Ott this day at the Portuguese World Rally was sad.
Ott Tänak had a dramatic Saturday in Portugal. Zumawire / mvphotos
Ott Tänak He was upright for the best performance of the season on Saturday at the Portuguese World Rally. Hyundai’s Estonian star fired the bottom times and slowly but surely increased the difference in the gravel race second To Sebastien Ogier.
However, in the last forest special test of the day, even the ton of the toner broke down, so he had to fight his teeth in the grip. The timing came to such an extent that he fell in the overall situation Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä Behind third.
This was not the biggest concern today during the day. In the middle of the day he was informed that his good friend Oleg Gross would have lost his life in a tragic helicopter accident in Eura.
– Today, Finland had a very unfortunate helicopter accident with Estonians involved. For a while, the news was written by a stupid journalist that a very good friend of mine would have died there. It was a really big shock, Tänak said after arriving in the evening care.
– Compared to that, this small steering boost failure is not a big problem.
The news of the Estonian newspaper later turned out to be incorrect. Even the long-time supporter of Gross is still alive, but in Turma, another person named Oleg lost his life.
Againe again
Today, the steering steering broke down during the Amarante special stage. It was not the first time the Estonian lost his game in that special test.
– I once lost the victory in the same way and virtually the same section in 2021. Unfortunately, this was the case again.
– I really enjoyed this rally and I would have liked to win the race, but it probably doesn’t.
Toyota driver Ogier leads the race with a 27.6 second difference to his teammate to Rovanperä before Sunday’s six special stages. Tänaki still has something to fight as he is 8.5 seconds from Rovanperä.
Tänak needs points in his championship, so he will definitely have a hard attack on Sunday.
– Now I want to rest a little, but I know that tomorrow I have to press full.