STAGE FLASH 

DATE: June 7  2025 |  FLASH N°: 10
DAY: 2
STAGE: SS10  COILUNA - LOELLE 2 | STAGE LENGTH: 21,18km
WEATHER: Sunny - hot
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry              

Car #55 J.Mcerlean - E. Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1): “[How is it compared to this morning?]It is different for sure. We tried something in the service. I did not know what to expect, it is a big change. It has worked in some places. No big moments"

Car #13 G.Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): “Brakes are still hot but better than this morning"

Car #1 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “[The hot weather?] Car wise I do not know, but physically is very demanding. We had to do the last part with the heater on. I never experienced something like that. Ott is gonna like it, it is quite rough in there... it's exactly what he needs to be faster than anybody else. The humidity from the watersplash is coming in the windscreen and without heating we would immediately get some fog".

Car #9 J.Serderidis - F.Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1): “It is a nice stage, but we lost the handbrake again so it is a bit difficult. We were quite good, but we lost a lot of time due to the handbrake failure"

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "I got a puncture and I changed the tyre on the stage"

Car  #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “A bit of dust [from Taka], it was not too bad to be fair. Not the end of the world. Quite rough, quite a few surprises... not ideal"

Car #69 K.Rovanpera - J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “It was OK. I made a mistake on the narrow part, going a bit wide. I lost 3-4s there, but otherwise nothing dramatic. I am trying to keep everything in one piece and it is going OK"

Car #5 S.Pajari - M.Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Not too bad. Quite similar feeling or let's say much cleaner feeling than in the morning. We are trying to be safe and sound"

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “The grip is super low with the hot tyres. Very challenging and a lot of stones. Not sure of the reliability, so I had to really take care of the tyres. I tried my best to drive around [the stones]"

Car #16 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): “It was an interesting stage, definitely cleaner than this morning. But a lot of rocks and bedrocks so it was easy to get a puncture. I got through quite comfortable I would say"

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): “Good run, very clean. Very very hot"

Car #29 N. Gryazin - K. Aleksandrov (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “Quite nice, we changed the car a little bit. I had to adapt in the first kms, but no problem at all. I was struggling a bit in the last part where it is more sandy. The rest was good"

Car  #34 E. Lindholm - R. Hamalainen (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): “A clean run. No big drama. We tried to keep an OK pace and see where we are in the afternoon. We just keep on driving and enjoying it, just like in the morning and yesterday. We just have to keep doing the same job and bring the car home"