Ford's Petter Solberg has been reprimanded by the stewards following the incident in the opening test this morning in France. His co-driv♈er, Chris Patterson has also been given a warning.

The stewards explained that the decision to reprimand the crew of car #4 had been taken 'for not slowing down when they had no visibility' and 'for not immediately checking the status of spectators and marshals before continuing, both actions being da🍌ngerous to those around them'.

Solberg later told reporters that a technical failure was not responsible for the off [see separate story - HERE], even if early speculation, based on 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:video footage of the incident, did seem to indicate he might have had brake problems or a stuc🍸k throttle.

The🌌 full statement from the stewards, issued today at 15.00 hours local time, read:

From: The stewards of the meeting.
To: The entrant of car No. 4: Ford WRT / Crew: PETTER SOLBERG / CHRIS PATTERSON.

Having viewed the available TV footage and on-board camera evidence in relation to the incident of car 𒀰No. 4 that went off the road in SS9, the Stewards were concerned at a possible lack of safety awareness of the crew of car No. 4.

The Stewards then summoned the crew of car No. 4, driver Petter Solberg and co-driver Chris Patterson, who explained that once they became aware of the circumstances of their accident they did their best to cooperate with the mar🍨shals and the police.

Having considered and understood the crew's attitude when trying to re-enter the stage after going off the road, the Stewards afte꧂r due deliberation

DECIDE

To impose a reprimand on the crew of car No. 4 for not slowing down when they had no visibility and for not immediately checking the status of spectators and marshals before continuing, both actions being dangerous t🃏o those around them.

Bo Swaner, Chairman
Aman Barfull, Steward
Guy Mourot, Steward

Stewards of the meeting