Forum8 ACI Rally Monza 2021

Forum8 ACI Rally Monza 2021


18. 11. 2021 - 21. 11. 2021

Information

Date and time SS Information
13. 12. 2021 22:25 CET 16 retired (40 - Paccagnella Marco / Orio Mattia): retired in SS 16
13. 12. 2021 22:23 CET 16 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Did we win the rally or not?! In all the emotion, I didn't even listen to what Kaj said on the radio. I don't know what to say - it's amazing. This guy [Julien Ingrassia] is a real legend also."
13. 12. 2021 22:23 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's been a pretty okay year, I can't help but feel a bit disappointed right now. You always look to the places you could have done better, but I have to say a really special thank you to this team. A special mention also to Kalle. He sacrificed his weekend so that me and Seb could go at it this weekend.
13. 12. 2021 22:23 CET 16 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I am really happy to have the podium. It's amazing to finish with these cars on the podium. Today was quite a relaxed day - I had a good gap with Thierry and I didn't want to make a mistake. I hope next year will be even more fun.
13. 12. 2021 22:23 CET 16 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I just wanted to enjoy that last one and I actually did. I've had some incredible years with this car and Hyundai and I am looking forward to the new adventure with the new cars. We will definitely keep good memories of this last generation.
13. 12. 2021 22:22 CET 16 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I stalled twice. I don't know why. It hasn't stalled the whole weekend and now twice! I lost easily eight or ten seconds. Anyway, the driving felt amazing and the car was good on the last stage. Elliott did a great job the whole weekend and I am very pleased. It's a nice preparation for what's coming next year.
13. 12. 2021 22:22 CET 16 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I was struggling a lot at the beginning, but step by step I was able to improve the pace. It was quite tricky to jump in a new car, especially at this rally, but a big thanks to the team. They did a great job.
13. 12. 2021 22:21 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I can only say thanks to the team and to those who fixed the car. I was able to drive the last stage of the season. I am so sorry about my stupid mistake, and without these people I could not be here this season. A lot of things happened this season, but I hope everything goes well for the championship and the other guys.
13. 12. 2021 22:21 CET 16 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's hard to put into words how good these cars are, but the next generation is really exciting. This generation was something special and we are going to miss them.
13. 12. 2021 22:21 CET 16 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): A big congratulations and thank you to the team. It was a great year, an amazing car and I think we really showed this year that we are with an amazing team.
13. 12. 2021 22:21 CET 16 (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): make donut for fans
13. 12. 2021 22:20 CET 16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I feel good. It's nice to finish and also give maybe the championship to the team.
13. 12. 2021 22:20 CET 16 flash info (23 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I feel good. It's nice to finish and also give maybe the championship to the team.
13. 12. 2021 22:20 CET 16 flash info (22 - Huttunen Jari / Lukka Mikko): The feeling is good. Of course, if you look at the stage times we are not where we want to be. We still have a lot of work to do. I don't know what I will be doing next year, but hopefully I will be driving something.
13. 12. 2021 22:19 CET 16 Starting order: Huttunen, Gryazin, Fourmaux, Rovanperä, Greensmith, Katsuta, Suninen, Solberg, Neuville, Sordo, Evans, Ogier
13. 12. 2021 22:25 CET 15 retired (93 - Colpani Mattia / De Montis Marco): retired after SS 15
13. 12. 2021 22:24 CET 15 retired (63 - Santalucia Maurizio / Cappai Marco): retired in SS 15
13. 12. 2021 22:18 CET 15 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I was driving safe. I was a bit on the safe side but it was a clean stage. When you are here, you take it.
13. 12. 2021 22:18 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I locked up the brakes and couldn't get the car turned and went into the bales and stalled. We had another stall later on too. Not a great stage.
13. 12. 2021 22:18 CET 15 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's the plan. Three seconds is not a lot. I am in front and I didn't want to take any risks - I want the podium.
13. 12. 2021 22:17 CET 15 (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): spun
13. 12. 2021 22:17 CET 15 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good clean run. Just a few little mistakes, but in general I was quite happy with my stage.
