Jari-Matti Latvala earned victory in Rally Sweden, giving Toyota its first win since 1999 just two events into its World Rally Championship comeback. Latvala inherited the lead of the event when Thierry Neuville crashed out of first place during Saturday’s last stage for the second WRC event in a row. He had hit a post in Monte Carlo, breaking his suspension, and hit a concrete block on the super special, the final stage of the penultimate day, in Karlstad. He had been over 40s clear with only three stages to run. With Neuville out, what had been an intense battle for second became the fight for victory. Despite Saturday’s loop being shortened due to concerns over high speeds, Ott Tanak...
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