DATE: May 31 2024 FLASH N°: 2

DAY: 1

STAGE: SS2 “Sedini - Castelsardo 2” STAGE LENGTH: 13,26 KM

WEATHER: Sunny ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #11 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): "I pushed very hard a bit less cleaning but still tricky the uphill is so loose in some parts impossible to find grip”

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "Very difficult. I was not expecting this. Only one  spare is now not a good choice ”

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “ I had no hybrid before the stage, quite slippery so very challenging, quite slippery in some sections so hope we don’t lose too much”

Car #27 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Ford Puma Rally1) .”Very slippery so I am fighting a lot with the car but this was expected.”

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): " Everything is ok, we were a bit more careful on this one, tyres are good it is not a big issue ( reduced gap from Ott Tanak)”

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1):” It is a strange feeling and the time is not pretty good”

Car #6 D. Sordo - C. Carrera (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “ Very slippery. I had a good feeling thinking that the time was better than this. ( “What can you do” ? ) Drive fast ”

Car #13 G. Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): " I went into a narrow section at 1 km into the stage, almost into a wall and  that killed my confidence so I took it easy. The rocks are getting pulled out ”

Car #20 Y. Rossel - B. Boulloud (Citroen C3 Rally2): “ Not a bad stage for me compared to the first one where you don’t know where your confidence is. But ok  the time is not bad ”

Car #22 N. Gryazin – K. Aleksandrov (Citroen C3 Rally2): “ Tried to be more aggressive I went off too much from the line, so probably better go back like on the first one”

Car #23 N. Ciamin - Y. Roche (Hyundai i20 N Rally2): “ Not a bad stage here it is difficult to understand. Very slippery and on hard tyres the grip is low.”

Car #31 J. Solans - R. Sanjuan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “ Better feeling, we still need to find a better feeling with the car.”

Car #26 L. Joona - J. Hussi (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “ At the beginning struggling a lot with the grip, very slippery, it’s hard to find a good rhythm and save the tyres”

Car #27 G. Linnmäe - J. Morgan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “Not too bad at the moment, difficult to place the car. It’s not driving so bad at the minute”

Car #47 J. McErlean - J. Fulton (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “Very hard to manage the tyres. Very happy that we are still here. Let’s see how the second pass goes.”

Car #25 S. Pajari - E. Mälkönen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “I tried to have a clean stage, maybe I should have pushed more. The first stage was more tricky and this one had more grip.”

Car #28 K. Kajetanowicz - M. Szczepaniak (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “ 20 seconds are better than 40, it is ok, this time i need to do ( and not speak) ”

Car #44 F. Zaldivar - M. Der Ohannesian (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “ Quite a big challenge. First stage was difficult on tyres and the second was slippery. We had a small off in a short corner the speed was not correct ”

Car #30 E. Lindholm - R. Hämäläinen (Hyundai i20 N Rally2): “Yeah, it’s nice as expected. Bit tricky and rough on tyres”

Car #40 P.L. Loubet - L. Pascaud (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “Good stage, the car was amazing. I was very careful with the tires in the first one. Very difficult and tricky for the tyres, for everything”

Car #41 T. Suninen - M. Markkula (Hyundai i20 N Rally2): “Conditions are fine. I don’t know… I feel no traction, no power, and we are where we would not like to be”

Car #43 M. Bulacia - D. Vallejo (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “Yeah I felt good. We tried to manage the tyres. They’re a bit similar. I think the roughest stage is the second loop”

Car #39 W. Creighton - L. Regan (Ford Fiesta Rally2): “Yeah it’s ok, I just hit the wrong button, it’s so rough in there” 

Car #46 R. Virves - A. Lesk (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “The last rally  was last year at Acropolis. It feels great and I am trying to get back.”

Car #48 M. Prokop - M. Ernst (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “ The experience [19 times in Sardinia] is really useful, we are changing the pace notes and my co-driver got lost so I was driving from my memory ”

Car #38 Y. Yamamoto - M. Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “Yeah it’s a bit tricky”

Car #34 R. Daprà – L. Guglielmetti (Skoda Fabia Rally2): “It’s crazy, it’s fantastic. Home rally. It’s a bit tricky, especially the last stage. We are trying to find a good pace and a good rhythm to finish the rally. We are enjoying it a lot. We want to continue in this way”