The new M-Sport Ford signing saw his Monte Carlo pre-event test this week cut short after clipping a bridge parapet, which sent his Ford Puma off the road and into a roll down, before coming to rest on its roof.
Luckily Breen and co-driver Paul Nagle were able to escape from the cockpit unhurt and M-Sport was able to retrieve the car from the mountainside with a crane and complete an overnight repair.
Despite the incident, Breen says his confidence hasn’t been knocked, with the 31-year-old eager to begin his first full-season in WRC’s top tier.
“Honestly speaking I still feel quite good, perhaps famous last words,” said Breen at the WRC’s official season launch.
“Literally the last comment I made to Paul [Nagle] before we set out on that run was ‘everything feels amazing and I feel really confident’, and then that happened.
“But honestly the accident as much as it was a bit gut wrenching knowing the effort that has gone in to prepare the car, it was something very…
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