Fury as Subaru, Mitsubishi drivers escape expulsion from Acropolis Rally

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LAMIA, Greece (AFP) — The sport of rallying moved to avoid the debacle of last weekend's United States Formula One Grand Prix in Indianapolis with four drivers escaping being excluded from the Acropolis Rally.

Subaru's Petter Solberg, Chris Atkinson and Stephane Sarrazin and Mitsubishi's Gigi Galli received heavy fines after their cars were found to be under the minimum weight limit during the opening super special of the eighth round of the world championship series.

All were under the minimum limit of 1230 kg, with Solberg's car the biggest culprit at 12kg lighter after being weighed in on Thursday night.

Ford chief Malcolm Wilson demanded: "The cars have to be excluded."

But following the scandal of the US Grand Prix, rally bosses opted not to...