Thierry Neuville rolled his Hyundai i20 WRC heavily in shakedown at ADAC Rallye Deutschland Thursday morning.
The accident happened at a double left corner in the vineyards, 1.7km after the start of Neuville’s third pass at the Konz shakedown.
After leaving the road on the outside of the bend, the car rolled six times downhill among the grapes.
Neither Neuville nor co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul were injured.
The car has heavy panel damage on Gilsoul’s side but it is thought the vines may have absorbed some of the impact.
FIA technical officials inspected the car after it was returned to the service park. It was confirmed there was no damage to the roll cage and the car could be repaired.
Blue screens were erected around the i20 in the Korean manufacturer’s service area and mechanics this afternoon began the long job of stripping the car and rebuilding it.
The accident happened at a double left corner in the vineyards, 1.7km after the start of Neuville’s third pass at the Konz shakedown.
After leaving the road on the outside of the bend, the car rolled six times downhill among the grapes.
Neither Neuville nor co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul were injured.
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| The damaged Hyundai of Neuville. (Photo: wrc.com) |
The car has heavy panel damage on Gilsoul’s side but it is thought the vines may have absorbed some of the impact.
FIA technical officials inspected the car after it was returned to the service park. It was confirmed there was no damage to the roll cage and the car could be repaired.
Blue screens were erected around the i20 in the Korean manufacturer’s service area and mechanics this afternoon began the long job of stripping the car and rebuilding it.