Sebastien Ogier claimed victory on his M-Sport debut in the Monte Carlo Rally, but late drama for Ott Tanak cost the team a one-two and handed the new Toyota second. Ogier had been as low as ninth after an early mistake but fought back to second before being gifted the lead when the dominant Thierry Neuville broke his Hyundai's suspension on Saturday afternoon. That put M-Sport's Ford on course for first and second, before Tanak's car developed an engine problem on the final morning. He managed to keep the car going, but had to limp through the last two stages - after SS15 was cancelled for safety reasons to Tanak’s benefit - at a slow pace and just held onto third after a heroic drive...
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