Tanak was without the use of his 100kW control Compact Dynamics hybrid unit during the day’s two opening stages, which necessitated a unit change on his i20 N during midday service.
The 2019 world champion then lost hybrid power again during the afternoon loop of stages, which cost him valuable time, as the Estonian ended the day in fourth, 20 seconds adrift of the leading Toyota of Sebastien Ogier.
