WRC drivers have questioned the penalty issued to Oliver Solberg for performing doughnuts at the end of a stage at RallydePortugal Full story ⬇️
World Rally Championship drivers have questioned the"harsh" penalty issued to Oliver Solberg for performing doughnuts at the end of a super special stage at Rally Portugal.Solberg was leading the second tier WRC2 class by 35.4s when he performed doughnuts at the end of the Lousada super special on Saturday night, held on a bespoke Rallycross circuit in front of thousands of spectators.
Solberg was however lucky to only receive a one-minute penalty as the FIA regulations state that a break of this regulation carries a minimum five-minute penalty. “The Stewards worked until 01:45 this morning to assess the situation and apply the regulations presented by the WRC Commission for FIA World Motor Sport Council ratification last December,” read the statement.
“Applying a time penalty of one minute compared to the five-minute penalty listed in the regulations is proportionate in view of the circumstances as explained in their decision."understands why the regulation was introduced but felt the penalty was “rude” given the doughnuts were completed in a safe environment away from the fans.
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