Croatia Rally 2023

Croatia Rally 2023


20. 04. 2023 - 23. 04. 2023

Information

Date and time SS Information
24. 04. 2023 20:34 CET 20 retired (53 - Majerčák Vlastimil / Slovák Jakub): fire in SS 20
24. 04. 2023 20:31 CET 20 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It feels so insignificant now again really, that's the bottom line. We've been working towards this for a long time but it's surprising how little it means just at the moment. We're back to missing our friend adter the real focus on the weekend and straight away after crossing the finish line that's all we can think about.
24. 04. 2023 20:31 CET 20 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Result-wise, it's a lot for sure. For sure we are missing a lot of consistency and also performance as well. We got some good points and hopefully the speed will follow.
24. 04. 2023 20:31 CET 20 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't know where to start to be honest. Big thanks to the team - I am sure it was not easy to come here for most of us. It's been really tough but we kept our heads together and with a smart drive we managed to be on the podium, which is very important for me and the team.
24. 04. 2023 20:30 CET 20 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was quite tricky. I was imagining that we could not really match Thierry's pace because on the second pass it was getting dirtier. A difficult weekend - and I need to prepare better on the set-up side. We can not start rallies like this.
24. 04. 2023 20:30 CET 20 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was a very difficult Power Stage. The car was undriveable for me and I had a massive understeer - I am glad I finished it! We had the pace for much better this weekend but it was just not our weekend.
24. 04. 2023 20:30 CET 20 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Nice to finish this rally. We had quite a bad run in the past two events so it's good to finish. The car was amazing and we had a very good feeling yesterday and today. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Elfyn Evans.
24. 04. 2023 20:30 CET 20 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): I think we can take some positives about this rally. Unfortunately today we had some problem with the engine and after that I hit something with the steering. I think we just need some more consistency and the pace can be there sometimes.
24. 04. 2023 20:29 CET 20 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't know what to say. I am so disappointed for the team and for us after everything that happened. It's a tough moment, you know. We really wanted that victory - we wanted to make Craig proud - but we missed the opportunity. We gave it everything in here. This one was for Craig, so hopefully it's enough.
24. 04. 2023 20:29 CET 20 flash info (24 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): A good result after all the adventures we had in this rally. Maybe I tried in some places too much and we jumped so high! The time is not as good as I wanted to have but it was a really difficult stage.
24. 04. 2023 20:29 CET 20 flash info (22 - Lindholm Emil / Hämäläinen Reeta): That's good points. After Friday I was not expecting to be third in the points so we can be happy about that. We tried to enjoy it and we fought until the end, but in this stage the intercom wasn't working so Reeta was shouting quite loud!
24. 04. 2023 20:29 CET 20 flash info (20 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): They was very tricky conditions and a very tricky stage, but I tried anyway.
24. 04. 2023 20:28 CET 20 flash info (25 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am really happy about the performance of the car this weekend. We improved the car and it was much better this last two days. It's good for me to drive at this pace on tarmac because it was a bit difficult at times last year.
24. 04. 2023 20:28 CET 20 flash info (26 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It was quite tricky. I tried to give it a push but when you don't know exactly where the gravel and mud is it's not so easy.
24. 04. 2023 20:27 CET 20 Starting order: Pajari, Fourmaux, Solberg, Lindholm, Gryazin, Rossel, Neuville, Loubet, Katsuta, Ogier, Rovanperä, Lappi, Tänak, Evans
24. 04. 2023 20:33 CET 19 retired (34 - Miele Mauro / Beltrame Luca): technical problem in SS 19
24. 04. 2023 20:32 CET 19 retired (44 - Pellier Laurent / Pelamourgues Marine): technical problem - engine in SS 19
24. 04. 2023 20:27 CET 19 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Like I said, you never know in this game - especially here with this tricky stage still to go. We just need to keep our focus now on this last one.
24. 04. 2023 20:27 CET 19 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I am thinking about taking the car home, nothing else. It's challenging so let's see. I was fooled with the start of this one - the clock froze.