13. 12. 2021 22:16 CET 15 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): spun into a chicane and buckled the front left wheel
13. 12. 2021 22:16 CET 15 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It's getting better stage by stage. It was quite tricky.
13. 12. 2021 22:16 CET 15 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I had a spin in the stage. I was trying my absolute best but I was a bit too hot through the gravel and just spun it. I tried.
13. 12. 2021 22:15 CET 15 (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): spun under braking and hit a hay bale chicane
13. 12. 2021 22:14 CET 15 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Why I have used winter tyres? Because why not? I can not say anything about that.
13. 12. 2021 22:13 CET 15 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was just difficult for us. We had the lines for the other direction and there was not a good line for us. We are sweeping the road a bit and even on the straights we were moving.
13. 12. 2021 22:13 CET 14 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I clipped concrete chicane. I didn't expect it. It's very easy here to hit something.
13. 12. 2021 22:13 CET 14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Trying to do what we can. It's difficult - first time on the crossed tyres for me and it was a bit strange in some places, but I think it was the right choice.
13. 12. 2021 22:12 CET 14 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's okay. I didn't want to take any risks. Soft tyres would have been better for this stage, but my car was quite good.
13. 12. 2021 22:12 CET 14 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I tried a different tyre choice than Dani. It was working fine at the beginning but at the end I got a bit of understeer and lost some time. At least we tried.
13. 12. 2021 22:12 CET 14 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was just to try something new. I touched one barrier on the chicane and I was very lucky I didn't get a puncture. It was an interesting choice [of tyre] and a bit different.
13. 12. 2021 22:12 CET 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It felt pretty okay, but it could have been better. I was careful on the brakings, but the driving is better now on the chicanes.
13. 12. 2021 22:11 CET 14 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It felt pretty okay, but it could have been better. I was careful on the brakings, but the driving is better now on the chicanes.
13. 12. 2021 22:11 CET 14 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I gave it everything I could in there - there was nothing more I could do. We're trying our best.
13. 12. 2021 22:11 CET 14 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Last day - we have to still finish in style. It's an important day for the team, so let's hope for the best.
13. 12. 2021 22:11 CET 14 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was really nice to drive the circuit fully Tarmac. I can improve, but I don't want to make mistakes and just want to have a clean drive.
13. 12. 2021 22:09 CET 13 retired (75 - De Nuzzo Guglielmo / Zanni Gabriele): retired in SS 13
13. 12. 2021 22:09 CET 13 flash info (22 - Huttunen Jari / Lukka Mikko): It can't be better. It's a good feeling. We didn't make any huge mistakes and I think our pace has got better and better with every stage.
13. 12. 2021 22:09 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was okay to be honest, but the vision is very difficult. In a few places I braked way too early because you just can't see where you're going.
13. 12. 2021 22:08 CET 13 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Winning the rally is not the plan. In this stage I struggled in the first pass and in this one I had a bit different tyre choice and I don't know if that helped me make a difference.
13. 12. 2021 22:08 CET 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a very clean stage. As long as Dani is not doing any mistakes it will be impossible to catch him. I am enjoying the drive and I tried to benefit from the last stages with these cars.
13. 12. 2021 22:08 CET 13 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was okay. The gravel part was a little bit more clean. I didn't push so much because I don't want to make any mistakes now. Everything is possible, but a gap of 20sec tomorrow should normally be okay.
13. 12. 2021 22:08 CET 13 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I was fed up with myself earlier, so I went flat-out now. The gravel was very good and I was on the limit in many places. It's nice.
13. 12. 2021 22:07 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It feels better, but I think I made a mistake myself. Not as big as the first one, but I think I maybe put too much pressure on myself. Let's see tomorrow - I will try to push as hard as I can.
13. 12. 2021 22:07 CET 13 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): What's the gap now, 7.7? Three stages, that sounds do-able. We'll see what we can do.
13. 12. 2021 22:07 CET 13 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I am struggling with the braking points and the driving didn't feel very good on this stage.
13. 12. 2021 22:07 CET 13 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was okay. The conditions are still quite good, so it was interesting to try the different tyres. Let's see what we can do tomorrow - today was again just a cruising day but it's fun in the car anyway.
