WRC
Mikkelsen retires, Ogier close to title
Sébastien Ogier has a strong chance of being titled at the end of the Rally of Catalonia, antepenultimate round of the 2016 season of WRC. His direct rival for the title Andreas Mikkelsen made a mistake in SS12, the second pass of Alcover Capafonts who opened the second pass of the second stage, while the Norwegian was in third place, 37 seconds behind the Frenchman.
.@paulachuter @VolkswagenRally Here's what happened. Looks really bad. Glad they are ok. https://t.co/dxdLQrrDY2
— RALLYTHEWORLD.com (@vwrallytheworld) 15th October, 2016
The Volkswagen driver rolled after hitting a guardrail at the exit of a right turn taken too quickly. The Polo R WRC ended its race against a tree. The team reassured the crew that they are doing well.
Accident of Andreas Mikkelsen in SS12. The pilots are fine #RallyRACC pic.twitter.com/me3p37hFC8
— ZonaDRS (@ZonaDRS) 15th October, 2016
Sébastien Ogier will now be assured of the coronation if he gets a point. Thierry Neuville remains mathematically in the fight for the coronation even if he must win the Rally of Catalonia and the Power Stage if he wants to prevent the three-time world champion from winning a fourth coronation in Spain.
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