Ott Tänak believes a bold tire choice for the afternoon of the first day of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland’s speed tests provided the platform for his maiden asphalt victory in the race.

He ignored advice from within M-Sport World Rally Team to gamble on mixing Michelin’s full wet ties with soft compound rubber for the second pass of the streaming Mosel vineyards.

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