Thread: Ott Tänak - Future champion?
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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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Today without bigger drama for Rally1, so expecting tomorrow lot of retirements maybe, because there is NEVER rally without issues. Let's see guys, favorizing Ogier for the win probably, depends on...
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