13. 12. 2021 22:06 CET 13 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was interesting on the circuit. It has definitely changed. Unfortunately it wasn't the perfect day for me, but to have the confidence was good.
13. 12. 2021 22:04 CET 13 Start of stage will be delayed for 17 minutes.
13. 12. 2021 22:04 CET 12 retired (41 - Bird Frank / Morton Jack): retired after SS 12
13. 12. 2021 22:03 CET 12 retired (90 - De Antoni Edoardo / Musiari Martina): retired in SS 12
13. 12. 2021 22:03 CET 12 retired (84 - Bonifacino Lorenzo / Guzzi Giancarla): retired in SS 12
13. 12. 2021 22:03 CET 12 retired (83 - Paleari Henssler Tommaso / Bozzo Davide): retired in SS 12
13. 12. 2021 22:02 CET 12 retired (61 - Fiore Nicola / Natalini Alessio): retired in SS 12
13. 12. 2021 22:02 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was a pretty okay run. Not perfect everywhere and I touched a barrier ever so slightly in one place. I had a bit of a funny feeling after that, but generally it was okay.
13. 12. 2021 22:02 CET 12 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Not really a good run. I struggled, but it's all okay.
13. 12. 2021 22:01 CET 12 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The conditions are quite tricky in places, so if you are a little bit careful you can lose quite a lot of time. It's hard to make a big difference in there.
13. 12. 2021 22:01 CET 12 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's not a lot. The stage was nice. In the gravel part maybe I lost a little bit of time, but I tried to do my best.
13. 12. 2021 22:01 CET 12 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): The first two corners I missed completely - I braked too late. I have to work, that's it. I can take some more risks on braking on the gravel and I was a bit too sideways maybe in some places.
13. 12. 2021 22:00 CET 12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): We lost more than 4sec for sure. We went off the track section and made a bit of a mistake.
13. 12. 2021 22:00 CET 12 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I stalled and lost a couple of seconds. It's a bit annoying because that would have closed the gap, but the feeling is better this afternoon.
13. 12. 2021 22:00 CET 12 (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): spun
13. 12. 2021 21:59 CET 12 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It was better than yesterday, but not good. There is quite a lot to improve on and I need to work on these type of stages.
13. 12. 2021 21:59 CET 12 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The conditions look quite nice. In the beginning the gravel and everything is quite compacted. All good.
13. 12. 2021 21:59 CET 12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was interesting. I need to find a way to be fast and find a good set-up on the car. I went straight on at the first braking [point] and with the cold tyres it wasn't easy at the beginning.
13. 12. 2021 21:58 CET 12 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): overshot a right-hander and had to stop and reverse
13. 12. 2021 21:58 CET 11 retired (36 - Albertini Stefano / Fappani Danilo): retired in SS 1
13. 12. 2021 21:58 CET 11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): That's a great time from Seb. It felt quite good for me but I was struggling a bit towards the end. The car was moving around quite a bit and it was all getting quite hot.
13. 12. 2021 21:57 CET 11 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's enjoyable to drive. The car is nice. I was fighting a bit more with the balance in this one, but it's all good. The mountain stages are just beautiful here and we had a lot of fun for sure.
13. 12. 2021 21:57 CET 11 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I could really feel the aero in that stage. In all the small bumps I had to lift off and you are also stressing the tyres a lot more. I had to really reduce the speed in the last 5km. The faster you go, the more difficult it is.
13. 12. 2021 21:57 CET 11 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was difficult because I was trying to be really clean and not brake too late. I was feeling at the end the tyres were moving a little bit, but the car is working very well now.
13. 12. 2021 21:57 CET 11 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): The tyres were very bad compared to the first run. I drove very, very, very clean and very slow. I had to really take care of my tyres because they were on the limit before this stage.
13. 12. 2021 21:57 CET 11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's getting better and better and the car is working quite well. On this stage I was pushing a little bit too much in some sections and lost a bit of time. Of course, I have a lot of things to improve, but it's getting better.
