🗣️'We were lucky enough to arrive at the point where the car was exiting the stage.' The FIA is investigating a serious breach of safety protocol after a civilian car appeared on a live stage at the OfficialWRC season finale at RallyJapan ⬇️
A car driven by a member of the public travelling in the opposite direction appeared during Stage 4, which was encountered by WRC2 drivers Sami Pajari and title contender Emil Lindholm. Luckily, an accident was avoided and no injuries were sustained.
A full investigation has been launched to understand how the situation unfolded and to ensure the highest levels of safety are upheld for the future. “Representatives of the FIA WRC Task Force who are attending FORUM8 Rally Japan have been deployed to the Friday afternoon stages, and additional safety cars drove the stages to support the organisers in ensuring highest levels of safety.”When speaking to the media following the incident, Lindholm suggested that the stage was still open when he encountered the car.
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