DATE: June 2 2024 FLASH N°: 13

DAY: 3

STAGE: SS13 “Cala Flumini 1” STAGE LENGTH: 12,55 KM

WEATHER: Sunny

ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #11 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Obviously not very proud of what happened yesterday. I am really disappointed, today it is all about Power Stage points and the seven extra points we can get. The beginning was good but at the end it was cleaning a lot, let's see. The season is long and we are fighting for the championship. Before Portugal, we had 6 6-point lead only and in one rally it changed and we got a 24-point lead.  Now we are losing a bit, but there is still a long way to go and there is a lot to fight for”.

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): ”Lot of dust. We cannot see anything. That is it”

Car #27 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Ford Puma Rally1): ”I missed the pace notes and went straight in a corner. Luckily there was no wall or anything. There is a lot of dust on the stage and it is difficult to see the corners. Not so easy but it is OK” [went wide in a right-hander]

Car #13 G. Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): "[The dust?]We did not have any problems this weekend. But in this the dust stays very low and it is difficult to see where the corners are. It is so narrow and you do not want to make mistakes. For sure not an easy stage”

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Not so easy to see. It is not so bad. But not so easy to see the inside of the corners etc. It is a bit better at least, just the driver needs sorting”.

Car #6 D. Sordo - C. Carrera (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Narrow stage, a lot of dust in places. We did not really feel comfortable”

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “[The pressure on?]For what? The rally finished yesterday. This does not make any difference any more. It is a different event for the points. Rally wins are not important anymore”

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "[The plan for today?]To try to make the best of the day. The win is a priority, but also maximum points for the team if I can. I am a Toyota driver”

Car #25 S. Pajari - E. Mälkönen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “I had quite a nice flow. For sure not pushing, but still trying to keep some rhythm. I will look at the times and see but for the moment it feels quite OK”

Car #20 Y. Rossel - B. Boulloud (Citroen C3 Rally2): “Today it is not easy with the dust. When you do not see it is difficult to have the confidence. Clean run for me, let's see the next. I do not want to make mistakes”.

Car #31 J. Solans - R. Sanjuan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “We will try, you never know. New attitude, new day ahead. We spoke with the team. I am feeling confident with the car, I am feeling confident about today. Let's see”

Car #28 K. Kajetanowicz - M. Szczepaniak (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “It is difficult to feel something on the brakes. The grip is changing, this is a new stage for me. The last technical part is not easy and the dust is almost everywhere. Not a perfect start”

Car #48 M. Prokop - M. Ernst (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “It is tight. One second is not enough, but better than nothing. Beautiful stage and very high grip. Very fun. The visibility was tricky. It was difficult to find the braking points with the dust sometimes, but the stage was nice”

Car #46 R. Virves - A. Lesk (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2):  “Quite difficult, we had the door open. The car was full of dust, it was hard to breath and to see”.