Volkswagen's Jari-Matti Latvala says his early exit from Wales Rally GB was a “really stupid thing” and “probably” the most embarrassing mistake of his career. Latvala had finished the opening test right on the pace, just 0.8 seconds off team-mate and rally leader, Sebastien Ogier. However, in the next stage – the 3.33km Sweet Lamb 1 test – he went off and into a ditch just 600 metres in and was unable to continue. “It was a really stupid thing,” Latvala told the official WRC site. “I changed the front-right tyre before the [second] stage and it looks like I didn't get enough heat in it because on the first junction it was locking up. Then on the second it locked again...
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