24. 04. 2023 20:26 CET 19 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I think the strategy has been quite clear for the whole day. I guess we can see from the tactics that Thierry is not being too steady. I am more on the safe side.
24. 04. 2023 20:26 CET 19 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): The Power Stage is a different story - points are counting for the team so we have to keep pushing.
24. 04. 2023 20:26 CET 19 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): This was not a good stage for me, I was not doing well. Even the start line was a bit of a mess - the clock was not working normally so the launch and everything was a bit stressful.
24. 04. 2023 20:25 CET 19 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): There is more gravel and especially at the end of the stage there is a lot of mud from the inside, but it's definitely easier to drive than the last stage.
24. 04. 2023 20:25 CET 19 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): The direction of my steering is completely bent so I am being very careful. We have nothing to play for and with a feeling like that I just want to go through.
24. 04. 2023 20:25 CET 19 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The feeling isn't great but we're going to push as hard as we can in the Power Stage. We have only five points that we can take from the weekend so we need to fight - but it won't be an easy test.
23. 04. 2023 09:08 CET 18 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was pretty dirty in there and I had a few surprises at the beginning in terms of getting caught out on the dirt, so I took it easy. I'm trying not to do anything silly.
23. 04. 2023 09:07 CET 18 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's hard work... unfortunately there's one more time!
23. 04. 2023 09:02 CET 18 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): A really difficult stage - you can not enjoy it.
23. 04. 2023 08:59 CET 18 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Kalle is driving well. I couldn't really push because I was struggling with a lot of locking on the front. There's no point to take too many risks for fourth place. I am trying but it doesn't work at the moment.
23. 04. 2023 08:56 CET 18 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Pretty okay. I was struggling with the crossed tyres a bit and it was more tricky than I expected. There were a few places where we could be faster with being clean and also a bit more brave.
23. 04. 2023 08:54 CET 18 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): In the previous stage the feeling was very good, but this one was super tricky. I felt like I was on ice sometimes and you have no grip. But we are here and I will try to find something better for the Power Stage.
23. 04. 2023 08:50 CET 18 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): Now the steering is completely bent. I hit something at the end of the stage.
23. 04. 2023 08:48 CET 18 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The road was quite clean and much drier than in the recce. We tried to enjoy the run through and confirm the pace notes for the Power Stage. We are going to try hard but I'm not sure we are going to be able to take a lot of points.
24. 04. 2023 20:32 CET 17 retired (57 - Cartier Victor / Maye Marine): retired after SS 17
24. 04. 2023 20:32 CET 17 retired (52 - Ravenščak Martin / Ravenščak Dora): retired after SS 17
23. 04. 2023 07:48 CET 17 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Pretty okay. I heard the time of Kalle and I wasn't sure if it would be enough to be honest, but all good.
23. 04. 2023 07:48 CET 17 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was an okay run. I think if we can get to the end that would already be a positive. Let's try to finish this.
23. 04. 2023 07:47 CET 17 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Everything feels good. I don't see any reason to take any risks so for sure the pace is not where it should be.
23. 04. 2023 07:47 CET 17 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was not a bad run but obviously he was better, so a good stage for him. Of course, three stages to go so we are going to carry on fighting.
23. 04. 2023 07:47 CET 17 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Not happy with the run. I was trying to change the driving style a bit after yesterday and it was not a clean stage - we can be faster at the end.
23. 04. 2023 07:26 CET 17 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I felt very good with the car. I don't know how it's going behind me but at least the feeling is much better than yesterday. Hopefully I can try to push for the Power Stage.
23. 04. 2023 07:23 CET 17 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): We have no stage mode... we will see if we can fix it.
23. 04. 2023 07:23 CET 17 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are trying some different set-ups after yesterday and we're going to see.
