Forum8 Rally Japan 2024

Forum8 Rally Japan 2024


21. 11. 2024 - 25. 11. 2024

Информация

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23. 11. 2024 11:44
23. 11. 2024 03:44 CET 		12 retired (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): retired after SS 12
23. 11. 2024 11:20
23. 11. 2024 03:20 CET 		12 Stage was cancelled.
23. 11. 2024 11:19
23. 11. 2024 03:19 CET 		12 Stage was stopped because of civilian car on stage.
23. 11. 2024 11:18
23. 11. 2024 03:18 CET 		12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I had a bit similar comment on the first stage yesterday, when it is twisty like that I struggle with the front, then I lose a bit confidence, then I lose the brakes. No issue, but the rally is still long for tonight.
23. 11. 2024 11:17
23. 11. 2024 03:17 CET 		12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I hit something on the inside and I was looking down the straight, but we are here. Expected better grip but then I was lucky a bit as I didn't want to go off the road, next corner there was moss on the road and I spun.
23. 11. 2024 11:17
23. 11. 2024 03:17 CET 		12 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's not an easy one, a lot of pine on the road which made every corner different. A lot of information from the gravel crew, but good information that gave me a lot of confidence. The most important thing is me and Taka in front of Adrien Fourmaux.
23. 11. 2024 11:17
23. 11. 2024 03:17 CET 		12 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): was out of road
23. 11. 2024 11:16
23. 11. 2024 03:16 CET 		12 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): For sure that was much better, I am sure the tyre choice was good. I could have done more but in a previous year we had a big spin on the first pass and on the second pass I didn't finish the stage. I think everyone knows that this one is quite tricky for the front axle.
23. 11. 2024 11:16
23. 11. 2024 03:16 CET 		12 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): There is no room for error in there, when I do it like this, I am back out again when I push. I want to save the car for tomorrow, it was narrow and wider in the previous stage but now it is tricky again. The tyres are moving quite a lot in here, so maybe hards could've worked. It was moving a lot or really slippery, I don't know. One of the two.
23. 11. 2024 11:15
23. 11. 2024 03:15 CET 		12 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was okay for us, trying the same since this morning. Gonna see where we end up tonight, that's it. Not many cuts to be honest, the road was quite fine. Just carry on, see where we can end up tonight. That's all we can do.
23. 11. 2024 11:14
23. 11. 2024 03:14 CET 		11 flash info (32 - Kovalainen Heikki / Kitagawa Sae): Just missing a little bit this morning, tricky stages and I can't find the right balance between risk and caution. Everything is okay, just too cautious. Yesterday is forgotten, just need to try today.
23. 11. 2024 11:14
23. 11. 2024 03:14 CET 		11 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): It is interesting, the first one in the morning was really tricky. I don't need any horsepower, it is kind of compromising at the moment. If there is an uphill section then it is tricky, but if there is a downhill section I am flying.
23. 11. 2024 11:14
23. 11. 2024 03:14 CET 		11 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Quite okay, this was more like a stage which I am able to enjoy a bit. It was not too bad but really on the safe side. I enjoy some stages more than the others. Some are simple or tricky, I prefer to stay at home almost.
23. 11. 2024 11:13
23. 11. 2024 03:13 CET 		11 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I expected more dry, but it was really slippery a few times. I lost the line a lot, there was a lot of mud where I was not expecting. The rest was okay, on the dirty places it was not easy.
23. 11. 2024 09:35
23. 11. 2024 01:35 CET 		11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): So much information that it is so cautious, but difficult to drive over it all the time even if you know there is nothing there. Try to adapt. Far too cautious.
23. 11. 2024 09:32
23. 11. 2024 01:32 CET 		11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's never been the best stage for me that, judging by the times of the other guys that is still the case. Everything feels okay, just the time is not good.
23. 11. 2024 09:32
23. 11. 2024 01:32 CET 		11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): Is Taka quicker? Well done to Taka, I had a good stage. It is the first time in these stages. It is not easy but I am happy with my pace to be fair.
23. 11. 2024 09:32
23. 11. 2024 01:32 CET 		11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's good, nice stage, bit less pollution so I can drive a bit more. I just follow our strategy. Hopefully Séb is going as fast as possible. Of course it would be nice to get a podium but it is not the target for me this weekend, I just follow the team strategy. The target is help for the team, that is it.
23. 11. 2024 09:31
23. 11. 2024 01:31 CET 		11 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): What's the plan? Very good question! Drive and try to have some speed. I try to do what I can.
23. 11. 2024 09:31
23. 11. 2024 01:31 CET 		11 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I crossed tyres with the hard and in some sections it was still too damp. It was not ideal as it is like a circuit racing track here. The grip was a bit uneven.
23. 11. 2024 09:31
23. 11. 2024 01:31 CET 		11 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): We are not pushing so much, we tried to increase the speed a bit compared to the last one. I told Torstein Eriksen when we got to the finish line, we can go eight seconds quicker and then we are eight seconds behind so it was a good calculation.
