Neste Oil Rally Finland 2014

Neste Oil Rally Finland 2014


31. 07. 2014 - 03. 08. 2014

Unofficial results
List for category: RC5
SS 2 - Jouhtikylä
SS length: 10.40km
Pos. No. Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Group SS time Aver. speed
sec/km
Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 98
FIN
Juusonen Sami / Talso Jan
Suzuki Swift Sport
RC5 00:07:11.3 86.81
0.00
00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 99
JPN
Washio Shunichi / Kitagawa Sae
Toyota Vitz
RC5 00:07:30.8 83.05
1.88
00:00:19.5
00:00:19.5
Pos. No.
Driver / Co-driver
Vehicle
Pos. SS time
Penalty
Total time Diff.Leader
Diff.Prev.
1 98
FIN

1
Juusonen Sami / Talso Jan
Suzuki Swift Sport 
RC5
1
00:23:59.4
00:23:59.4 00:00:00.0
00:00:00.0
2 99
JPN

2
Washio Shunichi / Kitagawa Sae
Toyota Vitz 
RC5
2
00:25:08.1
00:25:08.1 00:01:08.7
00:01:08.7
INFORMATION ABOUT SS 2
flash info (23 - Breen Craig / Martin Scott): Very tricky, the first stage was exceptionally tough. It is getting better now and we can try and find some more speed. I can carry so much more speed than it feels like. It will take a while but I am happy.
flash info (20 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): This stage was certainly better, the first one we got caught in the bad weather. This one was better, but there is still a long way to go. These new stages tend to suit us better.
flash info (10 - Kubica Robert / Szczepaniak Maciej): You cannot compare against top drivers especially on this kind of road. We are trying to drive consistently. There is a lot to learn. We are very happy, is only two stages but I am pretty happy with my driving, I take no risks at all. The pacenotes are good, I should believe in them.
flash info (8 - Hänninen Juho / Tuominen Tomi): Still we are loosing, but it is not that easy now. Main thing is keeping the line and some times I was not able to do it. Main thing is to keep it smooth.
flash info (19 - Solberg Henning / Minor Ilka): Very good, the car is good, I loved the rain on the last 9 kilometres.
flash info (21 - Prokop Martin / Tománek Jan): I have absolutely no feeling with the grip. I try to go clean again, but maybe it was too clean. I have no experience with this, no experience with these conditions. The time is not bad compared with Elfyn, but it can be better. I do not know where is the limit.
flash info (3 - Meeke Kris / Nagle Paul): The first couple of kilometres you began to see a little but marbly, also there was a bit of mud appearing, coming up through the ground. Interesting, new stage, new notes for everybody.
flash info (7 - Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas): I struggle with the condition and my pacenotes are too slow, so I have to always overdrive with my pacenotes and this is not good for my confidence.
flash info (5 - Hirvonen Mikko / Lehtinen Jarmo): Latvala and Ogier are really putting quite unbelievable speed, we try to hang on but they are pulling away. Stages are still in a perfect condition, one or two corners that are a bit slippy, but not 10-seconds slippy.
flash info (4 - Østberg Mads / Andersson Jonas): I don't really understand it, it is going well, but the times are... ...not good.
flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): I am still a bit too cautious, in the fast I can still go faster. But we are building step by step. Let's see for the second run through Lankamaa if we can go faster. We take it stage by stage, I really don't trust the grip.
flash info (2 - Latvala Jari-Matti / Anttila Miikka): Good start, very very good grip on the road, only one slippy braking. Really good grip all the time. I can see that rain is not so good for the spectators but it is good for the drivers.
flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): This stage was very slippery with a lot of lose gravel so I am quite happy it is in wet condition. I was hoping for that, in the first one it was raining consistently.