Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon has issued a statement about his crash during the opening stage of the Rallye Monte Carlo that resulted in the death of a spectator. The Kiwi was caught out by ice on a left-hand turn during the stage and rolled his i20 onto his side, but unfortunately a spectator, who was trying to get closer to the action, was caught up in the crash. Hyundai decided to withdraw the #4 car as a mark of respect to the spectator, and Paddon has now issued his own statement about the turn of events. “Upon reflection, I wanted to issue a small statement about yesterday’s events,” read Paddon’s statement. “Firstly our thoughts are with the family...
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