23. 11. 2024 09:31
23. 11. 2024 01:31 CET 		11 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The only target we have of the day is to make points position, we need to drive and get to a good rhythm. Yesterday we couldn't really work on the setup or anything, we couldn't push. Tomorrow the conditions may be slightly different, we need to push for tomorrow and learn from today.
23. 11. 2024 11:14
23. 11. 2024 03:14 CET 		10 retired (53 - Irie Satoshi / Kageyama Satoshi): retired in SS 10
23. 11. 2024 09:16
23. 11. 2024 01:16 CET 		10 retired (41 - Arai Toshihiro / Inoue Sota): retired before SS 10
23. 11. 2024 09:15
23. 11. 2024 01:15 CET 		10 retired (51 - Kunisawa Mitsuhiro / Kihara Masahiko): retired before SS 10
23. 11. 2024 09:14
23. 11. 2024 01:14 CET 		10 (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): accident in SS 10
23. 11. 2024 09:13
23. 11. 2024 01:13 CET 		10 flash info (30 - Ingram Chris / Kihurani Alexander): I backed off, we were really struggling with the brakes. The pedal is going through the floor, we've had a tough rally but we need to keep it going for Castrol. We'll give the brakes a bleed before the next one.
23. 11. 2024 09:13
23. 11. 2024 01:13 CET 		10 flash info (32 - Kovalainen Heikki / Kitagawa Sae): I don't know the accident places, I don't have a gravel crew. It is easy to get caught, if you are on the wrong angle it is like ice, so it is really easy to get caught out. Tricky stage.
23. 11. 2024 09:13
23. 11. 2024 01:13 CET 		10 (23 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): accident
23. 11. 2024 09:12
23. 11. 2024 01:12 CET 		10 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): It was really tricky in that stage, maybe after three kilometres in that stage there was no grip at all, I hit a bank and just after I saw Josh McErlean, so maybe he hit that too.
23. 11. 2024 09:12
23. 11. 2024 01:12 CET 		10 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I didn't have a really good stage there, I was quite cautious in many places. It was quite tricky. I think it is more or less fine. Pollution is more and more, small cuts here and there and many corners with some mud.
23. 11. 2024 09:12
23. 11. 2024 01:12 CET 		10 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The stage overall is really nice, but it is really slippery. It feels like there is nothing under the ground. As we have the gap, I decide to calm down and [use] the first stage to wake up a little bit.
23. 11. 2024 09:11
23. 11. 2024 01:11 CET 		10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We need to do better today, for sure. Tricky conditions so a different margin. Difficult to expect when it is a brand new one.
23. 11. 2024 09:11
23. 11. 2024 01:11 CET 		10 retired (24 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): accident in SS 10
23. 11. 2024 09:10
23. 11. 2024 01:10 CET 		10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I am sure you have heard already it is a pretty tricky start, very slippery, especially in the mid parts. Difficult to read the road. Nothing new for this rally at this point. Small adjustments have been made.
23. 11. 2024 09:10
23. 11. 2024 01:10 CET 		10 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It happened that we are struggling a bit with our tyre. At the beginning was good, but at three to four kilometres on the humid the temperature started to go down. I am happy with the pace at the moment but we will see for the rest of the loop.
23. 11. 2024 09:10
23. 11. 2024 01:10 CET 		10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Safely through, tricky stage actually. Many things can happen today and tomorrow so let's stay on the road.
23. 11. 2024 09:09
23. 11. 2024 01:09 CET 		10 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Good stage from Munster, I think it was okay, clean. Tricky conditions. There is some muddy corners, which are greasy but we had a clean run. Maybe we aren't pushing enough but at least we are here.
23. 11. 2024 09:09
23. 11. 2024 01:09 CET 		10 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Oh really I am faster than Neuville? I think I was too careful, really tricky, lot of mud. The gravel came up in the beginning but a lot of mud. I was really careful at the beginning. I was on full soft tyres.
23. 11. 2024 09:09
23. 11. 2024 01:09 CET 		10 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): We are waiting for tomorrow basically, very tricky conditions in there. If you are pushing you can get a lot of time, but very easy to get caught out. Not so much motivation for me today, we are on the safe side. We try to drive well but when conditions are tricky, I don't want to make a mistake.
23. 11. 2024 09:08
23. 11. 2024 01:08 CET 		10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Finally, the car is working again and we can get some speed. Obviously today is all about getting back into the points, trying to maximise the day. Really tricky in there, super slippery. I tried to do my best but in some places you can get a surprise.
22. 11. 2024 21:14
22. 11. 2024 13:14 CET 		9 flash info (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's not the day that we wanted but we are still in the fight and the podium is a realistic thing, we need to get the car straight again and we'll be alright. The opening stage tomorrow is very, very technical and very unforgiving.
22. 11. 2024 21:14
22. 11. 2024 13:14 CET 		9 flash info (24 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's been pretty okay, it has been consistent and I think in the WRC you have to be consistent. We want to improve and meet the top two guys who are a step ahead. It's surreal, at the road sections and the traffic lights and stuff, even the kids and grandmas are out; it's special.
22. 11. 2024 21:13
22. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		9 flash info (23 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It's been a fun fight with Chris Ingram, we are finding the pace this afternoon. As I said before it has been a long time since driving these roads, it is just getting back experience.
