Car #40 Ott Tänak/Kuldar Sikk
Ott Tänak said: “I did the Rally de Portugal last year, so I have some idea of what is coming. It’s a very nice rally – and a nice place for a holiday. I’m looking forward to the rally, the roads were good; the sort of roads we enjoy driving on. I hope it doesn’t rain during the event as this can make the roads cut up a little bit and it obviously makes it more slippery. Dry conditions are the best for the Group N car. I think there will be more competition in Portugal for Group N as well. On the last rally in Turkey, I was a little bit on my own and there was a big gap behind us. My speed was good in Turkey and I want to carry on with this good pace in Portugal, but without any mistakes this time. The thing I’m hoping for in Portugal is that we have smoother roads than Turkey. I have never competed on such rocky roads, they were incredibly tough. I was really impressed with the tyres, given the punishment we were giving them on the rocks, it was incredible that we didn’t have any problems. And finally, of course, it would be nice if we can fly home from Portugal in the conventional way. After the volcano problem, I drove from Turkey to Estonia in a Citroën C2, which wasn’t very comfortable!”
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