WRC Croatia: Rovanpera extends lead as Tanak tyre gamble backfires

The Toyota driver increased his advantage over Tanak to 28.4s with two stages remaining after Tanak’s gamble to fit soft tyres backfired.
In a bid to try to reel in Rovanpera’s 19.9s overnight margin, Tanak opted for an alternate tyre strategy, but lost significant time on the day’s opening stage, putting the hard tyre-shod Rovanpera in the box seat for victory.
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