The stage is set for Pontus Tidemand and Mads Østberg to fight head-to-head for the WRC 2 series crown at this week’s ACI Rally Monza (3 – 6 December). Twenty-nine-year-old Tidemand currently leads the series by 18 points from his Citroën C3 R5 opponent. However, the Skoda Fabia man already has five starts to his name in 2020, meaning he must discard his lowest score after Monza. Østberg has a score in hand and will therefore hold onto any points he picks up this weekend. Well, there’s a host of points to be won and lost in four categories before the …

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