Arctic Rally Finland 2021

Arctic Rally Finland 2021


26. 02. 2021 - 28. 02. 2021

Information

Date and time SS Information
28. 02. 2021 17:26
28. 02. 2021 16:26 CET 		10 retired (50 - von Thurn und Taxis Albert / Ettel Bernhard): retired after SS 10
28. 02. 2021 14:19
28. 02. 2021 13:19 CET 		10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): First, when you come to a new event it's always a bit unexpected. This weekend, we came to the home country of Toyota and we expected them to be very strong. The pressure was there and we knew it was going to be very complicated to take the fight. In the end we did a very good weekend - nothing too much, only one mistake yesterday. It's an amazing place - definitely one of the best places to have a winter rally, especially yesterday, it was so demanding. I think to come back here a second time would be much more enjoyable, especially when you know where you are going!
28. 02. 2021 14:15
28. 02. 2021 13:15 CET 		10 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): For sure, this weekend I wanted to fight for the top place and I made a mistake and we were not on the optimal pace. I was pushing the whole weekend, maximum all the time. It was a great weekend from my side and Jonne's side, we did everything we could and we are happy to get P2 here.
28. 02. 2021 14:11
28. 02. 2021 13:11 CET 		10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good stage, but obviously Craig did as well! I lost the front tyres a little towards the end. I am satisfied with my weekend, especially considering some of our issues. We can't forget that we started third on the road.
28. 02. 2021 14:07
28. 02. 2021 13:07 CET 		10 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I didn't think it was great - I just tried to clean up bits and pieces where I was untidy before. I have to say thanks to the engineers, they gave me some info on bits I was doing wrong. It was really hard mentally for me this weekend. After delivering so much in Estonia, the goalposts moved suddenly and you just want to deliver a win.
28. 02. 2021 13:59
28. 02. 2021 12:59 CET 		10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It seemed quite slippery towards the end. I felt like I had a good clean run - that's a good time from Seb! It's not been the weekend we wanted. Okay, good speed at times but not what we wanted for sure.
28. 02. 2021 13:58
28. 02. 2021 12:58 CET 		10 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): I don't know when I am going to drive it next so I thought I will just go for it. I lost sixth place - I am sorry, but I tried!
28. 02. 2021 13:58
28. 02. 2021 12:58 CET 		10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): For me, when conditions are consistent I feel quite confident, but if it's like this with a lot of ruts I feel less confident. Okay, I am happy with this weekend and thank you to the team.
28. 02. 2021 13:54
28. 02. 2021 12:54 CET 		10 (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): spun
28. 02. 2021 13:51
28. 02. 2021 12:51 CET 		10 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I watched the onboard from my first run and found a few places I could go faster. I really hoped that we did it, but still we are quite a bit behind Ogier.
28. 02. 2021 13:46
28. 02. 2021 12:46 CET 		10 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): Generally the driving was getting a bit better. Some things were improved, but there's still a lot to work on.
28. 02. 2021 13:42
28. 02. 2021 12:42 CET 		10 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): The last section was too much cleaning still, so it won't be enough to make a good time. I couldn't do more than that - that's the way it is, until the next one. It's a beautiful place to rally here. Of course when you're first on the road it's not the same story, but that's the WRC game.
28. 02. 2021 13:38
28. 02. 2021 12:38 CET 		10 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): In the last corner, we have an issue with the engine and I was looking at the dashboard. A difficult weekend.
28. 02. 2021 13:35
28. 02. 2021 12:35 CET 		10 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): was out of road in last corner
28. 02. 2021 13:35
28. 02. 2021 12:35 CET 		10 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): technical problems with engine
28. 02. 2021 13:34
28. 02. 2021 12:34 CET 		10 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): This stage was nice - the last part was quite tricky with a lot of ruts. I enjoyed being here again, let's see if we can do some more this year.
