Rally of Morocco 2021: Paulo Ferreira's Toyota "devoured" by flames on the Rallye du Maroc

Damaged power steering prevented João Ferreira from finishing the stage

A bitter and sad day for the PRF team that saw the Toyota shared by Paulo Rui Ferreira and David Monteiro consumed by flames around km 80 of the fourth stage of the Rallye du Maroc.

A drama without consequences for the crew, who were, however, powerless to stop a fire that appeared unexpectedly and spread impressively fast. The final outcome of this situation was witnessed by the other pair of the PRF team.

Returning to the track after the helicopter took:

"Paulo and David away, we, too, had very few kilometers to go because the power steering forced us to return to Zagora on tarmac",

explained João Ferreira at the end of the day, who, in his debut in African races, is being navigated by Jorge Monteiro, his father's usual navigator.

The duo João Ferreira / Jorge Monteiro will contest tomorrow the last stage of the Rallye du Maroc, which includes a selective sector of 291.19 kilometers by the clock.

Automatic translation from the official press release