23. 04. 2023 07:20 CET 16 retired (57 - Cartier Victor / Maye Marine): maximum lateness exceeded in TC 16C
22. 04. 2023 20:23 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I can't say I am pleased. I wasn't so happy with the way I drove in there and if Ott had problems I wouldn't wish that on him. It's not nice to exploit a gap like that but there's still a long way to go.
22. 04. 2023 20:23 CET 16 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I don't know what's wrong. It's difficult to say. It's difficult to drive - I don't know what has happened but I'm happy it's over.
22. 04. 2023 20:22 CET 16 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I think yesterday was a better day for us. I have never been really good on the dirty Tarmac and today was one of the days where I struggled a lot when there was a lot of pollution on the road.
22. 04. 2023 20:22 CET 16 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): The first section is about risk-taking and I am a bit more careful than Kalle in those sections. It's still a battle.
22. 04. 2023 20:21 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Nice to be here. It was a tricky day - the rhythm was not so bad but the conditions were demanding. I need to find out what I need to improve and hopefully in tomorrow's Power Stage I can push with a good feeling.
22. 04. 2023 20:21 CET 16 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): I am a bit surprised by the time. I am very slow, so it's difficult to understand. I have to see what I am doing wrong.
22. 04. 2023 20:21 CET 16 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The beginning of the stage was really tricky to get the hard tyre working, but otherwise quite good. Not easy, but we tried.
22. 04. 2023 18:55 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I didn't think it would be enough again to be honest. I felt like I was pushing harder in the previous one - so maybe that's where I'm going wrong!
22. 04. 2023 18:55 CET 15 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): What a disaster. It's fine... the handbrake is not working and things like this. It's tricky when things are like this.
22. 04. 2023 18:55 CET 15 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's not been too difficult, actually. But I can not understand the pace of the others.
22. 04. 2023 18:54 CET 15 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I had a good stage. It was difficult to go faster because it was so dirty. I'm happy with my stage.
22. 04. 2023 18:54 CET 15 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I knew Pierre-Louis would struggle with the hard tyres but I am not satisfied with myself in here.
22. 04. 2023 18:54 CET 15 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It wasn't working at all unfortunately. I couldn't maintain the temperature in the tyres and there was no grip.
22. 04. 2023 18:54 CET 15 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was not too bad. For sure, some sections are really bad but some are okay with just a few cuts and a lot of lines on the road.
22. 04. 2023 17:39 CET 14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I can believe he's on the limit with that time! For me it was a clean run to be honest, I'm surprised to lose that much. I've got a better feeling [in the car] but the time doesn't feel so good!
22. 04. 2023 17:38 CET 14 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): These last two stages the car has been working well. It's been a good rhythm - definitely on the limit.
22. 04. 2023 17:34 CET 14 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's quite fast. The first six or seven kilometres are really fast with a lot of commitment needed. The last section is really slippery and and the surface is changing there.
22. 04. 2023 17:25 CET 14 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was surprisingly slippery in some corners. I didn't expect it, but all okay. I hope for once I can have a trouble-free loop, so let's see. Two stages to go.
22. 04. 2023 17:25 CET 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I tried to enjoy and push but it didn't feel so good. It's not so easy - there's a lot of pollution from the cutting and low grip.
22. 04. 2023 17:25 CET 14 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): The rear of the car moving around and it was very tricky, but okay, we are through.
22. 04. 2023 17:25 CET 14 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): For sure, it's quite tricky now with all the gravel and the Tarmac is also really dusty, so it's slippery all the time.
23. 04. 2023 06:25 CET 13 (44 - Pellier Laurent / Pelamourgues Marine): problems with engine
22. 04. 2023 17:51 CET 13 retired (49 - Anwar Hamza / Brady Martin): retired after SS 13
22. 04. 2023 17:27 CET 13 retired (45 - Dominguez Diego / Peñate Rogelio): accident in SS 13
22. 04. 2023 17:24 CET 13 retired (30 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): accident in SS 13
22. 04. 2023 17:24 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I was struggling. It was very loose and the car seemed to be very skittish. It was really difficult to get any confidence in there.
