DATE: June 1 2024 FLASH N° 10

DAY: 2

STAGE: SS 10 “Coiluna-Loelle 1” STAGE LENGTH: 14,53  KM

WEATHER: Sunny

ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #13 G. Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): “Here it is much easier than in the morning, but with the road position it is impossible to do anything. I am hoping that the second pass is cleaner so that we can enjoy a bit more. [The cleaning?]It is really really bad. Zero traction, grip like in an ice-hokey stadium”.

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "Not feeling more confident. We are doing what we can. If I push more than this, it just leads us to an accident. I have just to do what I can”

Car #11 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “”

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): 

Car #6 D. Sordo - C. Carrera (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “It is OK. I was not really good in this stage. I lost a bit of time but we tried to keep the same speed but we could not do much more. I tried to drive as best as I can, like all the weekend. Sometimes the time is good, sometimes it is not. It is like it is”.

Car #27 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Ford Puma Rally1): ”Well I am just trying to enjoy. We have been a bit late before the start, but we do not play for anything. I hope the spectators were enjoying the rally cross part. [Brakes?] No something else. There were a lot of things we wanted to do and we were late for one minute”

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Taking a bit easier and I have no feeling in the car. I am not able to go on the limit. I have no confidence in the car”.

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): ”I am not sure if [Ott] he is backing off but I had better tyres than him in this one so for sure it is helping. Even if they told him [to back off] I do not know why he respects that. We are having a nice fight, why give up... It is not like him. I cannot judge, it is his situation.”

Car#25 S. Pajari - E. Mälkönen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “I had a moment in the dust. I drove not so well on this stage. I hope the time is not so bad... [Why did not drive well?]I do not know... lack of skills”

Car #40 P.L. Loubet - L. Pascaud (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “”

Car #31 J. Solans - R. Sanjuan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “It was more or less OK, we were driving smart. Joona  will have a much cleaner road. It is not our fight, we just have to stay on the road and not make mistakes".

Car #27 G. Linnmäe - J. Morgan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “”

Car #43 M. Bulacia - D. Vallejo (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “”

Caro #47 J. McErlean - J. Fulton (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “Quite interesting, many different sections with different rhythms. It is a well-known stage. It is pretty cool in the middle, in the narrow section. It is good to be back on the pace or thereabouts, so we are happy.”

Car #26 L. Joona - J. Hussi (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “These kind of stages are very fast and very good conditions at the moment but very slippy. This morning they were very rough. We are enjoying these stages and we hope there will be more grip in the second pass”