Jari-Matti Latvala and co-driver Miika Anttila have been given a suspended one rally ban and a fine of 5,000 EUR for failing to stop in the wake of hitting a spectator on SS11. The Finn was running in a comfortable third position when he ran wide at a right-hand turn during SS11, dropping the Polo's left-rear into a water gully, which then dragged the left-side of the car into the ditch too. With the Polo hitting a mound of earth, enough to damage the suspension, the impact forced the car into the adjacent field, where Latvala struck a spectator who was retrieving his camera from the ground to prevent it from being run over. Latvala proceeded to carry on until the end of the stage, before...
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