Robbie Durant, the British c🍰o-driver injured in a crash on the Mabanol Sliven Rally in Bulgaria at the end of last mon🐽th, is expected to make a full recovery, it has been confirmed.

Durant was due to undergo surgery in hospital in Plovdiv earlier this week on a cracked and compressed ve🌊rtebra before flying home. His driver Harry Hunt was uninjured in the accident on the 11th stage of the Intercontinental Rally Challe༒nge event.

"The 🌳most important thing is that Robbie's injury was not more serious and that he will make a full recovery very soon," said team manager Iwan Evans. "He's in great spirits and we're already looking forward to Sanremo, where Harry will drive a Super 2000 car in the IRC for the first time.

"Following the accident the rally and medical staff wer🍷e brilliant, so we can't thank them enough."