zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
Hyundai Driver Oliver Solberg Crashes Out of Rally Finland in the First Quarter-Mile
Hyundai Driver Oliver Solberg Crashes Out of Rally Finland in the First Quarter-Mile-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:49

This year’s Rally Finland didn’t turn out to be the fastest-ever WRC rally, It would actually wrap as the fourth-fastest event in FIA World Rally Championship history. Hyundai’s Estonian driver Ott Tänak won in Finland after completing 186.98 stage miles in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 4.6 seconds, averaging 77.87 miles per hour. Tänak beat Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä by a close margin of only 6.8 seconds. However, one of Tänak’s teammates didn’t even make past Friday’s first corner.

That teammate, was Oliver Solberg, the 20-year-old son of 2003 World Rally Champion Petter Solberg. Solberg had driven less than a quarter-mile before he crashed out of Rally Finland’s second stage. He was sliding through the first corner when his Hyundai i20 N Rally1 drifted wide and clipped a rock, which then pitched his car into a roll. When the Hyundai came to a rest, Solberg left out a guttural scream in frustration as he unbuckled his harness to climb out of the destroyed rally car. The young driver and his co-driver Elliott Edmondson were both unharmed in the violent crash.

In a TV interview, Solberg explains what happened, “Midway through [the left-hander], it just snapped. I knew then I could never save it. And, I was hoping to maybe then clip the trees or something, but there was a rock that flipped me around. I spun into the trees and unfortunately rolled it.” The team couldn’t save the car either. After an inspection, the FIA deemed that Hyundai’s roll cage was too badly damaged to continue the rally.

While Solberg wasn’t able to finish the race, at least Tänak’s victory will become a turning point for the Hyundai World Rally Team. Last weekend’s win was the Korean manufacturer’s first-ever Rally Finland victory and second WRC win in this season dominated by Toyota and Kalle Rovanperä. Solberg has retired out of three rallies this season and only finished in a points-paying position twice. Hyundai’s struggles with the new technical regulations haven’t helped him or Tänak competitively either.

Image for article titled Hyundai Driver Oliver Solberg Crashes Out of Rally Finland in the First Quarter-Mile

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
Race Team Would Rather Create A Fake AI Woman Rather Than Hire A Real One
In another unsurprising example of motorsport’s inhospitable mindset toward hiring competent women, the Racing team has announced a new partnership with Ava Rose, a literal , who will... engage with fans? Share knowledge about technology? “Navigate the cutting edge of innovation to create positive change” (whatever that means)? I...
Oct 26, 2024
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
You've Probably Never Heard Of The Coolest Canadian Car Ever Built
Name a car from the early 1960s built by a famed racing driver with curvy, lightweight aluminum bodywork, a big American engine, and a reputation for being unruly and fast as all hell. Your first thought was probably the famed Shelby Cobra, did you know there was a who...
Oct 26, 2024
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Get Ready To Spend All Your Money On Retro Formula 1 Merch
Fellow nerds, get ready to open your wallets, because I’ve found what may be the greatest store of all time. With designs from Formula 1 teams like , you’re sure to find something that fits your particular nostalgic niche. I’d like to introduce you to Racing Retro. I first...
Oct 26, 2024
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
After Delivering 8 Seasons At The Back Of The Grid, Haas F1 Team Dumps Guenther Steiner
The partially North Carolina-based squad has determined that after , it needs to mix things up a little. The team’s firebrand has been following an abysmal 2023 season which saw the team score just four points-paying finishes. The team’s , where scored a fourth-place finish, but that season too...
Oct 26, 2024
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Local Businesses Want Compensation After Allegedly Losing Money During Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
If you listen to Formula 1 or local officials from Las Vegas and Clark County, you’d probably think November’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix was a success. Some sources estimated that the city of Las Vegas made over $1 billion in revenue from the event — but there were...
Oct 26, 2024
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
Listen To In-Car Audio From Race Cars While You Work
If you follow racing in the U.S., you probably already know about the . Most of the episodes are too much of a distraction to put on as background noise while you work, but a couple of recent entries in his series have been working incredibly well for me....
Oct 26, 2024
Copyright 2023-2024 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved