as Pluto quoted,yes he tried to slow the car with handbrake because he hadnt got brakes at all.
Not lucky because he was with plenty of kms at a corner,but lucky because he wasnt at a cliff or a rocky mountain when he exited the road.
The point is that we didnt have a good idea about how good the c3 r5 is,as the rally progressed.
My impression is that is a fast r5 car.
Believe that at proper hands will be very fast.
lets see at next rallies.