28. 02. 2021 13:12
28. 02. 2021 12:12 CET 		10 Starting order: Bertelli, Loubet, Ogier, Greensmith, Suninen, Katsuta, Solberg, Evans, Breen, Neuville, Rovanperä, Tänak
28. 02. 2021 11:12
28. 02. 2021 10:12 CET 		9 (21 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): was out of road
28. 02. 2021 11:09
28. 02. 2021 10:09 CET 		9 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): What an amazing stage - I wish I could be really flat out! We are so far behind Lappi so we just went in cruise mode.
28. 02. 2021 11:09
28. 02. 2021 10:09 CET 		9 flash info (25 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't know how to describe it for people who haven't driven a rally car. It feels so great and the conditions are so good on the first pass.
28. 02. 2021 10:57
28. 02. 2021 09:57 CET 		9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's easier to just think about the driving and not the gaps. Let's see - the next time through is more important.
28. 02. 2021 10:52
28. 02. 2021 09:52 CET 		9 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I was not so good in there. It has been quite difficult this weekend - the pace is not what it should be and I am struggling in many places with the car. We will fight back on the last one.
28. 02. 2021 10:52
28. 02. 2021 09:52 CET 		9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't know To be honest, we did a good stage but my pace notes were a bit slow. It's really tricky to commit to the pace notes so I was maybe a bit careful, but I tried my best.
28. 02. 2021 10:47
28. 02. 2021 09:47 CET 		9 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): There was an oil leak in the morning, mechanics changed gearbox in 15 minutes service. I wish I could pay back the guys the right way - they did an amazing job this morning and I didn't deliver for them.
28. 02. 2021 10:43
28. 02. 2021 09:43 CET 		9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's a fast stage, that's for sure. For me, the grip at the start was really surprising and much higher. I was probably a bit too careful at the start, but we adapted and were able to find some good pace.
28. 02. 2021 10:41
28. 02. 2021 09:41 CET 		9 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): I was way too careful in the beginning. In the middle I could get loose and get the feeling again. We just enjoyed it and we will see what we can do in the Power Stage.
28. 02. 2021 10:40
28. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Yeah - a clean run. Conditions are very nice and I enjoyed a lot. In some places I was a bit careful because some snow has changed since the recce. I will push hard in the Power Stage.
28. 02. 2021 10:40
28. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		9 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I had a pretty good feeling - a couple of moments but that's it. I am doing my best and that's all I can do.
28. 02. 2021 10:40
28. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		9 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): Not very good then. I think my pace notes were a long way out for this stage. Sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow, so we need to have a look at them and change them.
28. 02. 2021 10:39
28. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		9 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): What else can I do? We will give everything we have to try and catch some points, but if we get some points it will not be many I think.
28. 02. 2021 10:39
28. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		9 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was nice. The grip was much high than yesterday, I don't know if it's because I was opening the road. The feeling was nice.
28. 02. 2021 10:39
28. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		9 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): It was a fantastic stage - I didn't have any lines to follow but I enjoyed it. It was not a perfect run for me but I'm happy to be here - it's a shame about yesterday.
28. 02. 2021 10:39
28. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		9 retired (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): health problems before SS 9
28. 02. 2021 10:38
28. 02. 2021 09:38 CET 		9 (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): Janne Tuohino will not start today. The Finn slipped and fell over yesterday evening and injured his shoulder.
28. 02. 2021 10:38
28. 02. 2021 09:38 CET 		9 Early fog has lifted to reveal sunny skies, with current temperatures around -4°C.
27. 02. 2021 20:20
27. 02. 2021 19:20 CET 		8 retired (47 - Zaldivar Fabrizio / Del Barrio Carlos): retired in SS 8
27. 02. 2021 19:56
27. 02. 2021 18:56 CET 		8 (25 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): spun
27. 02. 2021 19:37
27. 02. 2021 18:37 CET 		8 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Last real corner - we went a little bit too sideways and caught the bank. It's a shame, but it's a weekend to forget.
27. 02. 2021 19:37
27. 02. 2021 18:37 CET 		8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It went to plan. The tyres were quite tired, so it was important to get here without any mistakes.
27. 02. 2021 19:37
27. 02. 2021 18:37 CET 		8 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): It's so frustrating for me. We needed to bring our top game here and I'm not really bringing it today. I tried to use what I know with my little experience but it's not easy for sure.
