There were no issues with Ott Tanak’s speed on his return to Hyundai’s World Rally Championship squad after a season at M-Sport, but consistency was lacking.
The Estonian wasn’t always comfortable behind the wheel of a much-improved i20 N Rally1 relative to the 2022-spec car, but did tame it to his liking towards the end of the year. Two wins helped take the drivers’ title fight down to the wire in Japan, but his season was littered with crashes and misfortune.