13. 12. 2021 21:56 CET 11 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): Just not had the brakes all morning. It was a little bit better than the first pass but we ran out of grip.
13. 12. 2021 21:56 CET 11 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I touched the outside wall and after that I was taking it a bit carefully. I'm getting a better feeling now with this car.
13. 12. 2021 21:56 CET 11 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's a bit sad that we couldn't finish in style with normal pushing feeling, but I tried to enjoy even if we are not fast.
13. 12. 2021 21:55 CET 11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): There are no tyres any more on the rear - it is crazy. The last 8km it was really difficult. I was enjoying my last proper stage with the car, and now we go back onto the circuit. It was good fun.
13. 12. 2021 21:55 CET 11 (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): ran wide on a hairpin-right and touched the barrier with the rear of the car
13. 12. 2021 21:55 CET 10 retired (72 - Brega Flavio / Zegna Marco): retired after SS 10
13. 12. 2021 21:54 CET 10 retired (86 - Ciardi Alessandro / Cecchi Andrea Marco): retired in SS 10
13. 12. 2021 21:53 CET 10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I think, to be honest, it felt like a good run. We were smooth, but obviously not quite fast enough.
13. 12. 2021 21:53 CET 10 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I am enjoying driving the car. I know that for you, it looks like a battle, but I keep focussing on my drive only.
13. 12. 2021 21:53 CET 10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I didn't have a big push in there because I have no aerodynamics in the front. The front is very loose and my tyres are really worn - I think all the Hyundais are struggling with tyre wear for the second loop.
13. 12. 2021 21:53 CET 10 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was okay. The car was working quite well so I am happy. The tyres are a little bit used from the first loop. For the rest, it's okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:53 CET 10 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I could have been much faster, but I have to take care of tyres and try different driving styles. There are a lot of things to learn at the moment, but it's good fun and the times are surprisingly fast.
13. 12. 2021 21:52 CET 10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Slightly better now compared to this morning. I don't know, especially in this stage, I don't feel very good on the hairpins and there are a lot of hairpins! Maybe it's something I can improve, but I'm not so sure.
13. 12. 2021 21:52 CET 10 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): We've tried everything we can do. Slightly better than the stage before, but still halfway through the stage, I don't have a brake pedal. It's quite difficult.
13. 12. 2021 21:52 CET 10 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): We are just enjoying it. The conditions are really nice now - good grip and a clean stage. I can enjoy the driving now, so it's all good.
13. 12. 2021 21:51 CET 10 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's completely different, The grip is higher but it's much easier to lose the tyres and the brakes are also working quite hard. We are trying to manage our tyres. We used them too much this morning, so we need to play with that now and finish the loop.
13. 12. 2021 21:54 CET 9 retired (55 - Massa Vincenzo / D’Alessandro Daniel): retired in SS 9
13. 12. 2021 21:50 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt like a pretty good stage to be honest. Everything was working quite okay so it was a bit better than the first one. We're trying.
13. 12. 2021 21:50 CET 9 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): All good. Like I say, I am happy with focussing on myself and let's see how the gap is evolving.
13. 12. 2021 21:49 CET 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Very early on, I lost the rear. I did some set-up changes before the stage and with the tyres not 100 per cent warm I started to slide. I was so close to making the corner but I didn't. I lost the time re-starting the car basically.
13. 12. 2021 21:49 CET 9 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I have a feeling like I have a lot of understeer. I can't push like I want to - it's all the time floating and I don't get the feeling with the front. It's difficult, but we will try to keep pushing and try to do better.
13. 12. 2021 21:49 CET 9 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): This one was absolutely terrible. My worst stage all weekend. I did a really bad job and I lost a lot of grip now. I think I stiffened [the car] up too much - the car is floating, and the tyres are overheating.
13. 12. 2021 21:49 CET 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): All good, but I am losing grip quite a lot in this stage and I know the reason. It's going in the right direction.
13. 12. 2021 21:48 CET 9 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): No brakes from pretty much 3km into the stage. It's hard to manage but we'll see what we can do now.
