Jan Kopecky’s record-extending 11th win in Zlin was textbook stuff from Skoda’s number-one son.
While it could have been a different story had it not rained just before Erik Cais ventured into SS5 while he was leading before a wild off-road moment on SS6 punctured the Zlin resident’s front-left Michelin, Kopecky was the model of controlled pace throughout.
He’d started Sunday’s final six-stage leg 14.9 seconds ahead of Miklos Csomos but struggled to get his Fabia RS Rally2 to handle as he’d liked through the first
