Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle finally get chance to celebrate

After enduring months of frustration, there was sheer relief for Dungannon’s Kris Meeke and his Killarney co-driver Paul Nagle as they clambered onto the bonnet of their Citroen C3WRC to celebrate victory in RallyRACC Catalunya - Rally de Espana, round 11 of the World Rally Championship.

The duo were under immense pressure to deliver this much-needed win and, as he took a deep breath to savour the moment, Meeke said: “It’s been an exceptional weekend, probably it’s not so important how many times you’re knocked down, it’s more important how many times you stand up again.

“I’ve had to stand up a few times in my career, yeah, a special win.”