It was during a quick game on the eighth special stage that Rovanperä probably got a technical problem that resulted in a spectacular crash at high speed.

The entire rear trailer on the left side was torn away and the rally came to an abrupt end for the Finn.

- It's a strange crash, it must be a technical problem.

I perceive some strange sounds from the car just before the crash, says SVT's expert Jonas Kruse during the broadcast.

See the crash in the player above.