13. 12. 2021 21:47 CET 9 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): spun, hit the wall
13. 12. 2021 21:47 CET 9 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was nice with really good grip. It's quite slow, but the plan is like this.
13. 12. 2021 21:47 CET 9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was really nice. There were plenty of spectators and compared to last year it was really nice. Good fun.
13. 12. 2021 21:46 CET 8 retired (71 - Pavlidis Nikolaos / Harryman Allan): retired in SS 8
13. 12. 2021 21:46 CET 8 retired (62 - Degani Michele / Mattioda Alessandro): retired in SS 8
13. 12. 2021 21:46 CET 8 retired (50 - Longhi Piero / Ruoppolo Stefano): retired before SS 8
13. 12. 2021 21:45 CET 8 retired (47 - Civelli Jacopo / Moriconi Massimo): retired before SS 8
13. 12. 2021 21:45 CET 8 retired (21 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): accident in SS 8
13. 12. 2021 21:44 CET 8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It wasn't the best stage. I struggled for grip and seemed to be sliding a lot more than expected. We can chat about it now, but maybe I just need to be a bit more patient.
13. 12. 2021 21:44 CET 8 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was a new stage, so I was also not really on it. I enjoyed driving the car, but I don't want to go too full risk. Not a perfect stage, but a clean one.
13. 12. 2021 21:43 CET 8 (21 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): was out of road, after hitting the wall he broke the wheel
13. 12. 2021 21:43 CET 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I tried. I hope we can catch back some time - we are only 20sec behind. A similar feeling to yesterday to be honest, but hopefully with set-up changes the performance is going to be better.
13. 12. 2021 21:43 CET 8 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's a nice stage. It’s a new stage, and it was very fast at the beginning but a little slippery at the end. It's quite okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:42 CET 8 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Definitely satisfying. Not a perfect run - the car was a bit too soft, but it's okay. It was a fun stage, but it's not easy to trust the notes 100 per cent. The guys behind me will be much faster, definitely.
13. 12. 2021 21:42 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I don't know why, I didn't feel so well about grip. I was careful but it could be better, so let's see.
13. 12. 2021 21:42 CET 8 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's beautiful. We have a small problem with the brakes, but everything's good. It's nothing we can't fix.
13. 12. 2021 21:41 CET 8 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It was a bit cleaner, so it was a bit easier.
13. 12. 2021 21:41 CET 8 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The first part is really nice. The conditions are good, so I can enjoy the driving. The pace is not so high, but it's still enjoyable in the car.
13. 12. 2021 21:41 CET 8 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was a really nice stage. Really flowing and really nice to drive. I didn't take the pace at the beginning, but towards the end it was a little bit better.
13. 12. 2021 21:30 CET 7 flash info (21 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): It's been a nice day for me. We had a very consistent first day, but there is still a long rally. Tomorrow we have almost 80km of mountain stages and there is a lot of time to gain or lose. On the circuit, we are fine with the pace and I am quite happy about it.
13. 12. 2021 21:30 CET 7 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Hall Philip): It's been a very strong day. This stage was not good - I braked too early in the chicanes and I couldn't get temperature in the hard tyres. Otherwise, it's okay. I have been trying hard and it's been quite close. I am happy, anyway.
13. 12. 2021 21:29 CET 7 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's been a very strong day. This stage was not good - I braked too early in the chicanes and I couldn't get temperature in the hard tyres. Otherwise, it's okay. I have been trying hard and it's been quite close. I am happy, anyway.
13. 12. 2021 21:29 CET 7 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It's been a tricky day for us, but the car is working well. I need to get better confidence in many places where we are losing a bit of time.
13. 12. 2021 21:29 CET 7 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was good. I don't think there's much more I can do than that. An enjoyable day, and the same again tomorrow. It's been good fun.
13. 12. 2021 21:28 CET 7 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): We made a small change in the direction of my car to how it was in Catalunya. Already when I finished the stage, I told my co-driver it's much better. It's a small change, but it's a big change.
13. 12. 2021 21:28 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): End of the day, it's good to have a good stage time. In the dark it's not so easy, but it's okay. I will try to improve tomorrow morning on the mountain stages. I had a not so good feeling this morning, but okay, everything is going well.
