STAGE FLASH

DATE: 06 June - FLASH N°: 4
DAY: 1
STAGE: SS4 Arzachena 2 – STAGE LENGTH: 13,97
WEATHER: Sunny 
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

Car #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Definitely improved from this morning, much harder base but it is still quite slippery. The rear is sliding quite a bit in places. A bit of an inconsistent stage I felt, but it is OK"

Car #69 K.Rovampera - J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “We tried new things on the car. It seems to work a bit better. The condition is better in the second pass. It is a bit nicer when we are not cleaning that much"

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Not so easy to use the grip because the lines are small. It was an OK stage for us"

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “The grip is completely different, at the beginning of the stage it is quite OK but then you start to get some surprises with the hard tyres. It is not so forgiving, quite interesting moments"

Car #1 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “Quite a bit of a change. I had not a good start to be honest, and did not feel comfortable. I changed a bit the car and it took time to get used to it. I was struggling quite a bit. I found a better balance and better feeling towards the end of the stage"

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Better grip, it is a bit easier to follow the lines. This stage did not suit me, but it should be better in the next one"

Car #16 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “I made two small mistakes where I lost some time in the long straights after. It is a shame but it is part of rallying. It is OK. If you lift on the exit, it is a small mistake but you lose a lot after."

Car #5 S.Pajari - M.Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Not so bad again. It is a quite nice stage. I was enjoying it, but there is room to improve. In some parts you feel you have the grip and then you have not. Still a bit of the same feeling"

Car #9 J.Serderidis - F.Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1): “We did not help much Gregoire because the dumper was broken. Now we have a completely different setup and we can drive. I am enjoying it much more"

Car #21 O.Solberg - E.Edmondson  (Toyota GR Yaris ): “Most guys have one spare, I have two spares. It was OK. Much more grip than expected. It is the first time trying the car on these types of roads but the feeling is quite good. After this morning I was trying to get a bit into it. [How much time for the extra spare?] It is 24 extra kilos, a clever person can calculate how much but for sure you lose a little bit"