Estonian driver Ott Tanak was back in the Rally of Mexico on Saturday after his submerged Ford was fished out of a reservoir and rebuilt overnight. Tanak's car rolled down a steep embankment and plunged into deep water on Friday's second leg of the Guanajuato-based rally, remaining sunk for 10 hours. 'As soon as we opened the doors the car was gone in just a few seconds,' the M-Sport driver had said after he and co-driver Raigo Moelder, who managed to retrieve his pace notes, had scrambled free. Ott Tanak returned to the track despite being involved a spectacular crash into a reservoir on Friday . Tanak and his co-driver Raigo Molder lost control and headed straight into the reservoir after losing control . The Ford rally car flipped into the deep water with both drivers still inside the vehicle . 'I also had a problem with my intercom wire because it didn't come loose and was dragging me under the water. We were really lucky.' After finally pulling the car out, M-Sport drained the engine and replaced the gearbox, fuel tank, turbo, electronic components and a host of other parts. 'This is something that we have never seen before,' Tanak said. 'The car has been gone all day, submerged at the bottom of a lake, full of water, and the team had to do a full rebuild in just three hours.' Luckily for Tanak and Molder the car turned back the right way and they were able to open the doors . The drivers managed to swim away from the wreckage as the car began to sink deeper into the water . Stage three in Mexico has seen a number of brutal crashes with Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle involved in a collision with the embankment before coming to a halt. Polish duo Robert Kubica and Maciek Szczepaniak managed to head off the road and crash straight into a tree - causing the car to flip. While Belgians Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul lost control on a tight corner before crashing into a ditch and needing locals to help shift the vehicle. Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle thumped into an embankment causing their car to come to a stop . Former F1 driver Robert Kubica and Maciek Szczepaniak were also involved in a high-speed crash . Mexico claimed more crash victims when Belgians Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul lost control of the car .
Ott Tanak returned to the track just a day after his spectacular crash . His car sped into a deep-water reservoir before sinking to the bottom . Stage three of the rally has seen a number of brutal crashes .