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World Rally Championship leader Sebastian Loeb of France slid into a bridge on the fourth of nine stages on the opening day of Rally New Zealand, ending Friday 1 minute, 19.8 seconds off the lead held by Norway’s Petter Solberg.
Six-time world champion Loeb, who won the past three rounds of the championship, approached a right-hand corner too fast on the 22.2km stage in Northland province and slammed sideways into a bridge abutment.
He was saved by a barrier from rolling down a steep embankment onto railway tracks and, in restarting his engine, started a small scrub fire … Details
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