Croatia Rally 2021

Croatia Rally 2021


22. 04. 2021 - 25. 04. 2021

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25. 04. 2021 22:31 CET 20 retired (53 - Pereira Armando / Tutelaire Rémi): retired after SS 20
25. 04. 2021 22:04 CET 20 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): That last corner! I just got onto the loose and completely missed the next corner. It wasn't all lost there, but I'd say a second was gone. That's a shame, but it was a big fight all weekend and hats off to Seb for the last stage.
25. 04. 2021 22:04 CET 20 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I think it won't be enough for the win. It has been an eventful weekend for me after this morning. We are here and we have to look forward.
25. 04. 2021 22:04 CET 20 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I pushed very hard but I overshot a junction and lost three seconds. We have tried our best. I was absolutely on the limit of the car all the time and trying to enjoy, which we did. Martijn did a good job also - it wasn't easy for the co-driver. I am happy to be here.
25. 04. 2021 22:04 CET 20 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The surface is nice. I like the Tarmac and I always enjoy it. Even now on this stage, I drive, but it's far away from my comfort zone and not nice at all. For sure, there is work to do.
25. 04. 2021 22:03 CET 20 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I am really happy. Just disappointed about one thing: the rally is finished now! I can only say thank you to M-Sport for their opportunity. It was an incredible weekend for us. I think we had an amazing pace in some places. What a weekend!
25. 04. 2021 22:03 CET 20 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): This one is the most tricky stage of the weekend so I took it easy. It would be nice to take some points but I am not at that level yet. It has been a very tough weekend but thank you to my gravel crew and all the team. We had some good stage times and it was really nice.
25. 04. 2021 22:03 CET 20 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): There was a few parts in there that caught me out. The weekend on the whole was pretty positive. It's a shame about today, but okay.
25. 04. 2021 22:03 CET 20 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Yesterday morning was such a disappointment: only 100 metres into the day and it really was game over. It's difficult to go 150% on these really tricky stages. Okay, I enjoyed and learned a lot, so there's definitely food for thought.
25. 04. 2021 22:02 CET 20 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): Unfortunately with the mistake yesterday we missed a good result. I am sure the luck will turn, I just need to wait for it.
25. 04. 2021 22:02 CET 20 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): That was excellent. Today was one of the worst I have had in a car - I can't believe I am at the end. So many times I couldn't stop the car and I had to roll and be really careful. I have no idea why we had this issue but we will forget about that now - we have won the first rally of the year and we are very happy about that.
25. 04. 2021 22:01 CET 20 flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): In the end, the performance was good. It was quite a difficult situation at the beginning as we did not have a test in the dry, but we managed to get used to the car.
25. 04. 2021 22:01 CET 20 flash info (22 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): We are very happy. It was a difficult rally. I think our pace was great the entire weekend. I am looking forward to the first event on gravel in Portugal.
25. 04. 2021 22:00 CET 20 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): I don't think we had optimal tyre choice, but in the end I tried to push and I hope its enough.
25. 04. 2021 21:59 CET 20 Starting order: Mikkelsen, Bulacia, Suninen, Østberg, Loubet, Breen, Greensmith, Katsuta, Fourmaux, Tänak, Neuville, Ogier, Evans
25. 04. 2021 11:19 CET 19 Stage is cancelled.
25. 04. 2021 11:03 CET 19 Stage is red flagged and interrupted.
25. 04. 2021 11:03 CET 19 retired (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): accident in SS 19
25. 04. 2021 11:03 CET 19 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I don't know. Some wind is coming in!
25. 04. 2021 11:02 CET 19 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Pushing pretty hard. It's not so easy trying to guess hiow much gravel there is, but all okay.
25. 04. 2021 11:02 CET 19 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): To be honest, I gave it everything in there. The car was working nice and my pace notes were good. I can't do more.
25. 04. 2021 11:02 CET 19 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The ambition is to finish the rally.
25. 04. 2021 11:02 CET 19 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It's really difficult because we lost the tyres after 18km and after the car was really unprecise and moving. I just wanted to have a tidy drive and I was quite happy with the car.
