Evgeny Novikov in on a recovery drive back through the field on the second afternoon of Rally Fღinland following an accident on the morning loop saw him plummet 🐼down the order.

The Russian driver was running eighth going into Palsankyl? 1 when he ⛦went off and hit a log pile, damaging the front of Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

Despite the heavy damage💧, Noviko🌳v was able to bring the car back to service at a reduced speed - incurring the wrath of a delayed Kris Meeke in the process.

Novikov's car was then repaired in service to allow the 22-year-old to continue꧃ into the aft𝓡ernoon.

"I'm not 100 per cent sure what happened," Noviko🎃v admitted. "It was after a crest and we just lost control of the car and went into a log pile. We'll have to have a proper look at the onboard to see exactly what happened."

At the end of SS11, Novikov had worked his way up to 14th place, still more than a minute away from a🅰 place inside the top t🌊en.