27. 02. 2021 19:20
27. 02. 2021 18:20 CET 		8 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I think Thierry made the right choice with the tyres. It was really clever from him, I have to say. Tomorrow we have to push and we will see what we can do.
27. 02. 2021 19:17
27. 02. 2021 18:17 CET 		8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was a really good stage. The car was working really nice and I tried to save my tyres throughout the whole stage. It was a very clean run and the communication is better, but we can still improve.
27. 02. 2021 19:17
27. 02. 2021 18:17 CET 		8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The grip was very low towards the end and I was too careful, I didn't take enough chances. That's how it is but we're still here.
27. 02. 2021 19:17
27. 02. 2021 18:17 CET 		8 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): The stage before, we started to have a lot of movement on the tyres. Now we fit some new tyres to the front - I still believe this one was quite okay.
27. 02. 2021 19:17
27. 02. 2021 18:17 CET 		8 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It's a very tricky corner. I lost my glasses, so I think I drove faster because I couldn't see!
27. 02. 2021 19:16
27. 02. 2021 18:16 CET 		8 retired (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): accident in SS 8
27. 02. 2021 19:16
27. 02. 2021 18:16 CET 		8 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): It's been tricky this afternoon just getting the car to do what I want it to do. Whatever we tried just didn't seem to work. It's still pretty special.
27. 02. 2021 19:16
27. 02. 2021 18:16 CET 		8 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): It's nice to drive - I really enjoyed. I made a small mistake on one junction - we had to use the handbrake and hit the rear on the snow bank.
27. 02. 2021 17:52
27. 02. 2021 16:52 CET 		7 (27 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): car out of power
27. 02. 2021 17:51
27. 02. 2021 16:51 CET 		7 (27 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): was in a snow bank
27. 02. 2021 17:51
27. 02. 2021 16:51 CET 		7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I was really worried about the last stage, so I used the worst tyres just so we could get through. The last one will be really important now.
27. 02. 2021 17:50
27. 02. 2021 16:50 CET 		7 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I'm trying my best - I really tried to do a good job and manage it.
27. 02. 2021 17:48
27. 02. 2021 16:48 CET 		7 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Maybe the other guys are being clever and saving their tyres! We took a small gamble with the tyres and put them on crossed.
27. 02. 2021 17:43
27. 02. 2021 16:43 CET 		7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It went okay. I had a very clean and smooth run trying to save my tyres and it was working well. I am feeling comfortable in the car and our communication is working better as well.
27. 02. 2021 17:42
27. 02. 2021 16:42 CET 		7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Who knows - we'll find out in the next one. For sure, there was some movement near the end but it wasn't quite as hard on the tyres as the previous one.
27. 02. 2021 17:42
27. 02. 2021 16:42 CET 		7 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): The conditions are really tricky. There's a clean line, but also a lot of messy snow outside of the lines. It's hard to go flat out and look after the tyres. Let's see what we can do when we get the fresh tyres.
27. 02. 2021 17:34
27. 02. 2021 16:34 CET 		7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I am really disappointed that I couldn't be at maximum attack but the time is okay. The next one will be even trickier.
27. 02. 2021 17:31
27. 02. 2021 16:31 CET 		7 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): I was quite angry but okay, it was good learning. It's a shame we spun but that's how it is.
27. 02. 2021 17:27
27. 02. 2021 16:27 CET 		7 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I didn't really push in this one - I was trying to save my tyres for the last stage.
27. 02. 2021 17:26
27. 02. 2021 16:26 CET 		7 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): The track is quite wide and there's a lot of fresh snow and gravel everywhere, I think it will clean quite a bit.
27. 02. 2021 17:25
27. 02. 2021 16:25 CET 		7 (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): was in a snowbank
27. 02. 2021 17:24
27. 02. 2021 16:24 CET 		7 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): For me, it's hard to drive in narrow gravel lines. I don't have the guts to push - I'm getting old!
