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Tanak back on the road after team takes the plunge

Estonian driver Ott Tanak was back in the Rally of Mexico on Saturday after his submerged Ford was fished out of a reservoir and rebuilt overnight. Tanak's car rolled down a steep embankment and plunged into deep water on Friday's second leg of the Guanajuato-based rally, remaining sunk for 10 hours. "As soon as we opened the doors the car was gone in just a few seconds," the M-Sport driver had said after he and co-driver Raigo Moelder, who managed to retrieve his pace notes, had scrambled free. "I also had a problem with my intercom wire because it didn't come loose and was dragging me under the water. We were really lucky." After finally pulling the car out, M-Sport...
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