25. 04. 2021 11:01 CET 19 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): We managed to fix them, but we still haven't managed to fix the brakes yet so we'll try and sort them before the Power Stage.
25. 04. 2021 10:47 CET 19 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I really focussed on my job and like I said, this rally is going to be very tricky anyway.
25. 04. 2021 10:47 CET 19 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Honestly, I still struggle with this turning. It seems to be getting worse. It's very upsetting in some places, the car is doing some strange things. We'll have to check it out.
25. 04. 2021 10:41 CET 19 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was better, but in this stage in some parts there is some gravel so I was a bit careful I think. The tyre was working well.
25. 04. 2021 09:30 CET 18 (43 - Raith Kevin / Winter Gerald): stopped in stage, continue
25. 04. 2021 09:29 CET 18 (35 - Ingram Chris / Whittock Ross): was out of road
25. 04. 2021 09:25 CET 18 (23 - Brazzoli Enrico / Barone Maurizio): stopped in stage, continue
25. 04. 2021 09:20 CET 18 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): It was a good stage but not for me. I have brake problems and I have to really manage my driving. I don't know what's happening but it's very problematic.
25. 04. 2021 09:19 CET 18 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It has been a tricky morning but it is not over.
25. 04. 2021 09:11 CET 18 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): A lot of pollution already and very slippery. Not easy, but all okay.
25. 04. 2021 09:11 CET 18 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I probably have some gravel in the rear wheel because I have a lot of vibrations. I slid a bit wide on a slow corner, nothing major, but it's a hell of a stage.
25. 04. 2021 09:07 CET 18 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's a narrow stage but it was clean - that's the most important thing at the moment.
25. 04. 2021 09:07 CET 18 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): The hard tyre was quite cold and I wasn't careful enough in the corner. The car just slid off the road and we were lucky to get back on the road. We are here, so that's what's important.
25. 04. 2021 09:07 CET 18 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): We've lost all hydraulic pressure.
25. 04. 2021 08:58 CET 18 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I didn't push to be honest. Anything can happen in this rally, especially on this stage - it was very tricky. Lots of gravel is coming from the inside.
25. 04. 2021 08:56 CET 18 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): was out of road
25. 04. 2021 08:53 CET 18 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Quite okay. I think I am carrying a problem from the first stage - I have a really strange feeling with the front of the car like I had yesterday. Something with the transmission - they are similar roads to yesterday.
25. 04. 2021 08:53 CET 18 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): I was really careful and I think the second loop will be rough conditions.
25. 04. 2021 08:52 CET 17 (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Ogier arrived at the end of the opening stage with some damage to the co-driver's door and front aero package. We understand he was involved in a traffic incident on the way to the stage.
25. 04. 2021 08:51 CET 17 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): We are trying. I did have some brake issues on this stage - I don't know why - but it was not a comfortable ride.
25. 04. 2021 08:51 CET 17 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): The downhill was slippery and it's true that I was not really driving well downhill.
25. 04. 2021 08:51 CET 17 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's very difficult to know whether to push more, or try and be tidy on the way down because the grip is so low.
25. 04. 2021 08:50 CET 17 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): On the downwhill sections I was understeering quite a lot. The road is quite dirty and I tried to adjust my driving to the conditions. I did the best I could.
25. 04. 2021 08:50 CET 17 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I was a bit too careful in the slippery downhill sections and I didn't set a good pace. It was a really really fast stage, but it's slippery and the goal is to finish the rally now.
25. 04. 2021 08:50 CET 17 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I've got an issue with the brakes, so I need to try and solve it.
25. 04. 2021 08:49 CET 17 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): For me I was not driving good. Some corners are very slippery and I was not sure about grip levels. I will try to improve the next one.
25. 04. 2021 08:49 CET 17 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I'd say one of the worst stages I have driven in my life. I just have no confidence at all - really shocking in some places.
25. 04. 2021 08:49 CET 17 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was very slippery. Thanks to the team, they did a fantastic job after our mistake yesterday.
