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Rally: Sebastien Loeb crashed out in Sardinia

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Khatir Soltani
Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) was forced to retirement after he went off in ES3 in rally Italia on Friday morning.

The Frenchman was leading the event after the two first special stages ran on Thursday, but he hit a rock at the exit of a curve in the very first special stage on Friday, damaging his steering, and was forced to retire.

WRC Sebastien Loeb Citroen
Photo: WRC

Mikko Hirvonen (Citroen) and Petter Solberg (Ford) inherited the lead, both drivers still in the wait for their first victory this season.

Thierry Neuville (Citroen) also crashed out in the ES3. His car ended on the roof, but the belgian driver and his codriver Nicolas Gilsoul were able to get the car back on his four wheels but lost several minutes in the incident.



Khatir Soltani
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