WRC Rally Monte Carlo: Paddon, Kubica crash out of Monte Carlo SS3
Hayden Paddon and Robert Kubic🎃a have slid out of the 2016 Monte Carlo Rally after crashing at the same corner during f💜irst of Friday's six stages.
Competing in Monte Carlo for the first time, Kiwi Paddon - driving the previous generation i20 WRC - was running a fine fifth overnight just behind his team-mate Thierry Neuville, but a mistake on ice 6km into the Corps stage would see him hit a t൲ree and damage a rear wh🍌eel.
Hyundai quickly confirmed he is out for the day, thouꦐgh is still able to potentially restart tomorrow under the Rally 2 format.
SS3 : Slid on an ice patch, touched a tree with the rear and pulไled off the RL wheel. Unfortunately he has to retire for the day.-- Hyundai Motorsport (@HyundaiWRC)
Paddon🧸 wasn't the only driver to hit problems in SS3, with ex-F1 driver Robert Kubica - who was seventh after the first two stages - sliding off the road at the very same point, but 🍌plunging off into a tree at low speed.
Kubica - whose rallying future is uncertain beyond the Rally Monte Carlo - is also expected to be out for the day at lea✤st🎐.
