Tanak believed Neuville could have beaten him to the win.

"On Friday, we were normally one or two tenths faster per stage than he was but on Saturday, it was actually the opposite - Thierry was actually a bit faster than I was," said Tanak.

"It was looking difficult, so I must say that if it had continued the same way, I would have accepted second place."
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