Even Sebastien Ogier had to admit that on pure pace Ott Tanak had him covered. It’s not often the eight-time world champion utters such words.
This was Ogier’s 63rd World Rally Championship career win, arriving at the same event that kicked off this incredible winning tally 15 years ago. Over the years Ogier has proved the master of racking up wins, and for the majority he’s been the pacesetter, but in that time he’s also learned “it is not always about being quick in rallying". This was exactly the case in Portugal, as Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais survived 24 stages in what Ogier declared as one of the most demanding rallies of his career to eventually edge an unfortunate pacesetter Tanak by 8.7s.
