
03-11-2003, 13:45
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Wilrijk (A'pen)
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Wales Rally GB - 6>9/11/2003 - zónder Burns én met Loix ?!
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Richard Burns will miss this weekend's Wales Rally GB. The Peugeot driver was admitted to a hospital in Newport, south Wales, after feeling faint.
At team statement said:
"Richard Burns has been hospitalised yesterday evening, after fainting. Doctors will give an update today on their diagnosis and the seriousness of his state of health.
"From now on they have already declared that Richard Burns will not be authorized to recce and to enter the Wales Rally of Great Britain which will take place next weekend.
"The entire Peugeot Sport Team express its solidarity and wishes Richard a prompt recovery.
"Due to this case of force majeure, Peugeot Sport has asked FIA, on the basis of article 5.1.4 of the General Prescriptions and Article 2.3 of the Regulations of the World Rally Championship, to authorize the crew Freddy Loix – Sven Smeets to replace the crew Richard Burns – Robert Reid."
Burns was one of four drivers in the frame for the 2003 WRC title going into the rally, five points behind joint championship leaders Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz of Citroen and four behind Subaru's Petter Solberg.
( Bron: wrc.com )
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