Ott Tanak took a dominant lead on Friday at Rally Spain to boost his title hopes, as his rivals for the 2018 crown didn;t enjoy the smoothest of days. The outsider in a thrilling three-way FIA World Rally Championship battle promised an all-out attack in his efforts to close on series leader Thierry Neuville and second-placed Sébastien Ogier, and he did not disappoint. Tänak mastered slippery gravel tracks on Spain’s Costa Daurada to head Dani Sordo by 26.8sec in his Toyota Yaris. Home hero Sordo finished 2.9s clear of Elfyn Evans in third. Importantly for the Estonian’s championship challenge, he distanced Ogier and points leader Neuville,...
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