Thierry Neuville has been disqualified from SafariRallyKenya after breaching WRC reconnaissance regulations Full story ⬇️
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville has been disqualified from Safari Rally Kenya after breaching the World Rally Championship’s reconnaissance regulations.have lost eighth place and the five bonus points for winning the rally-ending powerstage after FIA stewards determined that a “person connected with the crew travelled on or over the route of two Special Stages, after reconnaissance, without authorisation.
“The Stewards summarised the finding of the report received from the Clerk of Course that was initiated independently by the Rally Organiser,” read an FIA stewards report. “When asked, the Driver of Car No. 11 promptly admitted to the Stewards that he was aware of the identified person and that he had requested this person’s support in identifying specific concerns in some Special Stages that the Crew will be required to compete on.
“The Co-driver highlighted the Crew’s concern when it comes to the safe navigation of the challenging routes and how they perceive some ambiguity to what constitutes corner-cutting and the anti-cutting measures that the organiser was perceived to have introduced following reconnaissance.”
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