13. 12. 2021 21:28 CET 7 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's really important, but it's not the easiest job to do. We are here, and tomorrow is a new day. Let's try to enjoy a bit of driving and try to improve.
13. 12. 2021 21:28 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Satisfied with our performance in the car, but we struggled to find more speed. We don't know why, because the feeling is good. That's very strange, and it makes it really difficult to improve for tomorrow.
13. 12. 2021 21:27 CET 7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): This stage is not easy. Especially coming straight into these chicanes with quite cold tyres, it's not really nice in the dark. It's been a good day around the track, but of course we have some work to do for the mountain stages tomorrow.
13. 12. 2021 21:27 CET 7 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's been a good start to the rally. I think we had a good drive in the mountains. This afternoon I had some little issues and I didn't take any risks in there with the chicanes, but it's all good.
13. 12. 2021 21:27 CET 6 retired (83 - Paleari Henssler Tommaso / Bozzo Davide): retired in SS 6
13. 12. 2021 21:26 CET 6 retired (71 - Pavlidis Nikolaos / Harryman Allan): retired in SS 6
13. 12. 2021 21:26 CET 6 (23 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): hit a chicane, clouted the rear right wheel against a concrete block and there's front and rear damage to his Škoda
13. 12. 2021 21:26 CET 6 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Hall Philip): I have no idea. I didn't hit anything. It was just after the gravel part, we came onto the Tarmac and suddenly we had vibration. It must have happened on the gravel.
13. 12. 2021 21:25 CET 6 flash info (21 - Bulacia Marco / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): I did a very silly mistake and I had to put it in reverse. After that, we improved our pace because our time is better compared to the first loop.
13. 12. 2021 21:25 CET 6 (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Hall Philip): puncture
13. 12. 2021 21:25 CET 6 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It felt similar. A bit slippery to begin with, but it was certainly feeling more precise towards the end. It didn't feel as good as the first one but it's okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:25 CET 6 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I don't know what tyres the others have, but with these tyres I can't do more. Thierry has another choice, but I did well, so I'm happy.
13. 12. 2021 21:25 CET 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): No issues, but at the end of the stage I had no grip for some reason. It's okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:24 CET 6 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's quite okay. Many of the places are a bit cleaner, so that's nice. Of course the gravel sections are a bit rutted, but overall it's quite enjoyable.
13. 12. 2021 21:24 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was a good stage, but I got caught a little biut in the grass in the exit of a tight hairpin and I was spinning the wheels. Obviously the speed isn't there as it should, so we are trying different things on the car to see if we can do something.
13. 12. 2021 21:24 CET 6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt quite okay. It's always difficult to know if you're pushing too much or not enough. It felt fine, but it's so difficult to know.
13. 12. 2021 21:23 CET 6 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): We had an issue on the first pass - a brake issue. The car stayed on the brakes for the whole stage. This one was okay and it was more consistent for me.
13. 12. 2021 21:23 CET 5 retired (59 - Dionisio Ermanno / Faustini Arianna): retired after SS 5
13. 12. 2021 21:23 CET 5 (25 - Brazzoli Enrico / Fenoli Manuel): puncture
13. 12. 2021 21:22 CET 5 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Not perfect. I was very careful on many brakings. I missed one corner with a half spin - I flicked it up too much on the gravel and lost time.
13. 12. 2021 21:22 CET 5 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I was just struggling under braking and losing time there I believe.
13. 12. 2021 21:22 CET 5 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It seems okay. There's a bit of movement, but I felt like I had a good run in there. I did the best I could.
13. 12. 2021 21:22 CET 5 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was a little bit better feeling. Some places are a bit slippery, but it's better than this morning. We have a lot of stages in the circuit, so we need to try and keep a good rhythm here.
13. 12. 2021 21:21 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am very frustrated about the stall. One stall is still okay - there's a long way to go. I will try to finish without stalling on the next run.
13. 12. 2021 21:21 CET 5 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): There are a lot of leaves on the Tarmac, so I would say the trickiest places are the dirty Tarmac. The gravel and the circuit is okay because I know what's coming.
