I presumed he had replaced the steering arm as he made it to the end of the stage. If so then no sense to retire, a point or two could still have been possible.
He lost a lot of time in the stage fixing it so maybe too much to win any points in Leg 2...
https://www.powerslideblog.com/wrc-route-previews/2026/rally-japan-2026-route-preview
My Rally Japan route preview - with some cool interactive maps that I have made. Pretty much identical to last...
nah, its going to be fun, dont worry
WRC mainclass from 2027