Currently holding third place, Østberg is just 6.8 seconds adrift of second place. Locked in an intense battle for the podium positions, M-Sport World Rally Team’s Mads Østberg and Ola Fløene hold third place after the opening day of Rally Sweden. The Swedish fixture is classed as the FIA World Rally Championship’s only true winter rally but a mild winter meant that the conditions would not provide the snow-master with his usual advantage. The Norwegian admitted to a somewhat hesitant start behind the wheel of his Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta RS WRC – familiarising himself on how best to tackle the changing conditions. As the day’s action ventured into his homeland, the snow...
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