27. 02. 2021 19:36
27. 02. 2021 18:36 CET 		6 retired (60 - Cracco Pieter-Jan-Michiel / Vermeulen Jasper): retired after SS 6
27. 02. 2021 16:39
27. 02. 2021 15:39 CET 		6 retired (21 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): accident in SS 6
27. 02. 2021 16:36
27. 02. 2021 15:36 CET 		6 retired (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): technical problem after SS 6
27. 02. 2021 16:30
27. 02. 2021 15:30 CET 		6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's so difficult - we were just trying to come through as smooth as possible but I'm sure it's very hard for tyre wear.
27. 02. 2021 16:29
27. 02. 2021 15:29 CET 		6 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I just lost all the studs at the end. I really tried to give it a go, but I've completely killed the front tyres.
27. 02. 2021 16:24
27. 02. 2021 15:24 CET 		6 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It seems that the balance is better with the car now. The condition is really rough and the front tyres are really worn out. We still have two more to go and I think it's going to be quite a tough loop.
27. 02. 2021 16:24
27. 02. 2021 15:24 CET 		6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Maybe I did a little too much on the tyres. I felt them going suddenly and we didn't experience that at all in the testing. We will try to manage for the next stages.
27. 02. 2021 16:23
27. 02. 2021 15:23 CET 		6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Very difficult - the grip at the end was so low, I had nothing at all. Tricky.
27. 02. 2021 16:15
27. 02. 2021 15:15 CET 		6 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): The stage was quite messy - a lot of loose snow and no grip at all. I think the cars behind will be coming faster.
27. 02. 2021 16:15
27. 02. 2021 15:15 CET 		6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Conditions are very tricky. We got stuck in a snow bank once - luckily we got out quite quickly but we lost some time.
27. 02. 2021 16:09
27. 02. 2021 15:09 CET 		6 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): Difficult! It's the most difificult thing I have ever done in my life. Sideways everywhere, snow bank into snow bank! I tried to take care of my tyres at the beginning but it was very difficult.
27. 02. 2021 16:06
27. 02. 2021 15:06 CET 		6 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I tried, but I'm afraid the times will improve because it's pretty loose on the second loop. My tyres were really destroyed at the end, so I think it will be a difficult loop for tyres.
27. 02. 2021 16:03
27. 02. 2021 15:03 CET 		6 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): The car is lethal to drive. I took a second spare wheel in it and we're having massive moments for absolutely no reason!
27. 02. 2021 16:03
27. 02. 2021 15:03 CET 		6 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): I don't know. We have no engine - it's like we are in road mode.
27. 02. 2021 16:03
27. 02. 2021 15:03 CET 		6 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): It's okay - a little rough. We had to drive behind Loubet for some time and he had to wait for a place to let us overtake him.
27. 02. 2021 15:51
27. 02. 2021 14:51 CET 		6 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): He's pulled over after 9km and restarted the car. Back underway now, but the i20 is down on power and he's crawling through slowly.
27. 02. 2021 15:50
27. 02. 2021 14:50 CET 		6 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): Loubet's lucky to get away with swiping a snow bank just 0.5km after the start.
27. 02. 2021 13:10
27. 02. 2021 12:10 CET 		5 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): I tried to push as hard as I could. I have to use the handbrake a bit to commit more, but if I push any more I will be really on the limit. I don't have much more to give.
27. 02. 2021 13:10
27. 02. 2021 12:10 CET 		5 flash info (25 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The gaps are not huge - we have a big lead, but we can't make any mistakes. It's been very good so far.
27. 02. 2021 13:00
27. 02. 2021 12:00 CET 		5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We did some changes before, and the car was behaving very nice. It's so difficult to find the confidence, but if you know this stage then it's one of the best.
27. 02. 2021 12:51
27. 02. 2021 11:51 CET 		5 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): We whacked rear of our car to snowbank. Luckily we got out! For some reason it was really slippery, but we need to improve.
27. 02. 2021 12:49
27. 02. 2021 11:49 CET 		5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I struggled to clearly understand the notes. I tried to be focussed and do my job - we did the best we could this morning.
