The reigning winner of the Spanish Rally Championship, Pepe Lopezhas announced on his social networks that he is withdrawing from the contest for not having more points on his driving license.
“During the reconnaissance of the test section prior to the Rally Sierra Morena, The Civil Traffic Guard stopped me and informed me that I had assumed the balance of points on my driving license,” the statement began.
According to the current regulations of the Spanish Rally Superchampionshipin Article 1.9 stipulates that López participated in the first test of the championship infringing it: “It will be necessary for the driver to be in possession throughout the development of the competition, in addition to the appropriate favorite license, of the mandatory and adequate administrative authorization to drive “.
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Major loss in the championship
After this a great stir was mounted between the teams and participants of the test. Pepe spoke with the Spanish Automobile Federation and let him participate in the first race.
However, later a vote was taken to allow driving without points or without a license, and given the pressure received, the RFEDEA decided to leave things as they were.
Pepe López issued a statement warning that what happened had been carried out due to “pressure from third parties” who have “snatched what they repeatedly lose in the stages in the offices. However, it allows me to continue competing, as long as it is in other disciplines”. Something that López does not understand.
He ends by saying, from all the comments he’s heard: “This is exactly what has happened. Everything else that is said or read out there is absolutely uncertainfor which I apologize for never responding to any offense or entering into any type of controversy”.
