Hyundai's Craig Breen has retired from RallyFinland after a costly mistake on Stage 12. He was in contention for a podium. Full story and crash video:
The M-Sport Ford driver started Saturday sitting in fifth position, some 35.6s adrift of rally leader Ott Tanak but was in contention with the front runners throughout the fast gravel event.
The Irishman approached a fast crest slightly off line which resulted in his Ford Puma hitting a boulder hidden in the undergrowth as the car landed. The accident follows an off in the previous round in Estonia where Breen had also been running strongly before hitting a concrete post hidden in the undergrowth, which broke the Puma’s suspension. M-Sport team principal Richard Millener labelled the incident as a clear mistake from his driver when speaking to“Honestly, that is just too fast," said Millener. “That bank was there for a while so that is a mistake that we shouldn’t really be seeing unfortunately.
Millener is unsure if it is possible to repair the Puma to allow Breen to rejoin the rally to fight for power stage points on Sunday.
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