Racing cars are often pushed to their absolute limits (and sometimes beyond), and Stéphane Lefebvre’s Citroen DS3 stands as proof.
In Rally Poland, the 24-year old WRC driver had a strong run, but he suffered an accident on the Sady Power Stage, ripping the left-rear wheel from his car following a spin and a contact with a tree.
The stage was immediately put under yellow flag, but Lefebvre managed to advance through the sector, limping the Citroen all the way to the paddock, dropping down from 7th overall to 15th, losing over 4.5 minutes in the process.
What’s even more impressive than the racing driver’s commitment to get the car back to base, is Citroen’s mechanics ability to put the vehicle back together in no time, like nothing happened.
The result of the yellow flag waved after the occurrence slowed WRC leader Sebastian Ogier. Moreover, following Lefebvre’s incident in Sady 1, Dani Sordo had some trouble after hitting a hale bale in his Hyundai, determining the rally organizers to remove it for the repeat pass.