Hyundai's Esapekka Lappi has retired from SafariRallyKenya with a suspected technical problem, making it a Toyota 1-2-3-4 at the front. WRC
Esapekka Lappi has retired from Safari Rally Kenya to dent Hyundai’s hopes of a podium finish at the toughest event of the World Rally Championship season.The Finn inherited third on Saturday morning after making the most of a stall for Toyota’s Elfyn Evans on stage eight, but Lappi’s rally came to a premature end on stage 11.
Hyundai is yet confirm the reason for the retirement, but the nature of his exit would appear that Lappi’s i20 N had sustained a suspected prop shaft/transmission issue.Lappi had impressed on his event debut up until this point, winning Friday’s stage three and was firmly in the fight for a podium despite losing 30s to a delaminated right0rear tyre on stage four.
Rally leader Sebastien Ogier won stage 11 by a margin of 6.4s over nearest rival Kalle Rovanpera to extend his overall lead out to 28.5s."There is a lot of branches in there and this one got stuck in there, no big drama," said Ogier.Photo by: Tomek Kaliński
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