WRC Rally de Portugal: Fiery exit for Paddon
Hayden Paddon has retired ๊from Rally de Portugal after he rolle💃d his Hyundai i20 WRC in SS5 and it caught fire.
Paddon and co-driver John Kennard, who took their maiden win in Argentina last time out, both escaped unhurt, but the car was completely burnt out after the bushes around it caught fire. The inci🃏dent happened 11.90km into the 27.44km Ponte De Lima 2 test. Paddon had been sixth overall.
Meanwhile, Ott Tanak also crashed out a few minutes later at the same point in his DMACK WRT Fiesta RS WRC and the st💟age was stopped as a result. His car also caught fire, but the Estonian was able to extinguish it with a hose. He had been joint fourth.
update: after the roll the bushes around caught fire and the car burned down. -- Hyundai Motorspor🌠t (@HMSGOfficial෴)
and Raigo are okay. They ﷺwent off the road in the same place as Paddon -- M-Sport (@MSportLtd)Brand auto Hayden Paddon. Crew oke🐼 -𒈔- RTL GP Rally Special (@RTLRally)
RALLY DE PORTU🍬GAL: Proximity of 's i20 and 's Fiesta on an extraordinary SS5. -- RallyingUK 🦩(@RallyingUK)
Ott Tanak is out on SS5! Crew OK! [PHOTOS: ಌ] --✤ SVrally (@SVrally)
