Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja - Rally Italia Sardegna 2017

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km)	2:02.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	59.0 km/h 0.10 s/km	2:02.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Not so bad, I tried to push a bit. The wipers were stuck so were lucky.'
SS2 Terranova 1 (14.54 km)	10:21.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	84.2 km/h 0.54 s/km	12:23.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
SS3 Monte Olia 1 (19.05 km)	13:41.3	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	83.5 km/h 0.81 s/km	26:05.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
There is some foliage poking from the front of his Fiesta. Has he been off? "There was a bad jump and I took it a bit on the side. Messy stuff in places. In a few places I was not comfortable."
SS4 Tula 1 (15.00 km)	11:54.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	75.6 km/h 0.22 s/km	37:59.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"Generally a good stage. It's getting hotter now and the tyre were getting soft."
SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km)	9:10.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	92.4 km/h 0.31 s/km	47:10.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I thought there would be good grip but it's so loose and slippery. A good loop but very difficult."
SS6 Terranova 2 (14.54 km)	10:01.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	87.1 km/h 0.12 s/km	57:11.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS7 Monte Olia 2 (19.05 km)	13:11.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	86.6 km/h 0.35 s/km	1:10:23.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
Struggling with the balance of his Fiesta. "We are carrying two extra spares. Not so easy to drive with the extra weight."
SS8 Tula 2 (15.00 km)	11:52.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	75.8 km/h 0.91 s/km	1:22:15.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
His Fiesta's front-right tyre is pushed slightly off the rim. "A half-spin near the end. We're struggling with the car a bit."end. We're struggling with the car a bit."
SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km)	8:56.8	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	94.8 km/h 0.25 s/km	1:31:12.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"This was the only place where we were going to gain from two spares, so I tried to do my best. This afternoon has been really difficult, not a good feeling. Let's see what tomorrow brings."
2. leg
SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km)	8:05.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	111.0 km/h 0.28 s/km	1:39:17.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"The car was oversteering a bit." "It's not clear why the organisers gave three-minute intervals yesterday and two-minute intervals today."
SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km)	17:07.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	99.9 km/h 0.18 s/km	1:56:25.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Really slippery, very low grip in some places."
SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.11 km)	17:54.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.2 km/h	2:14:19.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Generally no dramas but we are losing the brakes and I don't know why. I'm sorry to hear about Neuville. Okay, this is Sardinia, there is always stuff happening all around."
SS13 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km)	7:52.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	114.0 km/h	2:22:11.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It feels much better. I have only one spare, which is a bit of a gamble but the feeling is much better. I tried to take care of my tyres."
SS14 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km)	16:48.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	101.8 km/h	2:38:59.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I tried to have a clean run. It's so tough to save your tyres when it's rough like this. We try to do the same in Monte Lerno."
SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (28.11 km)	17:37.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	95.7 km/h 0.07 s/km	2:56:37.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"This afternoon was surprisingly good. It has been good to drive up to now with a safe margin. Now we can push more. Tomorrow I don't see any reason my Latvala should be any quicker."
3. leg
SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km)	9:04.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	92.9 km/h 0.46 s/km	3:05:42.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km)	5:18.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	78.6 km/h 1.25 s/km	3:11:00.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
Tanak's car is full of dust. There is a hole somewhere. "You can see the problem - I have no visibility. I will try and fix it now."
SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km)	8:50.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	95.4 km/h 0.26 s/km	3:19:51.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
Can you keep the position to the end? "Yeah for sure. No problem." And how is the car? "The dust is okay now, I can manage."
SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km)	5:23.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	77.4 km/h 1.93 s/km	3:25:15.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"What can I say - it feels good! A difficult weekend but the first half of this season has been great. The new car and a strong team-mate is making me push hard. I hope it's the first of many wins. It's coming together. It looks like we have a strong team all around and in the car too."