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16th November 2011, 13:13 #1
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Ott Tänak - Future champion?
2004 first rally with Golf
2008 first year with 4wd car, Estonian champion in N4
2009 some WRC rallys, Estonian champion in N4, wins PSD shootout
2010 PSD, 2 wins in PWRC
2011 3 wins in SWRC, 7th place in Sardinia, 6th place in rally GB
2012 full season with Fiesta WRC
Is it more to come?
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9th September 2017, 02:43 #2
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Since there is a lot of talk about Tänaks future in the m-sport thread i thought i would search if there is a separate topic about him made in the past and found this old one.
Quite an interesting read this 13 pages#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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23rd May 2018, 18:25 #3
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Colin Clark's latest vlog post-Rally Portugal in which he states who he thinks will be the 2018 WRChampion...
https://youtu.be/4l-kbAJPyIk
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23rd May 2018, 20:41 #4
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Not sure if I agree with pointing out Latvala and Lappi as great wingmen, given their form so far this year.
Agree that if Tanak wins Sardinia he will be big favorite since Toyota+Tanak do seem like the fastest combination this year. If he doesn't close the gap soon it will be difficult though.
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23rd May 2018, 20:43 #5
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23rd May 2018, 22:00 #6
Think Tänak has a decent possibility to win the three next events on the bounce, it could bring him back closer to Neuville-Ogier or even leave them behind.
Turkey should then be interesting, given no one really has an experience advantage over another. The championship is turning out to be quite ok...
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24th May 2018, 10:03 #7
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Tanak seems the 'fastest' driver but there is more to winning a Championship than that... Meeke has shown that over recent years.
Its about consistency and Ogier has proven that. If anyone looks like they've learned that lesson its Neuville...
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24th May 2018, 13:11 #8
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24th May 2018, 16:39 #9
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Umh, if you think about last two seasons, then they are pretty equal with their own mistakes, that cost them a result. Then add the luck-factor, no. 1 and no.2 driver hierarchy...
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25th May 2018, 12:26 #10
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Its like with Lavala... he gets more 'bad luck' with mechanical failures.
Even in the tank-like VW Polo he had more issues than Ogier.
But for how long can it just be luck ? Eventually it has to seen as the driving-style or poor decision-making or even bad pacenote making...
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Really?? I'm no fan of F1, but too many here have a giant chip on their shoulder about F1......Compared to the WRC, it's actually a well run series....unlike the WRC which is extremely amateur a lot...
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