Oliver Solberg got off to a rough start on Friday in the Finnish Water Circuit Rally.
After 300 meters of the first stage on Friday, the Swede crashed.
The nightmare continues, says expert Jonas Cruz at SVT.
Oliver Solberg British map reader Elliot Edmondson crashed after about nine seconds.
Television images show how the windshield smashed, the hood smashed, and how the 20-year-old Farmlander screams in anger after the fatal mistake.
Both managed to get out of the car completely unharmed and Oliver Solberg kicked into the gravel in frustration.
– A big explosion where the car rolled after hitting something strong. The danger is that there is serious damage to the car. Jonas Kross says it’s a huge mistake.
The stretch is one of the fastest in the WC sub-competition, before the start Oliver Solberg wrote on social media “I think we’ll be driving at full speed a few times.”
– What was not allowed to happen at all happen immediately. I don’t think Oliver Solberg had time to poke fourth gear before everything went well, says Jonas Kroes.
Bad luck or stupidity
The tough season continues as third driver Oliver Solberg continues and it is uncertain whether he will be able to resume racing on Saturday.
I don’t know if you can call it misfortune or stupidity. Here and in Croatia I cut my car off the road. In both cases, the rear wagon was freed. It’s hard to understand why this happened to me, says Oliver Solberg.
Teammate Ott Tanak leads the race after three stages in his Hyundai.
The Estonian is five seconds ahead of home driver Esapekka Lappi in a Toyota.
Överlägsne VM-lederen och Toyota-föraren Kalle Rovanperä ligger femma.