22. 04. 2023 17:24 CET 13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Let's see. There's still some way to go. This was an incredibly tricky stage and we need to keep going.
22. 04. 2023 17:23 CET 13 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The beginning was quite good but then there was a lot of gravel everywhere. On a junction I was afraid that I would understeer, so I pulled the handbrake and it was way too much.
22. 04. 2023 17:23 CET 13 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We will keep driving the same. I made a bit of a mistake in this one and went straight in a hairpin where it was full of gravel. A very dirty stage.
22. 04. 2023 17:23 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): A tricky stage. I was not able to push, but okay, we focus on the next one.
22. 04. 2023 17:22 CET 13 (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): spun
22. 04. 2023 17:22 CET 13 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It was much better this afternoon but I did one mistake in the first split - I went off the line in the dust and ran a bit wide.
22. 04. 2023 17:22 CET 13 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Really tricky with a lot of gravel. The Tarmac line is not so clean and I had one spin at a junction. It was really slippery under braking.
22. 04. 2023 17:21 CET 13 (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): spun
22. 04. 2023 12:47 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The surface in there at the end, we knew was low on grip, but I skimmed a barrier with the rear and we were very lucky.
22. 04. 2023 12:47 CET 12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's a racing one. Unfortunately we lost a tyre on the first one so we didn't have a good option for this one. We have done all we can and today it's been feeling a bit different.
22. 04. 2023 12:46 CET 12 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): We can smile, it's not a problem, but for sure we are lacking a lot of pace at the moment. That's it. We need to change something because something is wrong - it's far from yesterday, I mean grip-wise. I cannot understand.
22. 04. 2023 12:46 CET 12 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I was stressed by the first section. There were a lot of cuts and I was trying to be careful because there is a high risk of punctures. What happened to Thierry has changed nothing for us - like I said last night, the only thing we can do is drive flat-out to try and catch some positions.
22. 04. 2023 12:46 CET 12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's nice to be close but I am struggling quite a lot today, I don't know why. The car is working pretty well but something feels not so great.
22. 04. 2023 12:46 CET 12 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It's not so much about the race. I was struggling in the fast sections with the softs on the rear and I did not have so much confidence. Hopefully the second loop will be better.
22. 04. 2023 12:45 CET 12 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): We had a really, really long slide. Okay, we lost some time there but it's fine.
22. 04. 2023 17:26 CET 11 (20 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): was out of road, damaged rear of the car
22. 04. 2023 12:48 CET 11 retired (46 - Hernández Raúl / Sanjuán Rodrigo): accident in SS 11
22. 04. 2023 12:45 CET 11 retired (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): accident in SS 11
22. 04. 2023 12:44 CET 11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): When it's a bit more dirty it's still quite challenging and a bit unpredictable. Okay, one more to go.
22. 04. 2023 12:44 CET 11 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I have zero confidence. It's been a tough morning. I don't know what's wrong, but the confidence is not there. Maybe I slept bad!
22. 04. 2023 12:44 CET 11 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was pretty clear that in this stage there would be a massive advantage to be at the front. It's getting really greasy and muddy at the end so we didn't push either.
22. 04. 2023 12:44 CET 11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): In some sections there was a lot of mud and dirt coming from the inside. For sure, it's getting worse and worse and it's very tricky. We are here but it's going to be messy.
22. 04. 2023 12:43 CET 11 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): I was too careful. I thought the conditions would be worse and I didn't take the risks.
22. 04. 2023 12:42 CET 11 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Very difficult. New stages are always tricky and when it is in conditions like this it's not easy. With one hard [tyre] on the car it was quite slippery in places.
22. 04. 2023 12:40 CET 10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): So far, okay. The road is getting more dirty and you don't know where. In the position we are, I need to try and fight the good battles. That's what I did here and I am happy with my run through.
22. 04. 2023 12:39 CET 10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt like a pretty okay push, but probably a bit scrappy at the end there.
