A small fire broke out in the engine bay of the nine-time world champion’s Ford Puma while sitting third after Stage 4, which ultimately ended the British squad’s best hope for a podium in the Kenya event.
An O-ring costing 10p had failed on Loeb’s car, which caused the fire that prevented the Frenchman from restarting the engine. Reduced to EV power only, the car ran out of battery power five kilometres from the service park.
