Loeb`s jump start penalty canned.
Sebastien Loeb's winning margin on Wales Rally GB has grown to 12.7 seconds after his🍸 jump start penalty for SS18 was removed, organisers have confirmed.
"Officials discovered a glitch in the tꦰimi💟ng system after reviewing all the times for the stage," read a statement to the press.
"However, Loeb was unaware the penalty had been rescinded as he completed the rally's 𝔉final stage [SS19], battling for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."
Sebasꦰtien Loeb's winning margin on Wales Rally GB has grown to 12.7 seconds after h🌸is jump start penalty for SS18 was removed, organisers have confirmed.
"Officials discovered a glitch in the timing system after reviewing all the times for the sta🍸ge," read a statement to the press.
"However, Loeb was unaware the penalty had been rescinded as he completed the rally's final stage [S🌌S19], battling for the win with Jari-Matti Latvala."
As a result, it is no longer the closest finish ever on Rally GB.๊ That remains the 2004 edition, when Petter Solberg beat Loeb by 6.3 seconds.