22. 04. 2023 12:39 CET 10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was a good stage, actually. In the slippery section it was a bit tricky but otherwise good fun.
22. 04. 2023 12:39 CET 10 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't know what's going on, but it's more difficult than yesterday. We didn't change so much on the car.
22. 04. 2023 12:38 CET 10 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I don't know - we are just going through I guess. A small mistake was done in service this morning and we had to fix it before SS9, the car would have been undriveable otherwise.
22. 04. 2023 12:38 CET 10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Nice, but let's see. The next two stages will be more tricky again.
22. 04. 2023 12:38 CET 10 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): Maybe I overheated the rear tyre in the last stage and in the last split it felt like I lost a lot of grip. In this one I was quite aggressive, but not a perfect run.
22. 04. 2023 12:38 CET 10 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was a bit tricky to be honest. In the beginning I felt that I didn't get the tyres working so well, and then the last part was really slippery. Let's see if the Tarmac is cleaning a bit, I don't know, but it was quite dusty.
22. 04. 2023 12:48 CET 9 retired (62 - Medved Jan / Šavelj Izidor): accident in SS 9
22. 04. 2023 12:47 CET 9 retired (41 - Creighton William / Regan Liam): accident in SS 9
22. 04. 2023 12:41 CET 9 (46 - Hernández Raúl / Sanjuán Rodrigo): damaged wheel
22. 04. 2023 12:40 CET 9 (41 - Creighton William / Regan Liam): rolled
22. 04. 2023 08:51 CET 9 retired (36 - Cachon Alejandro / Lopez Alejandro): damaged suspension in SS 9
22. 04. 2023 08:35 CET 9 flash info (21 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): I think it's not bad. I tried to push but in some parts I was quite cautious, I think.
22. 04. 2023 08:35 CET 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Very dirty, but I like that stage. It has a huge rhythm and it's very fast. We had a couple of nice slides in there but everything is under control.
22. 04. 2023 08:34 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I was a little bit too careful on the gravel cuts. Some places good, but other places not so much.
22. 04. 2023 08:34 CET 9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It felt quite okay - quite a big difference to yesterday with the car! For sure we can improve but it's quite a big difference.
22. 04. 2023 08:24 CET 9 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It felt quite poor in terms of grip. I couldn't push.
22. 04. 2023 08:22 CET 9 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We had an issue on the car so we had to fix it on the road section. It's a bit dirty in places, like expected, but we are not fighting for much.
22. 04. 2023 08:19 CET 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Some clean sections are quite okay but in the forest a lot of dirt is coming from the inside. It's not so easy.
22. 04. 2023 08:15 CET 9 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): No mistake, I think I just had a puncture or something is broken on the car. I don't know.
22. 04. 2023 08:15 CET 9 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was quite okay. Let's see how it was compared to the others, but the conditions on the stage are quite good.
21. 04. 2023 18:39 CET 8 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): I was on hard tyres on the front and the car was very tricky to drive. I think we lost the hybrid and we have a delaminated rear-left tyre or something like that.
21. 04. 2023 18:39 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I thought it would be more wet or something but it wasn't bad to be honest. Tomorrow is going to be another challenging day.
21. 04. 2023 18:39 CET 8 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Quite steady. There was a dampness and I was a bit careful. I am feeling quite okay but I cannot say exactly what I want to change [on the car] to make it easier. It's not bad as we are talking about tenths of seconds all the time.
21. 04. 2023 18:39 CET 8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It wasn't the strongest start to the day but after that we kept building and building and it's been okay. It's not an easy rally and there's a long way to go. It's going to be an interesting fight.
21. 04. 2023 18:39 CET 8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The tricky part was the start. To start like this is always a bit challenging but we were able to bring it more together in the second half of the day.
21. 04. 2023 18:38 CET 8 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Let's see what the others are doing behind. Now that the car and the set-up is like it should be it's quite a lot easier to enjoy the driving and be on the pace. Hopefully everything works out the same tomorrow.