24. 04. 2021 18:48 CET 16 (35 - Ingram Chris / Whittock Ross): spun
24. 04. 2021 17:51 CET 16 flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It's been quite a difficult rally but I have really enjoyed the challenge. The fight is quite tight so I will try to keep pushing.
24. 04. 2021 17:47 CET 16 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The team told me just to drive, I am driving. If the car has some issues, it's the car's problem, not mine. I am just here to enjoy myself.
24. 04. 2021 17:47 CET 16 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): I think the performance has been good. We have been able to increase our pace and drive more controlled in the afternoon. We have a bit of a gap now but we have to stay focussed for tomorrow - it's a long day and the Power Stage is probably the most difficult of the rally.
24. 04. 2021 17:41 CET 16 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't know. We tried to fight back this afternoon when we had better tyres on the car. I had an issue with my jack and I couldn't change tyres all loop, so my tyres were a bit dead for the last stages. I tried to continue to push but obviously we lost a little bit.
24. 04. 2021 17:41 CET 16 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It has been a good day for sure - the only issue was a puncture, otherwise we can be happy. It's going to be a fun Sunday!
24. 04. 2021 17:36 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We're there or there abouts. The target is of course to win.
24. 04. 2021 17:31 CET 16 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I actually don't know what to tell you. I think it's quite clear that I am far away from where I should be.
24. 04. 2021 17:30 CET 16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It was an amazing day for us. We had really good pace on the first stage of the loop, and when we are focussed on one stage we are doing a good stage. For the last three we were a bit more careful, but the time is not so bad.
24. 04. 2021 17:24 CET 16 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It was a better afternoon - a bit smoother and a bit more chilled.
24. 04. 2021 17:20 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I am pretty happy. It has been a very long day, but there are a lot of things I learned. The confidence is coming and in some conditions I am pretty happy with my driving. Still a long way to go, but it's going in the right direction.
24. 04. 2021 14:36 CET 16 Start will be delayed for 6 minutes.
24. 04. 2021 16:46 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's perhaps a bit of a weight penalty carrying 2 spare wheels but it was the decision we took.
24. 04. 2021 16:35 CET 15 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Taka is going really fast this afternoon. It felt like a really good run to be honest, there weren't many places I could have gone faster.
24. 04. 2021 14:36 CET 15 Start will be delayed for 6 minutes.
24. 04. 2021 17:52 CET 14 retired (40 - Bedoret Sebastien / Walbrecq Thomas): retired after SS 14
24. 04. 2021 17:27 CET 14 retired (73 - Ravenščak Krešimir / Ravenščak Dora): retired in SS 14
24. 04. 2021 17:27 CET 14 retired (56 - Baffoun Philippe / Dunand Arnaud): retired in SS 14
24. 04. 2021 17:19 CET 14 (48 - Koči Martin / Těšínský Petr): puncture
24. 04. 2021 16:11 CET 14 (48 - Koči Martin / Těšínský Petr): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 15:39 CET 14 retired (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): accident in SS 14
24. 04. 2021 14:35 CET 14 Start will be delayed for 6 minutes.
24. 04. 2021 15:32 CET 13 retired (62 - Roché Pierre / Mondon Cédric): accident in SS 13
24. 04. 2021 15:31 CET 13 (39 - Miele Mauro / Beltrame Luca): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 15:18 CET 13 (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): problems with powersteeering
24. 04. 2021 15:16 CET 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): With the right tyres, the car is working nice. It was a really challenging stage but I had a good rhythm - I had a few slides but I saw some lines everywhere so I guess it's the same for everyone.
24. 04. 2021 15:15 CET 13 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I had a slow puncture and then in the last two kilometres there was no air in it at all.
24. 04. 2021 15:15 CET 13 (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): puncture
24. 04. 2021 15:15 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I'm just not brave enough in the gravel sections - I said to Scott at the end that I don't think we were brave enough.
24. 04. 2021 15:08 CET 13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's okay - a clean run. It's tricky, but nothing special.
