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Tanak back on the road

Estonian driver Ott Tanak is back in the Rally of Mexico 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," said the M-Sport driver after he and co-driver Raigo Moelder, who managed to retrieve his pace notes, 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 drained the engine and...
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