21. 04. 2023 18:38 CET 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was a bit better at the end of the day and I am really happy that we had a bit more fun in the car this afternoon. Hopefully we can finish in first place at the end - that would be a great achievement for the team and for us. We have done a decent job, but it hasn't been easy at all.
21. 04. 2023 18:38 CET 8 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): On three tyres, it was not so great. I had a puncture.
21. 04. 2023 18:37 CET 8 (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): puncture
21. 04. 2023 18:37 CET 7 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): I have no more tyres, so I had to manage with it. It was a bit like dancing sometimes - not easy.
21. 04. 2023 18:37 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's a nice stage. Honestly, I didn't like the first two stages, but this one is faster and nicer. I'm enjoying here.
21. 04. 2023 18:37 CET 7 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's fine. It was a nice stage. We are getting there step by step.
21. 04. 2023 18:36 CET 7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I can't claim that I'm being cautious. I'm just trying to drive to the notes and everything else and it's all working pretty okay. Fine for now.
21. 04. 2023 18:36 CET 7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We need to try to stay close to Evans. The decision on the last one was very stupid, but anyway, we try to improve. I still think we can be better so let's go step by step. There is a long way to go.
21. 04. 2023 18:36 CET 7 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Now it's the first time in this rally when I can enjoy the driving in the car. It's working now like it should.
21. 04. 2023 18:35 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It felt like the first real nice stage of the day and I had full confidence in the car. We changed a few damper clicks and it felt better, but also the profile is different. Elfyn is pushing and tomorrow will be a huge day as well.
21. 04. 2023 18:35 CET 7 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): You always need to believe, but the reality is still far. We have to push and see how far we can go. It's about trying to find where you can push or not.
21. 04. 2023 18:40 CET 6 retired (59 - Fontana Matteo / Arnaboldi Alessandro): accident in SS 6
21. 04. 2023 18:40 CET 6 retired (28 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): accident in SS 6
21. 04. 2023 16:17 CET 6 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It was not working unfortunately. It wasn't the choice to do but if there is something try you try it.
21. 04. 2023 16:17 CET 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I expected more wet. We had nothing to lose so that is why we decided to try the wet tyres.
21. 04. 2023 16:14 CET 6 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I am sure we had the best tyre choice. Well, not the best choice, but better than the wet tyres. We believed in what our team said and it was the right call.
21. 04. 2023 16:14 CET 6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I guess it may be drying out a bit, but I think the mud is then doing more damage than what is drying I guess. It's hard to judge.
21. 04. 2023 16:13 CET 6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was like it was... all good, not too bad.
21. 04. 2023 16:13 CET 6 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was pretty okay. The last section was tricky. When the road and cuts are wet, the mud is coming on the road.
21. 04. 2023 16:12 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We didn't know what the stage would be like, so we had to guess a bit. I guess Séb was on three softs and one hard which would have been the best choice for this one, but we did the best we could with what we had.
21. 04. 2023 16:11 CET 6 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was definitely a bit more tricky at the end, but so far so good with the tyres. I have mixed tyres, soft and hard.
21. 04. 2023 16:15 CET 5 retired (47 - Blach Roberto / Barreiro Mauro): accident in SS 5
21. 04. 2023 16:15 CET 5 retired (29 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): accident in SS 5
21. 04. 2023 16:11 CET 5 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It's okay, but tricky.
21. 04. 2023 16:11 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's a bit easier but we spun in a very narrow section and lost a bit of time. We got some rain but it didn't affect us so much.
21. 04. 2023 16:10 CET 5 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It was nice - and now the gravel crew marks made sense. You can see from the tyre choice that we have no idea what the weather will do.
21. 04. 2023 16:10 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was all pretty okay. Obviously very dirty but that's to be expected.
21. 04. 2023 16:10 CET 5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Definitely better. Step by step!
21. 04. 2023 16:09 CET 5 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Definitely better than the morning. Now the car is how it should have been from the start. Now we know where we should be - it's a bit better.