24. 04. 2021 15:05 CET 13 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): We are slower compared to this morning, but I think that's quite normal when we look at the conditions. I love the downhill sections - the feeling is like you are skiiing!
24. 04. 2021 15:04 CET 13 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I was given some strong words of advice, so I'll stick to them. It's okay."
24. 04. 2021 15:04 CET 13 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): This morning we were faster - we took back back 20sec and I hope we can do the same this afternoon.
24. 04. 2021 15:04 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It was very tricky like I expected. I think I had a pretty okay time - the gravel crew did a great job and I didn't have any moments. Nothing to say because I need to bring the car back to service.
24. 04. 2021 14:35 CET 13 Stage started, delay is 6 minutes.
24. 04. 2021 14:33 CET 13 Start of stage is delayed due to the spectators.
24. 04. 2021 11:58 CET 12 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It was just cold tyres because we were waiting at the start. Let's see what we can do on the second loop.
24. 04. 2021 11:49 CET 12 Stage continues.
24. 04. 2021 11:42 CET 12 Stage is interrupted before Gryazin due to the spectators.
24. 04. 2021 11:41 CET 12 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): We tried to adjust a little bit. I have been struggling a bit with my pace notes and I haven't had the rhythm.
24. 04. 2021 11:39 CET 12 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I lost the brake pedal completely and I had no handbrake, so it was really tricky and I had to reduce the speed. I am lucky to be here. We need to get it right for this afternoon.
24. 04. 2021 11:37 CET 12 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I was quite confident our choice was the best one, but we are still learning with this tyre. I couldn't be 100% sure, but I was thinking we had the best choice.
24. 04. 2021 11:36 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Seb has had a strong morning. This morning was already a bit dirtier than what I expected - it's drier, but there's a lot of loose gravel and in some places that's even slipper than mud.
24. 04. 2021 11:34 CET 12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was so-so. The first stage was the worst but since then it has not been so bad. Not really on the pace, but that's how it is
24. 04. 2021 11:31 CET 12 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I would say we made a mistake on the tyre choice - we should have been on a much harder option. Okay, we just tried to make the best of it and make our way through
24. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I was really surprised this morning. I was happy about my drive but to do the second fastest time was just crazy. I went a bit more carefully for the rest of the loop. That one was maybe the worst stage I did this morning, so we will see the time. I am enjoying.
24. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 12 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Not good. We can improve but there's a lot of work.
24. 04. 2021 11:20 CET 12 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It's very nice - very enjoyable with the car but the last part is really slippery so I was careful. Still a long way to go this afternoon, so it will be nice I think.
24. 04. 2021 11:18 CET 12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I had a good feeling and I changed my driving style a little bit and it looks like it worked well. I didn't take any risks in this stage because I wanted to bring it back and focus on the more tricky conditions this afternoon.
24. 04. 2021 10:56 CET 11 (27 - Rossel Yohan / Coria Alexandre): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 10:55 CET 11 (22 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 11:28 CET 10 retired (55 - Ragues Pierre / Pesenti Julien): accident in SS 10
24. 04. 2021 11:12 CET 10 (81 - Kramer Alfred jun. / Kvick Jeannette): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 10:21 CET 10 (64 - Peljhan Darko / Čar Matej): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 10:40 CET 9 retired (52 - Virves Robert / Pruul Sander): retired after SS 9
24. 04. 2021 10:13 CET 9 retired (77 - Magličić Željko / Nemak Domagoj): retired before SS 9
24. 04. 2021 09:42 CET 9 retired (68 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): accident in SS 9
24. 04. 2021 09:37 CET 9 (63 - Novak Aljoša / Cevc Jaka): stopped in stage, continue
24. 04. 2021 09:31 CET 9 retired (47 - Badiu Raul / Fetean Rares): retired in SS 9
24. 04. 2021 09:16 CET 9 retired (26 - Kristensson Tom / Arhusiander David): accident in SS 9
24. 04. 2021 09:16 CET 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Wrong tyre choice. I couldn't keep the rear in the line but, okay, it is like it is.
24. 04. 2021 09:15 CET 9 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's only the first stage of the day. Very dirty in places but it will be a long day.
