Ott Tänak won Thursday afternoon's opening two speed tests to claim the early lead at Rallye Monte Carlo. The Estonian crashed heavily in the FIA World Rally Championship's season-opener 12 months ago, but there were no mistakes today as he ended the short opening leg with a 3.3sec advantage over Kalle Rovanperä. Tänak, driving a Hyundai i20, won the 20.58km special stage from Saint-Disdier to Corps by 3.0sec from the Finnish youngster. He added a further three tenths to his lead by taking the following 20.78km test from Saint-Maurice to Saint-Bonnet, despite stalling at the start. Conditions in the opening test were wet but patchy ice early in the next stage made grip unpredictable....
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