21. 04. 2023 16:09 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I felt a bit better in the car but we have two softs on the rear and the car was moving quite a lot. The weather is very unstable this afternoon so we have to see, but I did what I could.
21. 04. 2023 16:09 CET 5 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Of course, a more dirty road like expected. The biggest question is more how the weather is going to develop this afternoon. We still have some soft tyres but we will see.
21. 04. 2023 11:47 CET 4 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): It wasn't the easiest morning. Conditions are tricky so we tried to do some good runs, but with the cuts and all of these things it's difficult to have a lot of commitment.
21. 04. 2023 11:47 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Still not easy but the next loop is going to be even more difficult and tricky. We need to focus on that.
21. 04. 2023 11:46 CET 4 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The first stage was quite horrible because of the conditions. The other three have been quite okay, but when you are discovering the stages for the first time it's difficult to match the other guys.
21. 04. 2023 11:46 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's getting dirtier with every car now. In places the car feels quite good but in others I am struggling a bit with the rear. I'm not looking at anywhere in the battle, I'm just focusing on myself.
21. 04. 2023 11:46 CET 4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We have been trying a lot on the road section and I was able to make it a bit better for this one, but we are happy to go to service now!
21. 04. 2023 11:45 CET 4 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's quite a nice stage, I am just struggling with the grip of the car too much at the moment. We need to find something at the service, otherwise it's going to be difficult.
21. 04. 2023 11:45 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's hard. We are trying different set-ups all the time but I just don't get the right thing. It's very similar to Monte-Carlo where the chassis is moving a lot, and it makes the car very nervous. When it's a bit faster I am struggling to control the car.
21. 04. 2023 11:45 CET 4 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): More slippery than I thought, especially the end section. We went a little wide into some branches and that's probably the damage you can see. When you lose a minute and a half, the rally is different. It's a shame but what can we do?
21. 04. 2023 11:45 CET 3 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): The conditions are very difficult. Sometimes you have grip and sometimes you don't. I don't want to do a mistake.
21. 04. 2023 11:44 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Of course, a little bit less cutting so it makes it more easy for us to guess what's going to happen. The first two were horrible with a lot of mud coming from the inside. This one was okay but the Tarmac is still quite slippery.
21. 04. 2023 11:44 CET 3 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The last two stages have been a bit better. The first one was really horrible - and it will be horrible again on the second pass.
21. 04. 2023 11:44 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We had it just near the end there, so I don't think it cost us too much. It looks like we were quite lucky with that one.
21. 04. 2023 11:44 CET 3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): That stage is very smooth, so for sure it's easier. A little bit [of a] struggle is already enough... we will get back.
21. 04. 2023 11:43 CET 3 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was okay. Definitely more slippery and dirty than I was expecting already in the first pass. I am struggling with the car in the cuts and I think that's where I am losing most of the time.
21. 04. 2023 11:43 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are more or less able to follow the times, but I feel like if we had a better car on Tarmac we would be much faster. I could go so much faster but the car just doesn't let me.
21. 04. 2023 11:47 CET 2 retired (52 - Ravenščak Martin / Ravenščak Dora): accident in SS 2
21. 04. 2023 09:46 CET 2 (22 - Lindholm Emil / Hämäläinen Reeta): problems with shifting
21. 04. 2023 09:36 CET 2 (23 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): stopped in stage, continue
21. 04. 2023 09:36 CET 2 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): Tricky. The conditions weren't so easy so we tried to do an okay run.
21. 04. 2023 09:35 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The new section, some cuts are a bit nasty with some rocks inside.
21. 04. 2023 09:35 CET 2 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It was a bit better than the first one, yeah. But still I need to build up the confidence a bit on the dirt. It's challenging - maybe I should find a new word for that because I guess everyone is saying the same!
21. 04. 2023 09:26 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Really difficult. The grip is really hard to trust. There are so many of these loose chippings on the stage.
