DATE: June 2 2024 FLASH N°: 14

DAY: 3

STAGE: SS14 “Sassari-Argentiera 1” STAGE LENGTH: 7,10 KM

WEATHER: Sunny

ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #11 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “I do not know. A bit too much cleaning in there, more than I expected but we had a good run. The car is working fine as well. Let's see for the second loop, we have to carry on. I feel well in the car. There is no reason it should not work, but we are gonna find out”

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): ”It is quite difficult to match anyone else. I tried to push as much as I can but it is not so easy. There is a good feeling and it is a good sign for the team. I will try to do my best”

Car #27 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Ford Puma Rally1): ”It is a quite tricky stage. It is very narrow and has a lot of sand. I do not know why, I am so lost on the pace today. I am struggling, I have no grip everywhere... Nothing I can really do”

Car #13 G. Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): "It is very difficult, it is so narrow and it is our first time and I do not know where to put the wheels. It is all blind, you have bushes with rocks underneath where you cannot go, but in some bushes you can and you see the others go. Over the crests, I do not have the confidence to know exactly where to put the wheels. I watched Thierry, who was the fastest in 2022, at least 20 times”

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Better than yesterday, but we did not have the cleanest run in here. I am trying. It was quite OK, just a bit messy in a few places and compromised a few exits. It is a fine line between pushing and being clean here”

Car #6 D. Sordo - C. Carrera (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “It is nice, Evans pushed a bit this morning, we took a bit of dust and we lost a bit of time. We need to try and keep our place and finish on the podium. These are two difficult stages. We will see”

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “The stage itself is tricky, there is not much to like about it. It is hard work and driving on the rough. The stages are turning into [Kenya's] fesh-fesh. Very inconsistent grip, but it is OK we need to drive. We have been giving it a go already this morning”

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "This one is not so enjoyable to drive. We do what we can. It is very rough and I struggled a bit in there but all good”

Car #25 S. Pajari - E. Mälkönen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): It is a tricky stage. I saw the times of Ott and Ogier, they are really fighting. We had quite a nice easy flowing run so it is fine”

Car #20 Y. Rossel - B. Boulloud (Citroen C3 Rally2): “I slept a bit in the first stage today. I do not know if it is my confidence or not in the dust it is not easy. I do not want to make a mistake and it is not easy to keep the concentration. Clean run for me and there are two stages before the finish”

Car #31 J. Solans - R. Sanjuan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2): “We are trying to push, you never know. We are trying to do our best driving this amazing car as fast as we can. I will always be grateful to Carlos for what he has done for me in the past and see if we can get a good result to show him it was worth it”

Car #28 K. Kajetanowicz - M. Szczepaniak (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “I was too careful. There are a lot of stones in the line and I was trying to not make a mistake and take a puncture. Maybe I was too careful”

Car #48 M. Prokop - M. Ernst (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “I tried to change something with the driving style and maybe it helps a bit. It is getting tight for the afternoon. I did not expect such a speed. It is just an incredible weekend”

Car #46 R. Virves - A. Lesk (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2):  “To be fair it feels too bad at the moment. There is no rhythm at all and if I try to drive faster everything goes the wrong way. Not a car issue. It is a combination of pace notes and driving. It is hard when you are so far from the fastest ones”

Car #26 L. Joona - J. Hussi (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “It is a very narrow stage, there were so many rocks on the road. It was an enjoyable stage, it will be quite rough in the next loop but we are enjoying”.

Car #47 J. McErlean - J. Fulton (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “It is quite unique stage in itself. There are a lot of corners and the surface changes a lot. It is good to be through and another two to go”