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Tanak: No plans to alter Monte WRC strategy after costly spin
Hyundai driver Ott Tanak ended the Friday morning loop of the rally in fourth place overall, more than a minute behind rally leader Elfyn Evans. He lost 41.9 seconds due to a spin on stage three caused by a patch of ice, which sent his i20 N into a ditch. Other drivers, including Thierry Neuville, Takamoto Katsuta, and Gregoire Munster, also lost time on the same ice sheet. Despite the time loss, Tanak doesn’t plan to change his strategy due to the new points structure introduced in the WRC. He mentioned that Hyundai has resolved the throttle issues they previously faced and that he is feeling comfortable in the upgraded i20 N, although he still needs more time to fully understand its capabilities.
