Reflecting on Sunday’s turbo issue, Neuville believes the problem could have stemmed from a human error.

Thierry Neuville, Martijn Wydaeghe, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Given the circumstances the crew were facing stewards used their discretion by issuing a fine rather than a disqualification from the event. Wydaeghe initially claimed that he handed in the time card before apologising for his lapse in the stewards hearing, admitting that had forgotten this procedure due to being under pressure. The category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2. To compound the disappointing end to their rally, FIA stewards issued the fine to be jointly paid by the duo after they failed to submit their time card at the of stage 17.Īs per FIA WRC Sporing regulations an absence of a stamp or signature from any control, the absence of a time entry at a time control or the failure to hand in the time card at each control, the crew concerned will be considered to have retired from the rally at that control point.Ĭoncerned by the turbo issue Wydagehe was taking a photo of the i20 N’s dashboard to send to the team engineers and forgot to hand in the time card before Neuville pulled away from the control. The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the eleventh season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying.

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