WRC
Japan, SS2 – Car burned for Dani Sordo, puncture for Sébastien Ogier
The second special of Rally of Japan 2022, which served as the first significant timed sector in this final of the World Rally Championship, has already claimed several victims, including Sébastien Ogier et son nouveau copilote, Vincent Landais (Toyota).
The eight-time world champion, winner of the Catalonia Rally in October and first leader of the Japanese event last night, suffered a sudden puncture. “I didn’t feel anything special, the Frenchman defended himself. I still have a spare wheel but in any case my Rally Japan is already over”, he judges, taking into account his abysmal delay over his teammate Kalle Rovanperä, almost 3 minutes ahead of him!
Le vétéran espagnol Dani Sordo (Hyundai) a vécu un calvaire encore plus dramatique. Sa voiture a pris feu après 16 km dans la forêt japonaise et les flammes consument entièrement la i20 hybride. Même les extincteurs apportés par Gus Greensmith (M-Sport Ford) ont été d’aucun secours, le feu est trop intense. Heureusement, Sordo et son copilote Carlos Carrera ont eu le temps de sortir de l’habitacle sans la moindre blessure.
WRC 2022 Rally Japan SS2 standings:
Medhi Casaurang
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