2019 world champion’s driving style.

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Hyundai to provide WRC car more tailored to Tanak in Sweden

Tanak and team-mates Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen all suffered from a throttle mapping issues on their i20 Ns during the first two stages of the Monte Carlo Rally last Thursday.

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WRC Japan: Evans in control as Ogier nibbles at deficit

The Toyota driver could afford to take a measured approach given his sizeable advantage, but ended the morning loop, held in dry conditions, winning two of the four stages, to lead by 1m35.5s. Nearest rival Ogier was able to claw 14.4s back on Evans across the morning.

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New Central European Rally to offer “huge challenge” for WRC teams

This weekend’s Central European Rally will undertake a first for the WRC as it hosts a rally that will feature stages in three countries, namely the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany.

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M-Sport likely to target young drivers for WRC 2024 after Tanak exit

The British squad has been forced to reconsider its driver options for next season following confirmation its star signing Tanak has elected to leave the team after one season.

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Tanak to leave M-Sport and rejoin Hyundai for WRC 2024

The 2019 world champion's move comes just days after scoring a second victory of the WRC season with M-Sport at Rally Chile last weekend.

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Tanak to leave M-Sport and re-join Hyundai for WRC 2024

The 2019 world champion’s move comes just days after scoring a second victory of the WRC season with M-Sport at Rally Chile last weekend.

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WRC Chile win "can only help" M-Sport's future

The Ford squad put an end to a rough run of results last Sunday when Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja scored a first victory since February's Rally Sweden triumph.

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WRC Chile win “can only help” M-Sport’s future

The Ford squad put an end to a rough run of results last Sunday when Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja scored a first victory since February’s Rally Sweden triumph.

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M-Sport: We don’t want to lose Tanak from WRC team

The 2019 world champion this year rejoined the Ford squad that afforded him his full-time WRC debut in 2012, essentially on a one-year deal.

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Tanak: “Perfect package” required to challenge for WRC Finland win

The M-Sport-Ford driver heads to the WRC’s famous fast gravel rally with the envious record of three wins in his last four outings in Finland, including a heroic drive to defeat home hero Kalle Rovanpera last year.

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Tanak: "Perfect package" required to challenge for WRC Finland win

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FIA to review WRC engine penalties after Tanak case

Tanak was handed a five-minute penalty when his M-Sport team were forced to change the engine on his Ford Puma after it developed a significant fault during Thursday’s shakedown before the rally had begun.

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