27. 02. 2021 12:46
27. 02. 2021 11:46 CET 		5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was very fast and it's difficult when it's like that - sometimes I felt I was too slow and other times quite a bit too fast. In some places I thought I was too sideways, but at least I was able to carry the speed.
27. 02. 2021 12:43
27. 02. 2021 11:43 CET 		5 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I was enjoying a lot on the stage. I was happy with what we did - my job is to push my car to the limits and I am really trying to do it.
27. 02. 2021 12:43
27. 02. 2021 11:43 CET 		5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): This stage was quite tricky. I really didn't like my driving so I will try and improve next time in the dark. On many corners I was not so confident.
27. 02. 2021 12:38
27. 02. 2021 11:38 CET 		5 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It was a proper stage! That was the best stage today - I pushed hard in many places but then I was too careful in others. The time is not bad, so I'm happy.
27. 02. 2021 12:36
27. 02. 2021 11:36 CET 		5 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Better than yesterday, but everything we lost yesterday will be difficult to catch. This one was okay, a little bit of snow on the road.
27. 02. 2021 12:36
27. 02. 2021 11:36 CET 		5 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): That felt like the worst stage of the day - I couldn't seem to find a rhythm and I made some mistakes in a few places.
27. 02. 2021 12:27
27. 02. 2021 11:27 CET 		5 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): It's fun. I can not check the times because my times are rubbish, but what can I do?
27. 02. 2021 11:49
27. 02. 2021 10:49 CET 		4 Stage continues.
27. 02. 2021 11:42
27. 02. 2021 10:42 CET 		4 Stage is stopped, because car of Lindholm is blocking the road.
27. 02. 2021 11:41
27. 02. 2021 10:41 CET 		4 retired (31 - Lindholm Emil / Korhonen Mikael): accident in SS 4
27. 02. 2021 11:40
27. 02. 2021 10:40 CET 		4 (28 - Linnamäe Georg / Korsia Volodymyr): accident in SS 4
27. 02. 2021 11:30
27. 02. 2021 10:30 CET 		4 flash info (27 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It's nice to have a team-mate like Lappi. The stage was okay, in the last part I was losing a bit but I was trying to be a bit more gentle and stay on the line.
27. 02. 2021 11:27
27. 02. 2021 10:27 CET 		4 flash info (25 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Rallying doesn't really get better than this. We have great conditions, fast roads and big banks! I can't complain.
27. 02. 2021 11:25
27. 02. 2021 10:25 CET 		4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I couldn't activate the wipers, so I couldn't see anything! It was good to get out!
27. 02. 2021 11:21
27. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		4 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): big moment, clipped a snow bank
27. 02. 2021 11:21
27. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		4 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I thought I did a good stage. I tried to tidy it up in a few places, but honestly, there's not much more I can do.
27. 02. 2021 11:19
27. 02. 2021 10:19 CET 		4 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): There are so many seconds I should be able to take away, but at this stage I can not. I don't have the feeling with the car and it's not doing what I want, so in many places I just lose the car and the line. We have to see what we can do.
27. 02. 2021 11:15
27. 02. 2021 10:15 CET 		4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We have some struggles. We are working on it, but it's not easy - I have to be very concentrated. Not a good stage for us to be honest.
27. 02. 2021 11:13
27. 02. 2021 10:13 CET 		4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's a fast stage, for sure some places could have been better still, but when it's so fast you have to make sure your notes are right first. All okay.
27. 02. 2021 11:12
27. 02. 2021 10:12 CET 		4 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): We are missing corners - like sixth gear, long uphills, I am flat out. We can't make a difference. There are no corners to make a difference.
27. 02. 2021 11:09
27. 02. 2021 10:09 CET 		4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Quite a nice stage. I was a little bit hesistant on some corners so I lost a few seconds from that. The stages are so amazing, I like them a lot. On the next run I will really push a lot and try to be much faster.
27. 02. 2021 11:08
27. 02. 2021 10:08 CET 		4 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It was a terrible drive. I couldn't find the confidence on the very fast stuff, it needs such commitment and I was too cautious. I'm learning, so I'm happy.
27. 02. 2021 11:01
27. 02. 2021 10:01 CET 		4 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I am on the limit - I am happy with my stage. Let's see if the time is good or not.