24. 04. 2021 09:15 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Feeling okay. This stage was quite dirty actually - quite a lot of gravel pulled out already.
24. 04. 2021 09:03 CET 9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's quite a different surface today. I am not sure we were correct this morning.
24. 04. 2021 09:01 CET 9 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): On the roundabout at the start of the stage, I touched the kerb, got a puncture and I had to stop and change it.
24. 04. 2021 08:58 CET 9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I had a good feeling with the car and I was really happy about my drive. I was careful in the tricky sections but started pushing where I felt the stage was okay. I started to lose the tyres a little bit at the end of the stage but it was a nice drive.
24. 04. 2021 08:51 CET 9 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It didn't feel good. In some sections I just wasn't carrying anywhere near enough speed, so there's a lot of work to do for the afternoon on that one.
24. 04. 2021 08:49 CET 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I am quite happy that I had quite a clean road but there was still some gravel. The second loop will be very tricky if there is more gravel coming from the inside.
24. 04. 2021 08:49 CET 9 (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): puncture
23. 04. 2021 21:53 CET 8 retired (38 - Mayr-Melnhof Nikolaus / Welsersheimb Poldi): technical problem - engine after SS 8
23. 04. 2021 19:21 CET 8 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): It's been very difficult. We need so much infomration in the pace notes because so much is going on, so we have simplify this for tomorrow. We lost the whole rally this morning and now we are just trying to learn the stages for the years to come and make the best out of a bad situation.
23. 04. 2021 18:45 CET 8 flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): This afternoon we were a bit faster across all the stages. There is still work to do.
23. 04. 2021 18:45 CET 8 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): I think it has been a very good day. Very tricky conditions out there, so we are basically trying to manage our day. I feel comfortable with the speed that we have and I think other people are probably pushing a bit harder than us.
23. 04. 2021 18:36 CET 8 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): When I feel I can push, I am pushing sometimes. It's interesting, I am just trying to enjoy it. In this stage I was not pushing because it's the end of the day and everybody wants to be here for tomorrow.
23. 04. 2021 18:34 CET 8 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): I was thinking that we would be quicker in this one. We have to understand.
23. 04. 2021 18:34 CET 8 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I am really happy. It's amazing. The car is so nice to drive, it's just crazy and the stages are insane in some places. I tried to improve my pace when I had the confidence and I tried to pull it back when I didn't have the confidence. It's a hard job!
23. 04. 2021 18:30 CET 8 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Not the cleanest stage but we're here.
23. 04. 2021 18:26 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's up and down. I made some mistakes and it was not easy to keep confidence but there is still a long way to go. I will try to get more confidence and we will be okay.
23. 04. 2021 18:22 CET 8 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I have some things I need to change in the car tomorrow. We got through anyway.
23. 04. 2021 18:22 CET 8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We were improving, so that's the main thing. I don't really feel comfortable so it's difficult to push, but I am doing everything I can in the zone I have and hopefully we can improve for tomorrow.
23. 04. 2021 18:17 CET 8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It has been close all day. Not the perfect afternoon for us, but it's not been bad either. There are definitely some things to work on for tomorrow, so let's see.
23. 04. 2021 18:17 CET 8 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): We are in the fight and the car is good fun to drive this afternoon. There is a long way to go and I think we will have a good fight with Thierry and my team-mate Elfyn.
23. 04. 2021 18:11 CET 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We had a small moment. I was trying to push a bit more but under braking I lost the grip so I went a bit off line. It was all under control.
23. 04. 2021 18:06 CET 7 Stage continues.
23. 04. 2021 18:01 CET 7 Stage is stopped because some spectator need medical intervention.
23. 04. 2021 17:57 CET 7 (40 - Bedoret Sebastien / Walbrecq Thomas): stopped in stage, continue
23. 04. 2021 17:42 CET 7 retired (30 - De Cecco Cédric / Humblet Jerome): accident in SS 7
23. 04. 2021 17:42 CET 7 retired (26 - Kristensson Tom / Arhusiander David): broken radiator in SS 7
23. 04. 2021 17:29 CET 7 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It's nice to fight with my team-mate, but we will also be careful. There were some crazy big jumps in this stage and I had one bad moment when the car jumped down and pushed me out of the line.
