Car 1, Ogier/Ingrassia
Finished stage with rear-right puncture
“Not had that for long. I had a very clean drive, very nice, no mistakes. I just hope now we have a bit more luck.”
Car 2, Latvala/Anttila
“I tried not to destroy the tyres. We saw a massive fire, lots of black smoke. It’s difficult to say if we made the right choice with the tyres.”
Car 3, Meeke/Nagle
“It’s a beautiful stage, a nice rhythm. Some big rocks have been pulled out that I had no option to hit. I think the 0 car was on fire! It was a good stage though.”
Car 4, Ostberg/Andersson
“For me the stage was okay. It was like being in a movie set, from about 18km to the end there was smoke and fire everywhere. It didn’t seem really.”
Car 6, Tanak/Molder
“It was a really difficult stage. Lots of rocks to avoid. I also wasn’t happy with pace notes.”
Car 7, Neuville/Gilsoul
“Everything is good with the car. I had a very bad stage, I couldn’t find the right rhythm. I was being very careful.”
Car 8, Sordo/Marti
“The engine felt rough at the beginning but it was okay toward the end of the stage.”
Car 9, Mikkelsen/ Floene
“It was a clean stage for us. Really working on my driving style all the way through. The feeling is great, really, really nice. Great car, I really love it. There are a lot of big rocks pulled out by the first cars that I had no choice but to hit.”
Car 12, Al Qassimi/ Patterson
“It was very difficult. All the corners have massive rocks, so I have to back off just to avoid the rocks.”
Car 14, Kubica/ Szczepaniak
“It was a smooth run through. For me it was okay. I was driving nicely without any drama.”
Car 21, Prokop/Tománek
“We lost the brakes, the rear ones, we don’t know what to do. We need to try to fix that.”
Comments:
Elfyn Evans – stopped 25k into stage. Reportedly an electrical issue.