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After the Sardinian WRC rally, social networks reported that all cars could leave the closed park after the rally, except for four Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC vehicles. It was later revealed that the results of the rally will remain unchanged and Dani Sordo will retain his first position, but the “Hyundai” team was fined.
As it turned out, the rear half frame of the Sordo car was 24.5 grams lighter than allowed by the regulations. ” The rear half-frame weighs 9323 grams according to the homologation rules with a tolerance of + 5% / -2%. The minimum weight is 9136.5 grams. The weight of the Sordo car part was 9,112 grams, ” the judges said in a statement.
In view of this violation, it was found that Hyundai had violated Article 10.3.3 of the FIA International Sporting Code. for which the team was fined € 30,000. It is known that 20,000 euros will be frozen. If such an infringement did not recur during the year, that amount was repaid.
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The Hyundai team acknowledged that this was a “quality control check error”. ” ” Hyundai ” team leader Andrea Adamo agreed that the part was too easy and that the weight test procedure was done correctly. He explained that this was a mistake in the quality control check, and at no point was an attempt made to achieve any advantage with this detail. Adamo apologized for the inaccurate inspection, ” the judges said in a statement.
It should be noted that in 2016, the Hyundai team received a fine of 50,000 euros after the Sardinian WRC rally, because at that time the rear side windows of the Noivila car did not meet the homologation. The windows were 17 grams lighter on one side and 19 grams lighter on the other.
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