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From the vid I see it more as a technical failure than Tänak screwing it up
Tänak's onboard is up from SS14. Stayed surprisingly calm..
They suspected punctured tyre and loose swingbar, but kept going..
Tänak to team before they stopped: ,,aah just on the straight I don't know, something came loose on the rear and now.. it's a bit undriveable!''
a bit indeed :D
e: morning service park
Porter: ,,Was it a driver clipping something or an actual failure?
Tänak: ,,It's up to you to discover that..''
Porter: ,,We can't quite work out.. soo?
Tänak: ,,There was no clipping let's say..'' (with a cheeky smile)
so.. seems like not his fault, except no stopping before or goint till the end of the stage..
no words needed
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Could be that some rock/stone in line damaged things beforehand. But surely doesn't have to be Tanaks fault.
I also recall FX interview I heard last week "rally drivers never hit anything" ( after Latvala came to stage end with 3 wheels).
Looks like Neuville does really drive in road mode as I predicted yesterday.
Tänak has changed to open helmet