Weight row takes new twist.

The organisers of the Acropolis Rally have agreed to 'review' the penalties handed to Subaru and Mitsubishi - after their cars were found to be underweight following the Athens super special stage Thursday night.

Subuaru were orginally fined 60,000 Euros - as all three of their cars were underweight, while Mitsubishi were fined 10,000 Euros, as only Gigi Galli's car was below the permitted 1230 kg.

According to reports in British newspaper, The Daily Mail, rival teams - Ford, Citroen and Peugeot are 'furious' that they were only fined, as a 'sporting infringement should always incur a sporting penalty'. As such the stewards have agreed to 'review the original decision'.

The stewards originally opted for a fine, as there was a discrepancy when the offending cars were weighed following the super special and when they were again weighed back at the service park in Lamia. Although all four cars were found to be underweight both times, it is thought that the figures were not the same each time. As such the scales used to verify the weight of the cars have now been sent to the Ministry of Development in Athens to ascertain their accuracy.

Where this will leave Subaru and Mitsubishi remains to be seen, however if the penalty is changed, it seems likely that the offending cars would be hit with a time penalty - all possibly exclusion from the event. The main problem with this now though is that Chris Atkinson has already retired, so such a penalty, for him at least, would be academic.