The Norwegian was injured on Tuesday afternoon after an accident on the Valla stage which also left his co-driver Jonas Andersson with bruising. After a medical check-up, Østberg was cleared to continue his recce today but subsequently pulled out. "We continued the recce but it is impossible for us to contest the rally," he explained. "It's a big disappointment because we thought we'd be competitive and fight to reclaim second place in the world championship."His place in the Citroen Total Abu Dhabi squad will be taken by French rising star Stéphane Lefebvre who had travelled to Australia to take part in the recce only. "I really feel gutted for Mads and Jonas...
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