23. 04. 2021 17:29 CET 7 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I loved that stage - it's brilliant.
23. 04. 2021 17:23 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): We lost a lot of time in the last stage, but now I have to get back the confidence. We are just taking a clean run.
23. 04. 2021 17:23 CET 7 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I thought honestly that was better. Yep - we move on.
23. 04. 2021 17:22 CET 7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's better, but it could be a lot better. This is where I feel comfortable at the moment.
23. 04. 2021 17:22 CET 7 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): We are trying. Not a perfect stage, but it's not easy when the conditions are like this with dirt on the road.
23. 04. 2021 17:22 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's feeling okay. I have the feeling like the grip changes are bigger with these tyres, so we need to adapt to that. The car works very well like this.
23. 04. 2021 17:20 CET 6 Stage is cancelled.
23. 04. 2021 17:14 CET 6 Stage is interrupted and red flagged.
23. 04. 2021 17:02 CET 6 retired (36 - Arai Hiroki / Heigl Jürgen): accident in SS 6
23. 04. 2021 16:42 CET 6 retired (29 - Neubauer Hermann / Ettel Bernhard): accident in SS 6
23. 04. 2021 16:34 CET 6 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): spun
23. 04. 2021 16:14 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The road is more dry for sure. There are plenty of corners where there is no clean line, so I had to reduce the rhythm a little bit. The car is working nice, so that's definitely helping. There are some places I can definitely take more risks, but we are still early in the rally.
23. 04. 2021 15:44 CET 5 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): It was tricky - no doubt.
23. 04. 2021 15:38 CET 5 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The stage feels slippier, I don't know why. In some places the grip is terrible and you are waiting for the car to find grip, but sometimes it was fun.
23. 04. 2021 15:34 CET 5 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was more slippery than this morning. The big one is coming so we will try to do well.
23. 04. 2021 15:32 CET 5 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It was like this morning, but maybe a bit less damp in sections. I was just trying to have a clean drive. I did two or three mistakes in the hairpins but I am enjoying and I am learning.
23. 04. 2021 15:31 CET 5 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): That felt okay - but I felt like the grip in there was so low so it felt slow. The time is okay.
23. 04. 2021 15:26 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It was a good run. It's still tricky and the next one will even trickier so I will still be careful but I will try to push.
23. 04. 2021 15:22 CET 5 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): That's a good start. Ott is on a bit of a charge, but apart from that we're getting closer and closer every stage.
23. 04. 2021 15:22 CET 5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We tried to do many changes to get more comfortable. The conditions are so tricky so we're happy to get through here.
23. 04. 2021 15:16 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The gravel is very very bad. Even at the end there, it was still very slippery even though it's dry now.
23. 04. 2021 15:16 CET 5 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Much more dirty. Some sections are like gravel but it's okay.
23. 04. 2021 15:16 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I am first on the road and there are no lines. I had a spin in a hairpin - I was on the clutch waiting for the car to start so I lost a little bit of time.
23. 04. 2021 15:15 CET 5 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): spun
23. 04. 2021 16:21 CET 4 retired (72 - Ravenščak Martin / Tomašković Tomislav): retired after SS 4
23. 04. 2021 12:28 CET 4 flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): Missed junction. It was a slippery place. I lost the line and went a bit wide.
23. 04. 2021 12:18 CET 4 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It's the first time for me in these conditions, but this stage was very enjoyable. Let's continue, I am sure it will be much better this afternoon.
23. 04. 2021 12:12 CET 4 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I am so happy. The car is amazing and I am enjoying so much. I made some mistakes in this stage but I don't really care - I just want to drive this car and see where the limit is.
23. 04. 2021 12:12 CET 4 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It wasn't too bad. That was probably the slippiest stage of the morning and there were a few places I ran wide.
