ZAGREB — The ninth stage of
the
Rally of Croatia, the first of Saturday morning, was cancelled after
Olivier Solberg crashed his Hyundai.
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Neither Solberg nor his co-driver
Elliott Edmondson were hurt.
The cancellation deprived Thierry
Neuville of an early chance to regain time.
The Belgian driver had been
second-fastest overall in Friday's eight stages, but was also too quick on
public roads between stages. He was penalized a minute which dropped him top
fourth overall, 2min 4sec behind leader
Kalle Rovanpera in a Toyota.
Neuville was first fined 1,900 euros
for hitting 156kph in an 80kph zone as he raced towards the rally service area
in Zagreb after his Hyundai stopped with alternator problems.
Late on Friday, stewards also added
a minute to the Belgian's overall time after learning that the car's tracking
device showed a string of severe speeding infringements over 11 km of road.
Neuville said his mechanical problem
meant he had been "obliged to overspeed", the
World Rally Championship site reported, although he knew he was breaking traffic laws. He
said he had not endangered anyone because the road was deserted.
The drivers were also ordered to
perform two days of public service.
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