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Rally driver hit with staggering penalty after bizarre incident
Oliver Solberg received a five-minute time penalty during the WRC season-opening Monte Carlo Rally after a clip of him drifting through Monaco’s Fairmont chicane was shared on social media. The FIA was alerted to the incident, which occurred between the final podium and parc fermé of the event. Despite insisting that he did not create an unsafe situation, Solberg was handed the penalty for his “exhibition driving” on his debut weekend racing a Toyota GR Yaris. He and co-driver Elliott Edmondson finished sixth in class and P13 overall before the penalty was applied. Fortunately, since the Monte Carlo Rally is not a registered event in WRC2, the consequences for Solberg will be limited.