23. 04. 2021 12:06 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I didn't understand a pace note maybe. The junction came very quick and we braked too late. Luckily this is the last one of the loop.
23. 04. 2021 12:06 CET 4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The surface is so strange here. Even now, it's dry but we can't get the tyre working.
23. 04. 2021 11:57 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I think it's tricky - the grip is changing a lot, especially towards the end of this stage. It's not easy.
23. 04. 2021 11:55 CET 4 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was very slippery and I made a couple of mistakes where we went a bit wide because of low grip. Not super-happy with the set-up, but it's still a long way.
23. 04. 2021 11:54 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We had a decent loop. Obviously doing the best I can, the two last stages were really slippery as well. There were some really surprising grip changes.
23. 04. 2021 13:18 CET 3 (46 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): was out of road
23. 04. 2021 11:31 CET 3 flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): We had a slight slide! The time is not really good - we didn't get a good feeling on the stage.
23. 04. 2021 11:31 CET 3 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It happened on the big jump. It was quite a hard landing and I was next expecting it to be so big.
23. 04. 2021 11:31 CET 3 (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): puncture
23. 04. 2021 11:30 CET 3 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): I don't know. I thought it was not so bad, but the time is very bad. We need to understand the time.
23. 04. 2021 11:30 CET 3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I am happy to do another good time. I don't want to push too hard in some places. This one was nice and a bit less dirty than the other stages, but of course there was still some dirt in some places.
23. 04. 2021 11:30 CET 3 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I was throwing it around a bit and enjoying myself. There was a jump towards the end and it was not what I expected! If somebody got a picture of that, please send it to me!
23. 04. 2021 11:30 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's getting more dirty. Still a high-speed stage, some sections are dry but in others there is mud there. Maybe the next loop will be more fun, but I still need to be careful in some sections.
23. 04. 2021 11:30 CET 3 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I put the two hard tyres on for that stage, but I should have put them on a lot earlier to be honest. It's a learning process, but all is good at the moment.
23. 04. 2021 11:29 CET 3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's just our pace at the moment.
23. 04. 2021 11:29 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's difficult to compare because it's the first time we have driven the car on dry Tarmac. The car feels good - it's not so easy out there but we are enjoying.
23. 04. 2021 11:29 CET 3 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): We lost too much in the first two stages. I tried to push a bit harder in there and the feeling is coming, so we have to carry on that way.
23. 04. 2021 11:29 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I am driving as good as I can and the car feels quite okay. Our tyre choice seems to be not too bad. The road will not get cleaner, but in this one I think there will be not a lot of difference.
23. 04. 2021 12:13 CET 2 retired (70 - Prodan Viliam / Raštegorac Zoran): retired after SS 2
23. 04. 2021 11:28 CET 2 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): I just said to my co-driver that I think we lost a lot of time because I completely lost my brakes at the end. I am very happy to be at the end of this one to be honest.
23. 04. 2021 11:28 CET 2 flash info (22 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): We are having fun and enjoying the difficulty - so we will try to continue like that!
23. 04. 2021 11:28 CET 2 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): We will see. We changed the tyres - I don't know if it was a good decision but we will see what the times show.
23. 04. 2021 11:27 CET 2 (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): technical problem in SS 2
23. 04. 2021 11:27 CET 2 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): It was very difficult - I tried to not do any mistakes but it was very difficult.
23. 04. 2021 11:27 CET 2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I was enjoying a lot in this stage. It's completely dirty now, so I was too careful in some places. I need to be careful in some places but I am just enjoying all the time.
23. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 2 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Obviously it's a big change for me. I am pretty happy in there - there were quite a few places I could improve on but I'm happy.
23. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's very tricky anyway. In some corners the grip is quite high but in others it is damp. The next two stages will be quite tricky so we will see how it goes.
23. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 2 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I just need a little bit more confidence in some places - it feels a little bit alien still. I'm quite happy.
23. 04. 2021 11:26 CET 2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): No - all is okay. It's quite tricky out there.
23. 04. 2021 11:25 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's still very slippery to be honest. Some of the cuts that have been pulled out are already making a difference. It's tricky, but we're trying.
