Chile\u2019s return to the World Rally Championship calendar after a four-year hiatus has been long awaited. It didn\u2019t fail to disappoint as M-Sport and Ott Tanak claimed a deserved victory. Here\u2019s what you may have missed from Chile.
Chile’s return to the World Rally Championship calendar after a four-year hiatus has been long awaited. It didn’t fail to disappoint as M-Sport and Ott Tanak claimed a deserved victory. Here’s what you may have missed from Chile.Tyre compounds proved ultimately decisive in determining the outcome of Rally Chile; it's an aspect rarely seen in the modern WRC.
Rovanpera’s now customary Power Stage win, however, over Evans means his lead has only been reduced to 31 points with two rounds to spare. This title fight with Hyundai also looked set to continue to the Central European Rally later this month as the latter seemed on course to score a double podium throughand Thierry Neuville. Suninen had impressed in only his third Rally1 outing to sit in second for the majority of the event.However, the championship battle turned on its head in the penultimate stage when Suninen clipped a tree stump, causing terminal damage to his front right suspension.
“I think the most important part where we have made the difference is the reliability and we have been able to bring the cars home without problems and I think that for the championship is one of the crucial points.”A Rally1 debut is huge moment for any rally driver. Incredibly, Gregoire Munster headed into Chile having enjoyed starts in the Junior WRC and WRC2 this year, meaning he is the only driver to have made WRC starts in Rally3, Rally2 and Rally1 machinery.
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