Hayden Paddon

[Zeakiwi2]

Big impact to squash the rear like that.

In the old days Paddon might have been able to find another car for the event.

Any spare R5 Fiestas to use for the event?

Kiwism
"Shame Bilbo"

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Think Paddon can probably now devote his efforts into the TCR i30N he has back in the shop at home in NZ.

[Tarmop]

Well, one new R5 should be free after Greensmith...

It will not have external insurance.

It's too expensive and the customers couldn't afford it.

It's the same with the JWRC cars. There's no insurance, but M-Sport hold a 'damage bond' for a certain amount, and an ything above that is M-Sport's problem.

It's a kind of speculation.

Insurance is expensive yes, but when you rent a 600k eur machine for one event, maybe not so much...comparsion with r2 cars around 70k eur in terms of that is quite poor.

[HarriK]

Msport test car is free?

[Tarmop]

There should be a few free that weekend, question is, are they maintained enough to tackle the event...and if there is enough money available.

[Oliverk]

M-Sport
3 mins
‪Many will have seen the images from Hayden Paddon’s crash during this morning’s test. While he and co-driver John Kennard are both okay - which is the most important thing - the damage to their Ford Fiesta WRC has proved too severe to repair and we’re devastated to say that they will not start this weekend’s Neste Rally Finland #WRC‬

[Fast Eddie WRC]

"Malcolm was straight on this," M-Sport WRC team principal Richard Millener told Autosport.

"His instruction was to find a way to get him out to the event, but we just can't do it. It's so frustrating.

"The car needs a jig and we don't have one and, even if we had a car built and ready to go, it would take three and a half days to get it out there. It's simply not possible.

"Everything was going so well with him, he's been a pleasure to work with and we were all looking forward to the event."

Millener refused to blame Paddon for what he saw as a freak accident.

"When you test on a road like that, these things can happen," added Millener.

"We saw pretty much the same thing happen with Seb [Ogier] in his Finland test last year.

"The difference in that test was that Seb was in the test car rather than his entry car.

"There's always a risk involved with testing in the car you'll be running on the event and this time it's come back and bitten us.

"You can't help but feel really sorry for Hayden. We don't blame him for this.

"A rock's been pulled out and he's then discovered it sitting in the middle of the road in a blind, sixth-gear right-hander.

"There was nothing he could do to avoid it.

"It's hit the bottom of the car and sent them into the air and off the road. They were passengers."

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...ter-test-crash

[EstWRC]

i cant believe this...

[Rallyper]

The way MSport ran this entrance for Paddon is such a shame and is only an outcome from their money saving management...

[wrc2017]

i cant believe this...

genuinely feel sorry for paddin

[Got Mail]

It will not have external insurance.

It's too expensive and the customers couldn't afford it.

It's the same with the JWRC cars. There's no insurance, but M-Sport hold a 'damage bond' for a certain amount, and an ything above that is M-Sport's problem.

It's a kind of speculation.

Can you explain the difference between 'damage bond' and insurance?

Because I can't see any.