Vague details were found in Roope Korhonen’s car papers.
Roope Korhonen’s team was fined. Juuso Taipale
The international automobile association Fia has been punished Roope Korhonen represents the BMP team with fines of 10,000 euros, Motorsport.com website news.
Korhonen and karttur Anssi Viinikka were driving the Central European World Rally Championship in the WRC2 class on Thursday, when the German police ended their race on the very opening day.
According to the police, the license plates of the racing car expired when the Finnish driver crossed the German border by moving towards Prague, Czech Republic. The car was banned from driving after two special tests.
The police found several strange details in the papers of Korhonen’s car. For example, the vehicle’s registration number and the type of license plates aroused surprise.
The letters FO on the plates referred to Forchheim, while the papers read the name of the town of Hildesheim.
In addition, the car’s insurance certificate had no policy number at all, and there were typographical errors.
In addition to fines, the Italian team BMP is also threatened with punishment from its home automobile association.
The millionaire who financed Korhonen’s race trip to Central Europe Markku Rautio reveals to Iltalehti that the reclamation and the search for a new asphalt rally from France to Korhonen are now on the table.
The weekend in Central Europe was supposed to be a big showcase for Korhonen, who dominated the WRC3 class, and who drove the World Rally Championship in the WRC2 class for the first time with Skoda’s equipment.