13. 12. 2021 21:21 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I have a problem with my gearbox, so I was constantly losing some time. I kept calm and we went to the finish, so luckily we have service now.
13. 12. 2021 21:21 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's very difficult to know how to apply yourself. Do you brake late or early? It's such a lottery in a way. The conditions seem to be okay but it's very difficult to know.
13. 12. 2021 21:21 CET 5 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Extremely slippery for me. I expected that starting first it would not be so good. An okay stage, but very slippery in places.
13. 12. 2021 21:20 CET 4 Stage has been red-flagged to allow treatment to a spectator following a medical emergency. For all cars behind Sordo the stage is cancelled.
13. 12. 2021 21:20 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's better conditions and the fog is much less, but still there is some. I was not sure in some sections, but we are going to the track now and we will see what we can do.
13. 12. 2021 21:20 CET 4 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's getting drier in some places, but there are still quite a lot of fog up in the hills. On the last downhill I started to lose the bite from the brakes, so I was a bit more careful again.
13. 12. 2021 21:19 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I gave it everything. Everything feels good, so I don't know where we lose the time. When it's getting slippery, we are losing time. We need to work it out, but if I could gain one second in this time here, there would be a lot of risks.
13. 12. 2021 21:19 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Mostly okay. Difficult at the start with cold tyres, but that will be the same for everyone. It's not bad, but it's obviously not quite where we wanted to be.
13. 12. 2021 21:19 CET 4 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was not really a moment, but something you don't expect on asphalt! I am happy because this was the target at the start of this rally - to enjoy - and so far it's working.
13. 12. 2021 21:18 CET 4 Start of stage will be delayed.
13. 12. 2021 21:18 CET 3 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): It's getting a little bit better now.
13. 12. 2021 21:18 CET 3 retired (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): accident in SS 3
13. 12. 2021 21:17 CET 3 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): ran wide on a slippery left-hander, hit the banking on the outside and rolled
13. 12. 2021 21:17 CET 3 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): Better than this morning. We're getting used to each other quickly and Jonas was spot on in there all the way through.
13. 12. 2021 21:17 CET 3 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): My car is going very bad. A lot of understeer and I don't have a lot of precision. You can't push.
13. 12. 2021 21:17 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's getting better and I am trying to find the confidence. This morning was quite difficult and maybe I backed off too much.
13. 12. 2021 21:16 CET 3 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The second pass is a bit more comfortable when I know what’s coming. I tried to keep pace on the clean Tarmac, but on the tricky places I have to be a bit more cautious.
13. 12. 2021 21:16 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I gave it all in this stage. I can't do anything more. I was really on the edge and I am trying. I have nothing to lose - we are going to push, but it seems like we are missing grip because in the last part of the stage again we lost some time.
13. 12. 2021 21:16 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt quite okay, but obviously Seb was very quick in there this morning also. He's obviously got something in there, but it didn't feel so bad.
13. 12. 2021 21:16 CET 3 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It is a bit easier than this morning. Still some greasy sections, but another clean stage.
13. 12. 2021 21:15 CET 2 retired (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): retired after SS 2
13. 12. 2021 21:15 CET 2 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I thought I was going to lose a minute or something because of the fog. I took it very steady on the damp places and I was too careful, but I know where the time is missing from the other guys.
13. 12. 2021 21:15 CET 2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's a good experience for us, but the tyres started to move a lot. We will try to do something with our spare wheel.
13. 12. 2021 21:14 CET 2 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I completely lost my rhythm in the middle of the stage. I felt like I dropped a lot of time in there.
13. 12. 2021 21:14 CET 2 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): Really bad. It was really difficult in the middle of the stage and I drove very badly in the fog.
13. 12. 2021 21:14 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I could not see anything during the stage. It's very misty. I could trust my notes but I did not want to take any risks.
13. 12. 2021 21:14 CET 2 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's quite horrible in the car to be honest. When you can not push to the limit, it's really hard. We just have to drive through for the team points and be there if something happens.
