Mitsubishi team leader, Harri Rovanpera may have crashed out while trying to hang onto third Sunday in Sardinia, but the Finn - while admitting it was 'disappointing'꧂, added that it was 'just one of those things'.

Speaking following the three-day event, Harri was keen to emphasise that what really ღmatter this weekend, was the pace of the Lancer WRC and the fact both he and team-mate, Gigi Galli, were able to set some really competitive times.

"We hit a rock [in SS13] aℱnd broke one of the front right suspension components," he explained.

"We didn't have a spare in the car and tried to fix it using tools an💛d clips𒁃, but we only managed to get another three or four kilometres before it broke again.

"Okay, it's dis꧟appointing but we agreed we would go for it today and the🤡se things can happen; it's better to be fighting for the podium position.

"We proved we can push in these conditions and that both cars, with a clean run, can be very competitive. Hopefully we can carry this through ൲to Cyprus."