Say what you want about starting order but this is the first time in a while that Tanak is properly being outclassed by someone other than the big three in a fair fight.
And as a struggling Latvala fan I couldn't be happier
Wouldn`t call a 2.6 sec loss to first place outclassing, even more properly outclassing... and you have to count road order. Far from it, still, good competition.
The swept volume limit is 1600 cc, so 266.7 cc per cylinder.
For a 16:1 compression ratio the combustion volume is therefore 17.78 cc.
For the compression to increase to 18:1 the combustion...
This year's Dakar has very small gaps. It seems like it's not as car breaking as the other years.
After 7 stages in Dakar 2026: 16 drivers within 1 hour from the lead. 10th place at +25m 25s...
A four minute interview with Kalle before he started the weekend's races. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14dhTMW_Nbw
Kalle Rovanpera - rallying's...