Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA
“Not so much because we are saving the tyres. It is always the target to take as much
point as we can.”
Car 11. NEUVILLE/WYDAEGHE
“It was a high speed recce but a lot of cleaning for the first pass. The next one will be
better.” The Belgian started the stage five minutes early.
Car 33. EVANS/MARTIN
“So far. so good. It was an interesting stage, the first one this morning.”
Car 8. TÄNAK/JÄRVEOJA
“Hopefully we can enjoy next time. We need to try, so we will try.”
Car 69. ROVANPERÄ/HALTTUNEN
Completed his first pass of Fafe in a World Rally Car in 6min 57.2sec. “It was quite tricky
to be honest. It was good grip on the stage. Much more than I expected. I was not
pushing hard. I will try my best.”
Car 18. KATSUTA/BARRITT
“Just safely through. I don’t know what I can do in Power Stage. I try to do good driving
and find some improvements for the future.”
Car 16. FOURMAUX/JAMOUL
“It is really good. Honestly I am struggling with my tyres today We try something different
but it does not work. The knowledge of the stage by the other drivers doesn’t help us, I am
sure.”
Car 44. GREENSMITH/PATTERSON
“It is so slippery. I felt like I was stopping the car in places. Everything is nice and calm
and relaxed. No issues.”
Car 6. SORDO/ROZADA
“I am not really happy. We lost a lot of time on the first stage. The car was moving a lot
from the rear, There is no grip at all. I can do nothing I will try and win to the end but
Evans was faster.”
Car 22. LAPPI/FERM
“Really nice. The grip was a bit higher than I expected. There is some fight with the guys
behind. Nikolay will be fast, but there are some points (at stake).”
Car 23. ØSTBERG/ERIKSEN
“We are doing our best. I don’t feel comfortable to be honest. We are still playing with the
settings. It frustrates me a little bit. Our pace is not so bad but it could have been a lot
better.”
Car 24. SUNINEN/MARKKULA
“It was slippy. We had to put two hards on the car. We have to do what we have to do.”
Car 25. GRYAZIN/ALEXSANDROV
“I don’t think it will be possible to catch him (Østberg). This stage we really struggle. I think
it is related to the rear tyres. It snaps a lot.”