FLASH N°: 3

DATE:06 June
DAY: 1
STAGE: SS3 Sa Conchedda 1 - STAGE LENGTH: 27,95
WEATHER: Sunny
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “A bit of movement, but there was very little grip. We expected this one to be one of the worse for road cleaning after the recce. Let's see for the second loop. Time will tell"

Car #69 K.Rovampera - J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “[Quicker than Evans. Position change, how was the balance of the car?] Pretty good. It was really difficult to get a good balance with the car. Normally the softs are not working in the front. Nothing is working at the moment"

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Not big grip for sure so I expect cars to be quicker behind. But we did what we could. [Quite even in terms of tyre performance?] That means we had a good choice because we have a better start position" [tyre pressure alert, rear right]

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Incredible struggle for me in this car, no flow at all. [What will the second pass be?] We will find out, I do not know what to expect"

Car #1 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “It was a gamble. Good rhythm, I tried to keep the rhythm to go through the stage. It is very slippery in there. A clean run. [All softs?] It was a bit of a gamble this morning, 4 softs and 1 hard, but I went for it and I had to try in the last stage despite the high temperatures and it is a long stage but I am satisfied"

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): ”I miss the feeling a bit, not as I wanted but it was definitely better than in the last two stages. It is getting better and better.I am not happy at all with how I am driving at the moment. I need to find something to be better but safer. Confidence is quite low now, but the afternoon will be better I think".

Car #16 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Everything is going well, I was trying to use the line in front of me and was really clean and tidy so as not to stay in the loose. It was paying off, I am pleased with that. For sure there was a lot of sweeping. At the end I was just managing the tyres" [stage win and rally leader]

Car #5 S.Pajari - M.Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “I hit some stone. Nothing so special, it was quite close to the end. It was on a right corner, I was a bit too much in. Nothing so special" [puncture, front right tyre alert]

Car #9 J.Serderidis - F.Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1): “Greg's car was so broken, our help was of no use. Today it is not good for MSport. The car is difficult to drive, a lot of slippery parts. We also had a bad choice for the tyres, but we survived"

Car #20 Y.Rossel - A.Dunand (Citroen C3): “The worst stage of the loop. Massive cleaning. We did not enjoy it"

Car #21 O.Solberg - E.Edmondson  (Toyota GR Yaris ): “Unfortunately, earlier there was a bit of miscommunication. That's life. My neck and back are quite stiff. I need my fiance to give me a good massage. Not easy,it was very slippery with the hard tyres" [front bumper missing from previous stage]