The FIA and Acropolis Rally Greece organisers have opened an investigation to grasp how a rock hit and shattered the windscreen of WRC2 podium challenger Alejandro Cachon.
WRC2 podium contender Cachon was piloting his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 via the stage seven (Thiva), the ultimate check of Friday’s motion on the World Rally Championship occasion when a rock struck the windscreen inflicting it to smash on the co-driver’s facet.
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The rock appeared to come back from the facet of the stage throughout a straight part of the gravel stage.
“I hope not nevertheless it looks like somebody threw one thing, as a result of it was in the midst of a straight, so I don’t know, it was a scare,” mentioned Cachon throughout a stage finish interview.
Cachon later expressed his displeasure on the scenario on social media (above): “We’re in third place in WRC2 however the day may have ended very badly.
“The entire crew works very laborious and [co-driver] Borja Rozada and I give our absolute best so that somebody ruins the work of so many individuals like this.
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“I hope that if this wasn’t unintentional, you don’t step on one other stage.”
In response to the incident the FIA and Acropolis Rally organisers have opened an investigation to establish the reason for Cachon’s shattered windscreen.
“Throughout Particular Stage 7 (Thiva) of the EKO Acropolis Rally, Automotive No. 24 sustained a shattered windscreen after being hit by a rock alongside the stage route,” learn the assertion from the FIA.
“The FIA and the occasion organiser are at the moment investigating the reason for the incident.”
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The shattered windscreen did not cease Cachon from setting the quickest WRC2 time on the stage as he ended Friday sitting third in school, 31.4s behind WRC2 chief Andreas Mikkelsen.
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