Martins Sesks made a splash in his Rally1 debut earlier this month. Find out more about the Latvian’s debut below.
A Large Jump
Martins Sesks has had good results in the European Rally Championship, including winning Rally Poland last season. Which earned him a two-event drive in a Rally1 car this season. Sesks drove Rally Poland in a hybrid-less Rally1 car. He will drive a Rally1 car with a hybrid later this week in his home event of Rally Latvia. Nobody expected much out of Sesks in Poland. As he not only had a power disadvantage but he also had a huge lack of time in the car. Nevertheless, Sesks set out to prove he belongs. As he set the second fastest time on the first full stage of the event. He also sat in the top five nearly all weekend long. Battling with Thierry Neuville who was the reigning Rally Poland winner in a WRC car. Most people were expecting Sesks to be ahead of Grégoire Munster, but I don’t think anybody thought he’d be battling the championship leader at points during the weekend.
What To Expect In Latvia
Well, Martins Sesks blew everyone’s socks off in Poland. Which makes me think he’ll be a front-runner once again at his home event. As he has the most experience at the event out of any Rally1 driver, plus he won’t have a power disadvantage this time around. Overall I wouldn’t be surprised if Sesks not only took stage wins but also finished the event in the top five if nothing goes wrong over the course of the event. He will have to try and fend off some much more experienced drivers, however. As guys like Kalle Rovanperä, Sebastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans, Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak, Esapekka Lappi and Adrien Fourmaux have all shown previously they can be fast when it comes down to it. They also all have much more experience behind the wheel of a Rally1 car compared to Sesks. Rally Latvia is set to be an extremely interesting event.