23. 04. 2021 11:25 CET 2 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's not getting faster for sure. It's not perfect at the moment but we will keep fighting.
23. 04. 2021 11:24 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Zero grip. There is zero grip. I had a lot of surprises and a huge jump where we landed very hard. We are here - I am lucky.
23. 04. 2021 11:23 CET 1 flash info (26 - Kristensson Tom / Arhusiander David): It's definitely more tricky than I expected. I think we are doing good, all is fine and we are doing it without any trouble or mistakes.
23. 04. 2021 11:23 CET 1 flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): It's okay. There are tricky conditions out there but we did a decent stage.
23. 04. 2021 11:23 CET 1 flash info (22 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): I took it carefully. This was supposed to be an easy stage, but it was very difficult - I am happy to be at the end of this one.
23. 04. 2021 11:23 CET 1 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It was a very slippery stage. In some places it was so slippery with a lot of gravel, I was not expecting this.
23. 04. 2021 11:22 CET 1 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): There was so much gravel - I was very surprised. I didn't get the tyres to work at all but we did our best. It's a long rally.
23. 04. 2021 11:22 CET 1 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Landais Vincent): I am happy to be on tarmac, but it's really difficult to manage! It will be tough.
23. 04. 2021 11:22 CET 1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I was just enjoying the stage. I expected less dirt than we found in the stage, but it was nice!
23. 04. 2021 11:22 CET 1 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It felt okay. It was slippery in places, but we're struggling with the temperature in the hard tyres.
23. 04. 2021 11:21 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's a short stage but it's very tricky. I have never driven on this kind of very slippery tarmac, so it will be very tricky today.
23. 04. 2021 11:21 CET 1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Like ice! The road is full of dirt to be honest. It was 6km but it felt like a long stage!
23. 04. 2021 11:21 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Pretty bad grip. The start wasn't so bad but towards the end it was pretty bad.
23. 04. 2021 11:20 CET 1 (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): puncture
23. 04. 2021 08:47 CET 1 retired (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): accident in SS 1
22. 04. 2021 09:49 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (26 - Kristensson Tom / Arhusiander David): I really can't believe it, I am just trying to live in the now and enjoy it. I am driving with a smile on my face all the time.
22. 04. 2021 09:42 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (25 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It's difficult, especially when I have only just had my first drive on dry Tarmac. It's not easy, but we are doing our best and we will see what we can do.
22. 04. 2021 09:36 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (24 - Østberg Mads / Eriksen Torstein): It's good to be back in the car of course. There is a lot to learn over the weekend, so it's a big challenge ahead.
22. 04. 2021 09:32 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (22 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): It will be a very difficult rally. Somehow we need to manage to keep it on the road and show some pace.
22. 04. 2021 09:28 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Fløene Ola): It's going to be a big challenge. It will be a long rally and I think there will be a little bit of mud, but I'm quite happy.
22. 04. 2021 09:24 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It was just enjoyable. The stages are quite twisty and this was not the easiest one to do for the first time.
22. 04. 2021 09:20 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Let's say it's going to be a very challenging weekend. I will try to build my confidence and learn from these tricky rallies.
22. 04. 2021 09:20 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): It's very difficult. Honestly, it's tough to get back used to the car again. I was in the R5 last weekend and things come at you a lot quicker in this.
22. 04. 2021 09:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We are in a different part of the world now - for sure, that's the target this weekend.
22. 04. 2021 09:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The car is feeling good - all okay so far.
22. 04. 2021 09:12 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Very excited. I think the roads look fun and very diverse.
22. 04. 2021 09:09 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's nice to be in this position for sure, but the conditions on Friday look really dirty. It will not help us so much to be first, but it's a nice feeling.
21. 04. 2021 22:59 CET SHAKEDOWN Starting order for shakedown: Rovanperä, Neuville, Ogier, Evans, Tänak, Breen, Katsuta, Greensmith, Fourmaux, Loubet, Mikkelsen, Gryazin, Bulacia, Brazzoli, Ostberg, Suninen, Kristensson