SS1: Tänak leads in Sweden Ott Tänak was the early leader of Rally Sweden after edging Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala in Thursday night’s opening speed test at Karlstad trotting track. Stage info: SS1 SSS Karlstad 1, 1.90kmSweeping bends, a spectacular jump and a great atmosphere are the hallmarks of Karlstad’s horse trotting track. Drivers tackle two laps of the ice-based roads in head-to-head duels. The Estonian, driving a Yaris, defeated Thierry Neuville in their head-to-head heat on snow and ice-covered roads and stopped the clocks 0.3sec faster than Latvala. “This is one of my favourite events and especially this year because there’s so much...
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