27. 02. 2021 10:58
27. 02. 2021 09:58 CET 		4 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): That's up there with one of the best stages I have ever driven - it's something really special to drive one of these cars in there. Feeling pretty lucky!
27. 02. 2021 10:55
27. 02. 2021 09:55 CET 		4 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): This is a very nice stage. I really enjoyed, but it looks like the youngsters are flying! I am enjoying for sure.
27. 02. 2021 10:51
27. 02. 2021 09:51 CET 		4 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was amazing. Very nice and enjoyable. I tried to do my best, even if we are first on the road, it is not so bad.
27. 02. 2021 10:54
27. 02. 2021 09:54 CET 		3 retired (50 - von Thurn und Taxis Albert / Ettel Bernhard): accident in SS 3
27. 02. 2021 10:41
27. 02. 2021 09:41 CET 		3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This morning I was pushing quite hard and sometimes hitting the banks. It's difficult, far back the ice is already in some lines and it's changing a lot.
27. 02. 2021 10:41
27. 02. 2021 09:41 CET 		3 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): A lot of mistakes. I was in several snow banks and we should have been left stuck in them. I was expecting the grip to be much higher - I tried to do the best I could but it's not good enough.
27. 02. 2021 10:41
27. 02. 2021 09:41 CET 		3 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was not good. We changed the setup from yesterday and it didn't really get any better. I am struggling with the balance, I have a lot of understeer and I can not be on the pace I want.
27. 02. 2021 10:40
27. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was an okay stage, but I can't understand. We made some changes to the intercom system and it doesn't work - I misheard some words and I am hesitating too much.
27. 02. 2021 10:40
27. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I struggled a bit in places but I can't really put my finger on why. We were hoping for a little bit more.
27. 02. 2021 10:40
27. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		3 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): We are having good rhythm in slow places, but we can't drive fast on the straights. We are giving everything and it's a good fight with Taka.
27. 02. 2021 10:40
27. 02. 2021 09:40 CET 		3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I lost quite a lot. I think I was too careful on the icy sections so that's one reason. It's fine.
27. 02. 2021 10:39
27. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		3 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It's amazing. It felt quite good, but I couldn't find the rhythm at the beginning, it was so difficult and narrow. Once I found the rhythm it was good.
27. 02. 2021 10:39
27. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		3 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I tried to drive as fast as I can. I'm not sure, it was not so easy, but let's see how the times are developing. I can not say - for sure, it's very slippery out there.
27. 02. 2021 10:39
27. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		3 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): I felt like I was losing a lot of traction on the exit of corners so maybe we will make some tweaks - for me, it felt like a smooth stage.
27. 02. 2021 10:39
27. 02. 2021 09:39 CET 		3 flash info (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): The weather is beautiful. The beginning was a little bit difficult to try and find the confidence, but by the end it was better.
27. 02. 2021 10:38
27. 02. 2021 09:38 CET 		3 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was nice. I tried to do my best - it was slippery in some parts, but I was trying to stay on the line and we just have to take experience and try to go fast.
27. 02. 2021 10:38
27. 02. 2021 09:38 CET 		3 retired (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): accident in SS 3
27. 02. 2021 10:37
27. 02. 2021 09:37 CET 		3 Blue skies surround the service park here in Rovaniemi with temperatures currently around -4°C.
26. 02. 2021 20:14
26. 02. 2021 19:14 CET 		2 (60 - Cracco Pieter-Jan-Michiel / Vermeulen Jasper): stopped in stage, continue
26. 02. 2021 19:27
26. 02. 2021 18:27 CET 		2 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It's very difficult in the dark because you're fully sideways and you don't know what you are going to hit! I am really starting to understand everything now, so it was very enjoyable and great to drive on this stage.
26. 02. 2021 19:26
26. 02. 2021 18:26 CET 		2 (23 - Johnston Sean / Kihurani Alexander): stopped in stage, continue
26. 02. 2021 19:25
26. 02. 2021 18:25 CET 		2 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): puncture
26. 02. 2021 19:25
26. 02. 2021 18:25 CET 		2 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Shocking. The last 3km were a huge surprise to me. I was missing the front in a few places and I really wasn't trying to protect them because I didn't think I would be losing studs.
