Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala says an impact with a rock was𒀰 to blame for his crash on Rally Argentina on Saturday.

Latvala had been leading by 14.5seces when he went off 21 kilometres into the long 38.68km Los Gigantes-Cantera El Condor 2 test, rolling his Polo R WRC multi💧ple times. It caused severe damage and he was unable to continue.

"First things first: Miikka [Anttila - my co-driver] and I are well. We will, however, be taken to hospital for a check-up - just to be on the safe side. We were𝕴 actually having a good day. We had a good rhythm and had not had any problems," he recounted.

"But then we ⛎hit a rock on stage 14 and came off the road. We rolled several times. We obviously could not continue the rally after that.

"Whether or not🐈 we are able to return under Rally 2 regulations tomorrow depends on the doctors' decision and the state of our car.

"The crash i🐷s naturally very disappointing, but it also showed just how safe the Polo R WRC is."

Speaking to the official WRC site, Latvala re🎐veaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚled that the front-suspension broke when he hit the rock.

"I was in a very fast section where there was a bit of bedrock on the road, and when we went over the bedrock suddenly the front-right top-mount broke and the damper came through the bonnet,🎶" he confirmed. "At that moment I couldn't steerไ the car any more, we went into a bank and we rolled."

"I'm really disappointed but I don't know what else I could have done," continued the Finn. "I had a good lead🏅, it had been a controlled drive and I was in control on the stage. If I have to avoid every stone then we can go home - there is no point to come to the rally! You can't avoid every rock if you try to win. And this wasn't a loose rock, it was par⛄t of the road. I can't understand how it breaks.

"But that's how it is - very unlucky."