In an interview ahead of Rally Estonia, top Estonian driver Ott Tänak spoke positively about the road conditions he had experienced during the short testing period. Tänak added that, although he would love to win in front of a home crowd, his main focus was to finish the race without too much stress. The Estonian rally ace also discussed the impact of Rally Estonia on his body and his views on the proposed changes to the Great Britain stage of the championship.
Ott Tänak was out of the rankings at the end of Safari Rally Kenya, having been as high as third place earlier in the event, following a steering issue on the 17th stage (of 19), which forced him and co-driver Martin Järveoja to drop out.
Ott Tänak lies in 10th place going into the final day of Safari Rally Kenya. Tänak had started the day in third place, but gearbox problems in the Hyundai i20 brought Saturday's stages to an early end.