26. 02. 2021 19:19
26. 02. 2021 18:19 CET 		2 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I was on my limit. The rhythm felt quite good, it was difficult conditions to drive clean but still go fast. I'm happy for my driving.
26. 02. 2021 19:16
26. 02. 2021 18:16 CET 		2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I tried to be very nice to the tyres at the beginning and after 10km I thought - the tyres were finished - and I knew there was still 20km to go. In the end it was just handbrake. I tried to be as nice as possible, but it was difficult, it's just such a hard surface.
26. 02. 2021 19:16
26. 02. 2021 18:16 CET 		2 (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): stopped in stage, continue
26. 02. 2021 19:15
26. 02. 2021 18:15 CET 		2 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): Pretty god damn good! In the dark, it's just relying on the notes and it was much better than the first one. We gave away so much time on the first stage which was disappointing, but at least it's good now.
26. 02. 2021 19:10
26. 02. 2021 18:10 CET 		2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's very challenging. On a lot of crests you can not see ahead, which makes it more scary for you! At the end of the stage we had a puncture so I had to slow down. We survived this tricky stage so I am happy!
26. 02. 2021 19:08
26. 02. 2021 18:08 CET 		2 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Not good. The stage is in really bad condition with a lot of gravel, so my front tyres are completely gone and I lost a lot of time at the end. If somebody can manage their tyres really good, they will be really quick.
26. 02. 2021 19:06
26. 02. 2021 18:06 CET 		2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): In the conditions, I am quite satisfied. I had a lot of understeer towards the end and I thought I had a puncture so I took a lot of speed off.
26. 02. 2021 19:02
26. 02. 2021 18:02 CET 		2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Not easy, especially towards the end with a lot of loose snow. It was often quite difficult to get the car turned in, but we tried.
26. 02. 2021 18:58
26. 02. 2021 17:58 CET 		2 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's a different story but the time difference will be the same. I did what I could but it was quite difficult. We'll see what we can do tomororw, but it looks like we will be quite far away already.
26. 02. 2021 16:20
26. 02. 2021 15:20 CET 		1 retired (24 - Huttunen Jari / Lukka Mikko): technical problem - engine in SS 1
26. 02. 2021 16:09
26. 02. 2021 15:09 CET 		1 (24 - Huttunen Jari / Lukka Mikko): stopped in stage
26. 02. 2021 15:59
26. 02. 2021 14:59 CET 		1 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It's not so bad - we will see! I was very careful in some parts with the the tyres. It's better than the ice in Monte!
26. 02. 2021 15:58
26. 02. 2021 14:58 CET 		1 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It's very tricky and my front tyres are finished! Not so good, but very enjoyable anyway. I had to stop and reverse and lost around 10sec, but okay, I am learning!
26. 02. 2021 15:56
26. 02. 2021 14:56 CET 		1 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): In this big boys game you have to be on it from the first pass but I was way too slow.
26. 02. 2021 15:51
26. 02. 2021 14:51 CET 		1 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): Quite nice conditions - I haven't seen better conditions than we are having now.
26. 02. 2021 15:47
26. 02. 2021 14:47 CET 		1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's hard to say it's perfect, there is still quite a lot of understeer. It's a very demanding stage and the conditions were nice. For sure it's enjoyable, but it's only the first stage and there's a long way to go.
26. 02. 2021 15:45
26. 02. 2021 14:45 CET 		1 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): It was really enjoyable. Some places I had a good rhythm but then in others I wouldn't. I was hoping for a bit better than that, we'll try and do better.
26. 02. 2021 15:40
26. 02. 2021 14:40 CET 		1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Grip is getting worse at the end. Some corners I had very good grip - it's very difficult to judge.
26. 02. 2021 15:37
26. 02. 2021 14:37 CET 		1 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I was stuck in the snow bank for a while. I just came into a junction and I just went wide and hit the rear. The time is not that bad, but we can not have mistakes like that again.
