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Croatia – SS9: Solberg retires, special canceled

An accident by Oliver Solberg forced the organization of the 2022 Croatia Rally to cancel the ninth special after the passage of the first six cars.

Published on 23/04/2022 à 08:25

Medhi Casaurang

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Croatia – SS9: Solberg retires, special canceled

The first special of the second stage of the Rally of Croatia 2022 was fatal to Oliver Solberg and Eliott Edmondson (Hyundai). The son of 2003 world rally champion Petter Solberg went off the road and had to retire, while he was in fifth place in the event.

Emergency vehicles had to intervene; the special was therefore interrupted, then canceled. However, the crew " is OK " according to the Hyundai Motorsport team.

The Hyundai Motorsport team provided some details on Oliver Solberg's retirement in SS9: “The car left the road, damaging the rear part of the vehicle. The exhaust then caught fire and the rest of the car began to burn. The fire was brought under control shortly after. We will collect the car and begin our analysis of the damage. » 

An amateur video has surfaced:

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Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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