Abiteboul: WRC Safari Rally reliability issues a “wake up call” for Hyundai

The weaknesses of the team’s i20 N Rally1 were made clear in Kenya last weekend after Esapekka Lappi suffered three prop shaft failures followed by another problem that left the Finn with only two-wheel drive.
Lappi was unable to complete any runs in shakedown after two prop shaft failures, while the third took him out of a strong third position on his debut at the African event.
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