Richard Burns has been released from hospital and doctors have ordered him home to rest. The Englishman was admitted to a Newport hospital on Sunday evening after fainting at the wheel while driving to Cardiff with fellow WRC driver Markko Martin. The Ford star had to steer the car onto the hard shoulder, preventing a more serious incident.
Burns was moved to a hospital in Cardiff to undergo a series of tests
but doctors have let Burns home to rest while he waits for the results
of these tests.
Freddy Loix, signed to drive for Peugeot in 2004, has been drafted in
to replace Burns in what would have been the 2001 world champ's final
event for the French team.
According to Peugeot team boss Corrado Provera, Loix may have the chance
to familiarise himself with the 206 World Rally Car before he tackles
his first event for the world champions.
"Thanks to the FIA comprehension of the situation we have been given
the possibility of having Freddy test the car for a few hours on Wednesday
afternoon after the recce," said Provera. "And this is very
good."
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