Neuville made really impressive opening round, if he can carry this as momentum to other rallies, it will be difficult for Tänak to match him. It means that for Tänak it is critical to deliver in Sweden, otherwise, the point difference has grown a bit too big already.
Tanak will have Poland-Latvia-Finland later in the year in which he's faster than Neuville. He can afford to "just" score points in his worst rallies, but indeed we'll see how Sweden goes.
We won't know for sure until we know for sure Bagwan, but I'm expecting the cars to be decent overall, with some obvious changes to the way they produce lap times. At this point many are expecting...
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WRC mainclass from 2027