26. 02. 2021 15:35
26. 02. 2021 14:35 CET 		1 (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): was out of road
26. 02. 2021 15:34
26. 02. 2021 14:34 CET 		1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): There is a lot of cleaning and a lot of fresh snow. I was already getting some benefit from the lines. We were looking to find a good rhythm and it didn't work all the time. It won't be enough for the guys behind, that's for sure.
26. 02. 2021 15:32
26. 02. 2021 14:32 CET 		1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The grip deteriorated and got more loose towards the end. You feel like in some places you can go faster, but in other places it's naturally more on the limit. It's difficult to find the balance in these conditions.
26. 02. 2021 15:29
26. 02. 2021 14:29 CET 		1 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was quite soft conditions with the snow. Unfortunately I don't think I will have a great time. I am happy with my driving - I drove much better than this morning on the shakedown.
26. 02. 2021 11:21
26. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (21 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It's nice to drive, but I was really surprised at how high the grip was. We will try.
26. 02. 2021 11:21
26. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): That was the worst start ever - on the second corner, I forgot I was in a WRC2 car and I tried to press the paddleshift instead of the gear lever!
26. 02. 2021 11:21
26. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): I love the snow and we have perfect conditions. I am happy to be here!
26. 02. 2021 11:21
26. 02. 2021 10:21 CET 		SHAKEDOWN retired (12 - Tuohino Janne / Hämäläinen Reeta): accident in shakedown
26. 02. 2021 11:20
26. 02. 2021 10:20 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): The grip is much higher than I expected. I was thinking it will be more slippery, but I will know for the next time!
26. 02. 2021 11:20
26. 02. 2021 10:20 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Marshall Sebastian): It was very fast! I just had to get a feel for it again. The grip here was so high - it's great fun to drive a car like this and it's good experience. Let's see how it goes.
26. 02. 2021 11:20
26. 02. 2021 10:20 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): It's absolutely incredible conditions in there. You can just go like the clappers and carry so much speed. Conditions like this blow your mind - they are really something special.
26. 02. 2021 11:20
26. 02. 2021 10:20 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I felt pretty okay but it looks like we have a challenging rally ahead. I could find one or two seconds if I was completely on the limit but it's not going to be easy.
26. 02. 2021 11:19
26. 02. 2021 10:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It would be nice to fight with the Toyotas but let's see what we can do.
26. 02. 2021 11:19
26. 02. 2021 10:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Edmondson Elliott): I was surprised how much grip we have and I wasn't really using much of it! We've got some clear ways we can improve which is good, but it's mega!
26. 02. 2021 11:19
26. 02. 2021 10:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's so fun - very nice stages. This afternoon will be more narrow and tricky but the feeling is good. It's going to be a fun weekend.
26. 02. 2021 11:19
26. 02. 2021 10:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's going to be difficult for sure. I was just trying to have a nice feeling in the car and I made a few mistakes here and there. Let's try to be quick this weekend.
26. 02. 2021 11:18
26. 02. 2021 10:18 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I have no idea what we can achieve. The car felt quite okay for the first run but we can improve a little bit and try to have a good weekend in the snow. I am looking forward - I had a good preparation.
26. 02. 2021 11:18
26. 02. 2021 10:18 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's very, let's say, wide in places and it will probably be quite different to the rally actually.
26. 02. 2021 11:18
26. 02. 2021 10:18 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's really nice - it's actually much higher grip than I expected. I didn't drive so well, but shakedown is there for us to get a better feeling.
26. 02. 2021 11:16
26. 02. 2021 10:16 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info Starting order: Ogier, Evans, Neuville, Rovanperä, Katsuta, Greensmith, Tänak, Suninen, Breen, Solberg, Loubet, Tuohino, Bertelli, Mikkelsen, Fourmaux, Johnston, Huttunen, Lappi, Veiby, Gryazin, Brynildsen, Linnamäe, Prokop
26. 02. 2021 11:15
26. 02. 2021 10:15 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info Conditions are foggy for most of the stage with some light snow towards the finish. Current temperature is -2°C.