Rovanpera admits he was surprised to manage to extend his lead in the WRC standings in one of his least favoured events in Sardinia.
after coming through desperately tricky conditions on Friday morning, before rain showers added to the challenge across the remainder of the weekend.
Rovanpera added an extra five points to his haul by winning the rally-ending and rain-impacted Power Stage by a margin of 4.7s over M-Sport's"I didn't think we would be getting 20 points when I came here but yeah, the plan was to try to be fast and steady the whole weekend," Rovanpera told Motorsport.com.
When asked about his Power Stage win he added:"It was a good plan, to be honest, and after yesterday we tried to focus on the Power Stage.
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