World Rallycross Championship leader Petter Solberg escaped serious injury at Trois-Rivieres in Canada, despite being involved in a heavy accident after the finish line of the World Rallycross finals, on Sunday afternoon. Following a poor start from pole in the final, in wet conditions, Solberg had a race-long battle with Volkswagen RX Sweden driver Anton Marklund, the Norwegian eventually finishing fifth after a last lap pass for the position. However, after the cars had crossed the finish line, Marklund suffered a freak front brake failure on his Volkswagen Polo RX Supercar, sending him sliding into the into the rear of Solberg’s slowing Citroen DS3 at speed. Solberg was taken to a...
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