Sudden Failure Forces Adrien Fourmaux Out of Rally Portugal Victory Fight

At the World Rally Championship round in Portugal, Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai) held second place behind teammate Ott Tänak for a long time on Friday, but broke his suspension on the eighth attempt and had to abandon the day.

Famalicense driver Pedro Almeida was the big winner of the first stage of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, part of the Portuguese Rally Championship (CPR). At the wheel of his Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, Pedro benefited from an unexpected outcome that gave him the first victory of his career in the national championship. Despite Kris Meeke (Toyota […]

“It was a new experience. I've never driven a chair like this before. I've had a lot of accidents and two spinal surgeries. The last time they told me to stop. One of the bones was about to break. I can still move well. I was lucky, I think,” he said. Regarding the accidents he faced, the Finn recalled what his life was like inside a racing car. During more than two decades of his career, he accumulated kilometers and extreme situations. “I've h…

Sudden failure forces Fourmaux out of Rally Portugal victory fight

Adrien Fourmaux exited the Rally Portugal victory battle in unfortunate circumstances, which has helped relieve the pressure on Hyundai World Rally Championship team-mate and rally leader Ott Tanak.After struggling at Rally Islas Canarias last month, Hyundai bounced back on Portugal’s tricky gravel stages on Friday morning with Tanak and Fourmaux locked in the fight for victory.Fourmaux ...Keep reading

Fourmaux retires from Rally Portugal lead fight – DirtFish

Adrien Fourmaux appears to be out of Rally Portugal with damage to his Hyundai i20 N Rally1, becoming stuck in the middle of the road... Read more The post Fourmaux retires from Rally Portugal lead fight appeared first on DirtFish.

The suspense is in Portugal, with the first eight riders in the standings standing in 30 seconds. Four stages were on the programme on Friday morning, and Ott Tänak is in the lead. The Estonian rider from the Hyundai team started off very hard by winning the first two stages of the morning, and this allows him to stay in the lead of the rally, the fifth round of the WRC season. But it's not long since his French team-mate Adrien Fourmaux won the…