February 2021

WRC | RD2 – ARCTIC RALLY FINLAND 2021 | LEG 3

February 28, 2021April 9, 2021 adminArctic Rally Finland, ARCTIC RALLY WRC, WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WRC

Just two final stages covering approx 45km were all that remained on the final leg of the Arctic Rally Finland (Round 2 of the 2021 FIA World Rally Championships), and Estonian Ott Tanäk was on course to be written into the World Rally history books. With an overnight temperature drop and some fresh snow, the conditions on the 28km Aittajärvi stage were ideal for this final high-speed blast on the snow and ice. Photo: NEP Finland Rally leader Ott Tanäk went into the final day with a 24 seconds lead…

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WRC | RD 2 – ARCTIC RALLY FINLAND 2021 | LEG 2

February 27, 2021April 9, 2021 adminArctic Rally Finland, FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WRC

As the sun rose over a picturesque Arctic Circle, the crews faced the main bulk of the rally, with 144km spread over 6 stages (3 stages repeated in two loops). Leg 2 of this second round of the FIA World Rally Championships was the longest of this short 10 stage event but would deliver plenty of moments and drama for some. Overnight Rally leader, Ott Tänak entered the day with a 16.2 seconds lead over his fellow Hyundai team-mate Craig Breen. Whilst his Championship rival, Sébastien Ogier who battled with…

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WRC | RD 2 – ARCTIC RALLY FINLAND 2021 | LEG 1

February 26, 2021April 9, 2021 adminArctic Rally Finland, ARCTIC RALLY WRC, WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WRC

For the second round of the 2021 FIA World Rally Championships, we have ventured far North into the Arctic Circle for the first time in its 49 year history. The Rovaniemi based Arctic Rally event in the North of Finland has come to rescue in place of the fallen Swedish rally and has created much excitement amongst World Rally fans, despite being a non-spectator event, like Round 1 the Monte Carlo was. A total of 251km spread over just 10 stages in this short winter sprint rally faced the 55…

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WRC | RD2: Hyundai tops shakedown at the Arctic Rally Finland 2021

February 26, 2021April 9, 2021 adminArcitc Rally Finland, ARCTIC RALLY WRC, FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS, WRC

Following their pre-rally event test where the Hyundai pair of Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville recently both competed on the Estonian Otepää Winter Rally and won the event with a team 1-2. Tänak and Neuville continued to get to grips with the wintery snow and icy conditions as they set the top two fastest times on the mornings shakedown for the 2nd round of the FIA World Rally Championships, on the outskirts of Rovaniemi, Northern Finland. Photo: WRC.Com The temperature was around -2, which was a lot milder compared to…

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RALLY | Otepää Winter Rally 2021

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 adminHyundai, Otepää Winter Rally 2021, RALLY, WRC

Following an open invitation by the event organisers where the COC suggested that WRC teams could simply stop by Estonia on route to Finland ahead of the Arctic Rally Finland (the second round of the FIA World Rally Championships) and use their event, the Otepää Winter Rally (which was the opening round of the Estonian Rally Championship) as a shakedown. Hyundai Motorsport World Rally Team took them up on this offer and depatched team-mates Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville to join some 60 crews who would tackle this one-day snow…