WRC championship leader Kalle Rovanpera has become the third driver hit with a time penalty for a hybrid boost infringement at RallyNewZealand ⏱️ Full story ⬇️
same five-second penalty that has been issued to Hyundai duo Ott Tanak and Thierry NeuvilleAs per Tanak and Neuville the offence took place during Thursday’s super special stage held on tarmac in the centre of host city Auckland.
The penalty doesn’t change the leaderboard with Rovanpera remaining in fourth, but the Finn is now 12.2s of the new rally leader team-mate. The Welshman now holds a 4.8s lead over Tanak following the latter’s hybrid boost penalty. A stewards report read: “Mr. Fowler accepted the value measured. However, he argued that the limit set in the table in Bulletin No. 2 is displayed to no decimal places and therefore the sensor reading can be a maximum of 240.4 kJ before exceeding the table value.
“The Stewards consider that the value of the released energy mentioned in the table in Bulletin No. 2 is a maximum value, thus determining the greatest possible value. The Stewards therefore do not accept the first argument of the competitor. In addition, the Stewards also note that it is the competitor's responsibility to ensure that their sensors display reliable results.”
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