In a final twist of fate, Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveloja won WRC Rally Italia Sardegna by 0.2 seconds after long time rally leader Sebastian Ogier picked up a puncture with a couple of kilometres of the Wolf Power Stage remaining.
Ogier held a 6.2 second lead before the fateful 7.1km final stage.
“Puncture. Not much I can do. It’s not rally, it’s like cross-country. Not much I can do. That’s life, I think we deserved more than that but at least but at least Ott has done a good rally as well,” said the phlegmatic Ogier.
Dani Sordo took the final podium position giving Hyundai a 1-3 leaving Toyota with a two-four.
Tanak is now level with Evans in second place on the championship points table.
A full report will be in Motorsport Monday tomorrow.
