Ott Tanak led WRC Rally Chile on Friday evening after an inspired tire strategy proved to be decisive on the opening leg of the event. The M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 driver (above) set the pace in the day’s first special stage, the 12.
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The last time Kalle Rovanpera took on the hills of Rally Chile in 2019 he was in a Skoda R5 as an 18-year-old in the WRC2, and in 2023 he’s on the verge of a second WRC championship.
Friday and Sunday characterised by softer and sandier surfaces with medium and low stress for the tyres; Saturday decidedly more demanding with very abrasive surfaces and very pronounced tyre wear. This, in short, is the picture of the Rally Chile that emerges from the analysis of Pirelli engineers after reconnaissance at the start of the week.A.