After watching the onboard again I'm not even sure if that rock was what caused the issue or if that was the first turn where it showed. There is no impact sound.
In the interview now, Thierry described what we all thought happened. The bottom of the damper just broke as he exited the slow left corner.
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting." Steve McQueen
The problem is that kids aren't into rallying anymore and the manufacturers, with all these changes and electric propulsion, have allocated enormous resources and aren't investing as much in racing.
sorry double post.
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