STAGE FLASH
DATE: 06 - June FLASH N°: 5
DAY: 1
STAGE: SS5 Telti -Calangiaunus - Berchidda | 1 STAGE LENGTH: 18,43
WEATHER: Sunny-hot
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Tricky again, like very loose in the mid part but all OK. [Will it be slightly better tomorrow, but still tricky?] I have not thought that far, I will think about that later"

Car #69 K.Rovampera - J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “This afternoon it is just a better car setup. When we finally have some ideas on what to do. The road condition is more equal, so we can try and do something. It is not great, but I do my best all the time. I tried"

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “[Not a stage to take too many risks?] I do not know, at least some guys lost a lot of time this morning, lost the rally or lost the car.  We lost too much this morning but that is what it is."

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “I do not know what happened. Quite early in the stage I lost control of the car and I was really fighting with the car for all the stage. I do not know what is wrong but it is like it is snapped. Very strange. Really happy for the next one"

Car #1 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): retired

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): rolled, big damage to the car

Car #16 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “This stage is crazy. So many things happened this morning and also now. I am really sorry for Thierry and for the team. We need to continue with two cars now. [One more stage to survive, big fight with Ott now] I will meet Ott in the road section and we will discuss."

Car #5 S.Pajari - M.Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “It is still the most demanding stage. You really need the full confidence if you want to push there. I was doing so-so, I was too careful in the last section I guess. That was my feeling. We are really safe through. So high speed and so narrow, you really need to go for it"

Car #9 J.Serderidis - F.Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1): “We just made a stupid thing in the hairpin. No precision. We will see"

Car #20 Y.Rossel - A.Dunand (Citroen C3): “I saw nothing. It is so dangerous, at 10km I stopped immediately because it was so dusty. It was impossible to see the road" [went off and had to reverse, caught in Serderidis' dust]

Car #21 O.Solberg - E.Edmondson  (Toyota GR Yaris ): “The whole rally has been super-tricky and super-difficult. I tried to have a bit more rear feeling. I do my best in driving fast. An OK run. Nice stage. My back is still a bit tight"