Lappi’s hopes of reeling in rally leader Ott Tanak began to unravel on Stage 15, when a rock flicked up by his GR Yaris hit the windscreen right in the Finn's eye-line. The impact caused several cracks to the windscreen and severely impaired his vision.
Following the incident, Lappi was unable to deliver the pace he had shown previously, the 2017 Finland winner dropping from second and 11.2s adrift to 35.2s in arrears come the end of Saturday.
