Kronos Total Citroen World Rally Team driver Dani Sordo has been excluded from Rally Japan on safety grounds as both he and co-driver Marc Marti failed to put their seat belts back on after stopping for Luis Perez Companc when the Argentinean went off the road on the penultimate stage of the rally.
Prior to his exclusion, the Spanish driver had complained to the Stewards that he was delayed on the 24.88 kilometre Penke stage as a result of Companc going off. Finding that nobody was injured, Sordo and Marti continued at competitive speed through the stage.
Whilst investigating Sordo's claims of being delayed, the Stewards looked at the in-car footage from his Citroen Xsara in an attempt to find the length of any delay. On viewing the tape, they noticed that after the Citroen crew had restarted, both he and co-driver Marc Marti failed to put on their full harness seat belts.
Sordo and Marti were duly summoned to appear before the Stewards and excluded from the event.
-wrc.com
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