Thierry Neuville believes last weekend’s Rally Finland was “too fast” following an unusual number of high-profile crashes at the fast gravel World Rally Championship event.
Finland is renowned for its ultra fast gravel stages, with this year’s event the second fastest in WRC history clocking an average speed of 128.2km/h – falling just shy of the record set last year.
Neuville had predicted that the rally, comprising a route where 66% of the stages were different compared with last year, and without virtual chicanes, would be the fastest ever, a feat that could have been achieved if Friday’s rain had abated.
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