The top three drivers in the FIA Junior WRC Championship are blanketed by just 18 points – less than the value of an event win – ahead of this weekend’s Rally Italia Sardegna (8 – 11 October). Tom Kristensson, a home winner at the opening round in Sweden, lies a further 10 points adrift. “I will try to do the same as I did in Estonia,” he said. In previous rallies and in WRC generally, it’s not usually the absolute fastest driver that wins, it’s usually the smartest or best all-round driver that wins so we will try to be the smartest.”.

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