STAGE FLASH 

DATE: June 7  2025 | FLASH N°: 8
DAY: 2
STAGE: SS11  LERNO - SU FILIGOSU 1 | STAGE LENGTH 24,34km
WEATHER: Sunny
ROAD CONDITIONS:  Slippery                  

Car #55 J.Mcerlean - E. Treacy (Ford Puma Rally1): "[I will work on]A lot of things. Driving is the most important thing. I said in the last stage that I do not want to talk about cleaning but I have a new appreciation for the champions that win championships doing that. There is a lot to learn from driving like that"

Car #13 G.Munster - L. Louka (Ford Puma Rally1): "A lot of cleaning, no brakes. That is it"

Car #1 T. Neuville - M.Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): "[What are you working on?]You can try a few things. We are currently using hards in the front and softs in the rear. Trying different settings. I am not sure we are gonna learn much for the upcoming events. Not much to learn, but it is good to see car fixed again, the guys did a good job and the car is ready for tomorrow"

Car #9 J.Serderidis - F.Miclotte (Ford Puma Rally1): "I lost the brakes 10km before the end of the stage. The last part was slow. I still enjoyed, the last part I liked very much but I could not [go faster] because I did not have any brakes"

Car #18 T. Katsuta - A. Johnston (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "No issues with the brakes. I was saving the tyres for Sunday. Not ideal tyre choice for this stage but the feeling is good. I am just trying to find a good feeling and some good setup for Sunday. That is the only thing I can do today. Just keep going"

Car  #33 E. Evans - S. Martin (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "We want to continue driving and continue to work a bit on the car. We try to be at the end of today, but still need to be comfortable in the car for tomorrow"

Car #69 K. Rovanpera - J. Halttunen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "[The changes?]A few things combined which made it work. This one is not an easy stage and I think it will clean a lot. I was wide in the beginning on every corner. There was no grip at all and no line for us. The guys behind will be much faster but we are doing what we can"

Car #5 S.Pajari - M.Salminen (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "Quite nice stage I must stage. I was not pushing. I do not know if I should, I guess not really. The feeling is like this, I would like to be a bit quicker. They are pushing so hard, to compare to them is not so easy"

Car #8 O. Tänak - M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): "I had a good stage, definitely better rhythm than on the previous one. No dramas for us"

Car #16 A. Fourmaux - A.Coria (Hyundai i20 N Rally1): "We just had a puncture. That is it. On the inside I hit something, it was in the line and I did not see anything. It was not in the notes. That is quite frustrating" [changed tyre and stopped to let Ogier through]

Car #17 S. Ogier - V. Landais (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1): "[How long have you been in Adrian's dust?]I cannot judge. It is OK, I am sure I will have this time back" [stuck in Fourmaux's dust]

Car #29 N. Gryazin - K. Aleksandrov (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): "It feels nice to be honest. Difficult stage, but I tried to be clean. There is a tyre strategy and other things. But I try to enjoy myself and enjoy driving. I do not care about the time. For the moment it is feeling good"

Car  #34 E. Lindholm - R. Hamalainen (Skoda Fabia RS RAlly2): "I was struggling with the rear end grip, sliding a lot out of the line. Not the best stage. We keep going and focus on our task"

Car  #20 Y.Rossel - A.Dunand (Citroen C3): "Just too fast on a slow corner and I hit a tree. I do not know how much time I lost. I tried to fight but now it is over" [front right tyre off the rim]

Car #43 M.Prokop - M.Ernst (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2): "It is such a nice island, nice weather. The stages are just brilliant. So difficult and that is what I like. This stage I did many times, but it still surprises you. I enjoyed that"

Car #21 O.Solberg - E.Edmondson  (Toyota GR Yaris ): "In the previous stage I did not have handbrake and sometimes I had front wheel drive. I lost some time. The car is not as good as yesterday, I am crushing through more than yesterday. The balance is not great. At least here the handbrake is working, and could drive normally. We just sent it through recalibration it and it is OK now"