The rally Stewards amended the notional times for Suninen and Østberg from SS7
on Friday and Suninen started this stage 11.2 seconds in front of Lappi and not 4.8!
Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA
“We have been talking at the service. I told him I was going to start like this. They had the
same ideas. At least on this stage it worked.”
Car 2. EVANS/BARRITT
“It was a good run. I was a bit aggressive in a couple of places. We have to focus now for
the next two.”
Car 3. SUNINEN/MARKKULA
“Rallying on the limit. There are not so many places where we can gain more time. I feel
that we are flat out.”
Car 4. MIKKELSEN/JAEGER-SYNNEVAAG
“I always want to fight. That’s what it is at the moment. I could not have done too much
more.”
Car 5. NEUVILLE/GILSOUL
“I took it quite carefully. It is quite rough. I was careful under braking.”
Car 7. LATVALA/ANTTILA
“We were a bit optimistic with the hard tyre in this stage. That’s the way it is. It was not the
greatest stage for myself.”
Car 9. LAPPI/FERM
“Our tyre choice for this one was not the best. Maybe the time is not the best. I did all that
I could.”
Car 11. BREEN/MARTIN
Eight seconds quicker than this morning. “Being first on the road I decided to go with the
soft tyres. It was starting to move around a bit at the end but it was nice to drive the stage
with a bit of grip.”
Car 12. ØSTBERG/ERIKSEN
“This will be the worst stage for me with these tyres. We had quite a decent run. It was
quite slippery in the sand. The tyres will help us in the next two stages.”
Car 16. SORDO/DEL BARRIO
“The car started to move at the rear a lot. I am a little bit surprised with the time.”
Car 32. GREENSMITH/PARRY
“Horrible this morning. This is rallying. It’s a cruel sport. I am sure we can get back on the
podium. I am pushing hard.”
Car 37. PIENIAZEK/MAZUR
“We struggled on the first loop. We chose the wrong tyres. The gap is not so big and we
have to keep pushing.”
Car 42. LEFEBVRE/MOREAU
“I want to push to have a good gap tonight. The gap to Greensmith is only there seconds
in this stage. It is not enough. All the mechanics do a good job with the new car.”