WRC
Solberg drops time after SS3 snowbank strike
Oliver Solberg’s Rally Sweden victory bid was dented on Friday morning when a high-speed mistake on SS3 Andersvattnet (26.04km) cost him close to half a minute.
Running first on the road and having left after Thursday’s Umeå opener, the home favourite was caught out midway through the test when the rear of his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 stepped wide in a fast left-hander. The car dug into the snowbank and emerged with a front-left puncture, forcing Solberg to limp through the remaining five kilometres.
“I went off the road, there was so much snow everywhere,” he said at the finish. “I had a big snap from the rear and went off. Lucky I got out. I got a puncture in the ditch, not good.”
