Momentous win for Tanak in German WRC leg

Bengaluru, August 21: M-Sport secured an historic and momentous victory at the World Rally Championships's (WRC) German leg as Ott Tanak and Martin Järveoja powering their Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC to the team's first ever win on German soil.

Another double podium also saw Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia regain a 17 point lead at the head of the drivers' standings with a controlled drive to third.

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If that weren't enough, the team also secured victory in the WRC 2 category at the Rallye Deutschland - with Eric Camilli, Benjamin Veillas and the Ford Fiesta R5, as well as victory in the WRC 3 category with Julius Tannert, Jurgen Heigl and the Ford Fiesta R2.

Though Tanak lies 33 points behind Ogier, he has not ruled out a title challenge with three rounds remaining.

"I don't see any reason why we should not be able to fight for it, so we will fight for it. We need to keep winning if we want to win the championship," said the 29-year-old.

Fellow Fiesta R2 crew Nils Solans and Miguel Ibanez were also crowned the WRC 3 Champions this weekend.

The good news kept on coming as M-Sport also occupied 50 per cent of the top-ten and extended their lead in the manufacturers' championship to 64 points.

Taking their first win on German soil with style, the team have now secured victory on every round of the current format of the FIA WRC.

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