13. 12. 2021 21:13 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't know. I am pushing quite hard, but on the downhill I was struggling with the brakes. Maybe it's the second spare wheel, I don't know. The car was working fine on the test and we thought it was good.
13. 12. 2021 21:13 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt quite okay at the end. There was a bit of fog going up the hill so it was quite tricky, but it's all okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:13 CET 2 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I am not too bad. It was tricky on the top with the fog, so I was a bit careful in there, but otherwise it was a clean stage.
13. 12. 2021 21:13 CET 2 There's a lot of fog around the 7km point in a very quick section.
13. 12. 2021 21:09 CET 1 retired (74 - Bonizzardi Roberto / Frigerio Giovanni): retired in SS 1
13. 12. 2021 21:08 CET 1 retired (50 - Longhi Piero / Ruoppolo Stefano): retired before SS 1
13. 12. 2021 21:08 CET 1 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's okay. I took it very easy, it's surprisingly slippery. I have to work a bit on the car to get it a bit more safe on the slippery bits, but it's okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:07 CET 1 flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I was just too careful on the slippery places...
13. 12. 2021 21:07 CET 1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I have quite a lot of movement in the dry. I had a clean drive, but the gap is quite big. It probably wasn't the best tyre choice, but at least it's a safe tyre choice.
13. 12. 2021 21:07 CET 1 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was really good. I love that stage, but a lot of leaves have been pulled on and it's really slippery in places. I felt like I drove well in there.
13. 12. 2021 21:07 CET 1 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): Slippery... some places are very tricky. It's really quite complicated and it looks like Toyota was really fast.
13. 12. 2021 21:06 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It was very slippery in some places, but some places have quite good grip. I was very careful, but it's okay.
13. 12. 2021 21:06 CET 1 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Our only plan this weekend is to finish the rally. There is nothing for me to push for.
13. 12. 2021 21:06 CET 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good stage, but the leaves are coming on the road and maybe that's why it's getting more slippery. I had a good feeling.
13. 12. 2021 21:06 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Quite okay. I didn't think it was too bad to be honest, but I'm surprised to lose so much.
13. 12. 2021 21:05 CET 1 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): There is fog near the end and a bit of dampness, so it's a bit slippery at the end. An okay stage for us - no drama.
13. 12. 2021 21:04 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Hall Philip): We have to keep the gold car together this weekend. It was very foggy and I was struggling to see, but okay, it's the same for everyone.
13. 12. 2021 21:04 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Difficult. Full fog, so I couldn't see anything. I like this Mickey Mouse stuff - you can play a little bit. On the main track I braked a little early - with the fog, I didn't want to take any risks.
13. 12. 2021 21:04 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (3 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): The approach is to learn the car and take it step by step. I hope that I can get close to my team-mates here and show some performance.
13. 12. 2021 21:03 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It will be a really tricky rally for us. It's already really muddy in some places and there is mud in the corners. But it's exciting, and I am happy to do the last event of these cars.
13. 12. 2021 21:03 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was all good, just a nice run to get started with. The fog came down really bad and we couldn't see much ahead of us, so I had a play with the lights.
13. 12. 2021 21:03 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was a little bit difficult with some foggy places and it was very slippery. Anyway, we are done, so it's okay. It will be tricky conditions like this with all the gravel places.
13. 12. 2021 21:03 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am pretty sad that this rally will be the last rally for these cars. I want to finish the season good, so I will try to finish the rally.
13. 12. 2021 21:02 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's a bit of a sad moment for sure. These cars are so amazing to drive that we would like to drive them more, but I am sure next year's cars are going to be really interesting also.
13. 12. 2021 21:02 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are going to try to enjoy it. It's the last rally with this amazing car and I want to have fun and try to go for the victory. It's going to be exciting.
13. 12. 2021 21:02 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I think it's a balance. Of course, we're going to have to do what we can to try and win the rally, but that's going to come from driving well more than a crazy attack. That's the focus and we're looking forward to it.
13. 12. 2021 21:02 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I feel good, I feel excited. It's the last time with these great cars, so let's try to enjoy. That's the most important, and enjoy the last time with Julien [Ingrassia] as well.
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