21. 04. 2023 09:24 CET 2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We are not doing any better than Ogier and Rovanperä, unfortunately! We will work our way back to service and hopefully we can get a better rhythm.
21. 04. 2023 09:24 CET 2 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's always too slow to the wheel change, but hopefully we didn't lose too much.
21. 04. 2023 09:20 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): In a chicane I hit the bale and I immediately slowed down. Many, many surprises. We will keep going but if it's going to be tricky like this and hard to drive the car like this all weekend, it wont be easy.
21. 04. 2023 09:19 CET 2 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I avoided the cuts as much as I could but it was just the compression that made the puncture. What can I do?
21. 04. 2023 09:15 CET 2 (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): puncture
21. 04. 2023 09:08 CET 2 (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): puncture
21. 04. 2023 11:47 CET 1 retired (70 - Šekuljica Slaven / Petrović Damir): accident in SS 1
21. 04. 2023 09:22 CET 1 retired (51 - Kohn Filip / Střeska Tomáš): broken wheel in SS 1
21. 04. 2023 08:48 CET 1 retired (27 - Cais Erik / Těšínský Petr): accident in SS 1
21. 04. 2023 08:46 CET 1 (27 - Cais Erik / Těšínský Petr): puncture
21. 04. 2023 08:41 CET 1 flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): Quite tricky. I struggled a bit and it was more dirty than expected.
21. 04. 2023 08:39 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's full of gravel on the road and I was not able to trust the pace notes so much. It's going to be tough today but we need to survive.
21. 04. 2023 08:34 CET 1 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's very challenging for me, at least. Too much dirt for me so I am not confident.
21. 04. 2023 08:30 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It wasn't brilliant, to be honest. It was okay but of course the road is getting very dirty behind and there's only so much you can do - but we need to be better than that.
21. 04. 2023 08:28 CET 1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I was losing the boost and then I stalled. After that I really struggled with many things. We got some steering issue already on the road section.
21. 04. 2023 08:28 CET 1 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I don't know. Nothing special happened but it was surprisingly dirty and slippery. I was pushing quite well with no mistakes but it was not so fast. It's difficult to be clean but I tried my best.
21. 04. 2023 08:27 CET 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Tough. I was fighting the car through the whole stage. I had a big job to do in that stage. I was kicked around all the time - not easy.
21. 04. 2023 08:27 CET 1 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Challenging, because the grip is low. We expected it a bit that after a wet week there would be some dirt on the road. So far so good.
20. 04. 2023 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN (34 - Miele Mauro / Beltrame Luca): was out of road
20. 04. 2023 11:22 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (7 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Gilsoul Nicolas): For sure, it will be very different from the other rallies. Everybody is thinking about the same thing. It's terrible but we have to do the job and I think Craig would do the same.
20. 04. 2023 11:20 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am really sad (about last week). Craig has been a very good friend. I have not known him for a long time but he was always friendly and he gave me a lot of tips, especially as I have an Irish co-driver and we were chatting a lot. We will drive for Craig - this is what he would have wanted.
20. 04. 2023 11:18 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The car looks amazing. The team did an amazing job to make it look like this at such short notice. I said to Janne that I was shaking at the finish line, and not because I pushed hard. Every one of us takes it in different ways and for me it's tough.
20. 04. 2023 11:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I'm going to have to go... we have something to sort.
20. 04. 2023 11:15 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Myself, I'm doing not so bad. It's difficult, it's demanding and it's so hard for all of us. It's empty inside and its eating us alive. It's tough, but I promised to give a smile to Jackie (Craig Breen's mother). We keep going.
20. 04. 2023 11:15 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It will be really difficult. I am doing just fine at the moment but I think the most important thing is that everybidy is here to drive for Craig. That's the goal for the weekend.
20. 04. 2023 11:14 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are all very sorry for what happened. It's going to be a tough rally for everybody but as a team and as a rally family we need to be strong and keep going. That is what Craig would have wanted.