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The judges informed the participants what they were fined for.
Vaidotas Žala, who finished in fifth place today, was given 1 minute. 40 sec. penalty that relegated him to sixth position.
“A penalty of 1 min. 40 s was imposed for the equipment installed in the car repeatedly recording speed in areas where speed is restricted. After the crew presented footage showing the operation inaccuracy of the equipment, the penalty has been reduced to 1 minute,” the team reported. .
Benediktas Vanagas received even more severe time penalties. He was given a 15 minute penalty. After these corrections, the crew “Toyota Gazoo Racing Baltics” dropped from 21st to 29th place.
“We didn’t take a WP as we were riding in that dust. We were so focused on overtaking that we passed, we didn’t take a WP and then take another, they were right there. There was no turning back. A mistake like that disappointing that I don’t think Kuldar will do it again, slipped by him” Benediktas Vanagas said in a live question and answer session.
Perhaps the most severe penalty affected the result of Roko Baciuska, who won today’s sprint in the SSV class, but after a 15-minute time penalty he is now classified in eighth place.
Rokas Baciuška explained that the fine was imposed because of an allegedly unregistered waypoint (WP – waypoint), although one navigation device registered it, the other did not. The team filed a complaint against the penalty.
The results of the other Lithuanian teams have not changed yet.
