Ogier: the rest of the Rally Finland will depend on Ingrassia

CARhebdo learned that Sébastien Ogier will decide tomorrow morning whether or not he participates in the second stage of the Rally from Finland. If M-Sport was able to restore his Ford Fiesta WRC after his road exit in SS4, his co-driver Julien Ingrassia is still stunned by the shock of the accident even if the medical examinations revealed nothing worrying.

In the event that Julien Ingrassia does not feel in good shape, Sébastien Ogier plans to exploit the regulations to his advantage by simply taking the start of the first special of the second stage before abandoning once again. The four-time WRC champion could then start again in Rally 2 in order to aim for the Power Stage points.

Sébastien Ogier clarified that he thinks his shock absorbers were damaged following a jump, which affected the behavior of his Ford Fiesta WRC. The Championship leader, already disturbed by having lost 3 or 4 seconds in the previous special following a problem with the accelerator, admitted that he had braked a little too late when arriving at the corner where he went out.