For excessive speeding, Neuville receives a suspended suspension from the rally

The weekend of Thierry Neuville in Estonia will have been eventful. Victim of a puncture during the day on Friday, he also received a 10” penalty on Sunday for arriving one minute late in the score at the start of SS23. It was precisely before the start of SS23 that the Belgian driver was flashed on the Estonian roads.

Neuville was in fact driving at 190 km/h on a road which was limited to 90 km/h. A behavior which was punished by the commissioners with a fine of €2500. But that's not all: Following the non-compliance with several articles of both the FIA ​​Sporting Regulations, but also the WRC, Thierry Neuville was awarded a rally suspended suspension. 

“Thierry Neuville had technical problems with the car and he was late for the SS23 score. Given his ranking, he had no choice but to exceed the authorized limit so as not to arrive late. In addition, the road was clear without any traffic” a essayé d’argumenter l’équipe Hyundai, en vain.

He should know the roads of the next rally better and thus not commit any infraction of the Highway Code, since the next round will take place at home, in Belgium.