Rovanpera: S*** happens!

Mitsubishi team leader, Harri Rovanpera may have crashed out while trying to hang onto third Sunday in Sardinia, but the Finn - while admitting it was 'disappointing', added that it was 'just one of those things'.

Speaking following the three-day event, Harri was keen to emphasise that what really matter this weekend, was the pace of the Lancer WRC and the fact both he and team-mate, Gigi Galli, were able to set some really competitive times.

"We hit a rock [in SS13] and broke one of the front right suspension components," he explained.

"We didn't have a spare in the car and tried to fix it using tools and clips, but we only managed to get another three or four kilometres before it broke again.

"Okay, it's disappointing but we agreed we would go for it today and these things can happen; it's better to be fighting for the podium position.

"We proved we can push in these conditions and that both cars, with a clean run, can be very competitive. Hopefully we can carry this through to Cyprus."