22. 11. 2024 21:13
22. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		9 flash info (30 - Ingram Chris / Kihurani Alexander): It's absolutely amazing, I have never experienced such atmosphere. The people are incredible, probably the best rally I've ever done. Surpassed all my expectations, challenging us, learning the car. We've learnt a lot so we can hopefully step up the pace for tomorrow.
22. 11. 2024 21:13
22. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		9 flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): Skills? Which skills! Mechanical skills! A lot of work in front of us. This stage was good, a lot of atmosphere. We are part of the show in Japan, it means a great feeling.
22. 11. 2024 21:12
22. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		9 flash info (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): The day was quite tough but we are learning and we are here to learn, so it is okay.
22. 11. 2024 21:12
22. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		9 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The car is helping me, like I said at CER, I do what it asks me to do and we work together. We have the experience for the future also. Tomorrow is a new day, we will see what the weather does for tomorrow. Now it is cloudy, in the mountains where it is cloudy there might be a few drops, I hope so.
22. 11. 2024 21:12
22. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		9 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It's a tricky day I would say, the morning was not what I was hoping for but we recovered quite well from the puncture, otherwise the pace has been quite solid. We just try to maintain it like it is.
22. 11. 2024 21:12
22. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		9 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It is quite fun out in the dark, nice atmosphere for the fans. It is difficult to say how we progressed because we were not always feeling great with the car, but we tried some different things and it is positive for tomorrow.
22. 11. 2024 21:11
22. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): For sure we gave it a big push, we hit inside a box, one corner was completely wet. I try to do stable and nice shift tomorrow.
22. 11. 2024 21:11
22. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I will have a better road position for tomorrow, so let's see. The goal is to be set for tomorrow afternoon. We have the target set, we want the car working so let's give it a push.
22. 11. 2024 21:11
22. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		9 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Fifth is not enough, it is still a disappointing day for us. We keep trying for our team. Many things happened today, you don't know what will happen tomorrow. The driving is okay, the feeling is okay, but obviously it is not what we wanted to fight for. Taka is not the target for me, Tänak would have been the target but he is too far away.
22. 11. 2024 21:11
22. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Naturally a bit disappointed with the afternoon, there was potential there to do a bit better than that. Hopefully tomorrow is a bit more consistent from us. It's a very demanding day tomorrow and we'll see what the weather is up to.
22. 11. 2024 21:10
22. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Big stages were quite okay, I don't know if we lost a tyre. There are two stages tomorrow that we know, one is new. Looking forward to the challenge ahead.
22. 11. 2024 21:10
22. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		9 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): Definitely it has been tough. I can't find any positives from the day. When the car was working the feeling was good, that's the only positive.
22. 11. 2024 21:09
22. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I have no idea [what happened], just couldn't see. Obviously tyres are not working so well, so it is fine. Adrien in third is good for tomorrow road position so it is fine.
22. 11. 2024 21:09
22. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		7 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We knew we were gonna go in the stage around 16:24, so we knew if there was a delay we would be in trouble around the trees, so we fit the lights. In the forest without the lights, it could have been very difficult. We will see if we can hold off Ogier, the rally is still very long.
22. 11. 2024 21:09
22. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		7 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It is getting more dark than we thought so the forest was low visibility. The tyre risk was wanted for this afternoon so we did a good choice.
22. 11. 2024 21:08
22. 11. 2024 13:08 CET 		7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's a nice stage, a nice fast end there. Visibility is pretty difficult now, on the borderline of needing some lights now.
22. 11. 2024 21:08
22. 11. 2024 13:08 CET 		7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This one is quite tricky, the light is going down quite quickly. With normal lights you don't see anything in the forest. So far this afternoon has been tricky.
22. 11. 2024 21:08
22. 11. 2024 13:08 CET 		7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): No change, should never have started. It is dark in the forest, we have no lights. We will see, we don't know what is possible to do. We will finish today then see what we can do tomorrow.
22. 11. 2024 21:07
22. 11. 2024 13:07 CET 		7 Start was delayed for 15 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 21:03
22. 11. 2024 13:03 CET 		7 Start will be delayed for 12 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 21:06
22. 11. 2024 13:06 CET 		6 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Not really raining but a bit humid in places, quite a fun run for us. Not really clean but all okay.
22. 11. 2024 21:06
22. 11. 2024 13:06 CET 		6 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): For sure the tyre choice is much better this afternoon, still struggling with the front. Still trying things out, some working, some not. If [rain] comes it will probably be little, so no worries.
22. 11. 2024 21:05
22. 11. 2024 13:05 CET 		6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Unfortunately no rain here! Quite difficult to drive, tyres are moving a lot. Tyre choice is maybe not good but nothing too crazy. I am happy it was a safer choice.
22. 11. 2024 21:05
22. 11. 2024 13:05 CET 		6 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It is good, when we are 15sec off the pace it means we have done a good stage. We cannot do more with this car. I feel it is nice, the feeling is good but the time is just bad.
22. 11. 2024 21:05
22. 11. 2024 13:05 CET 		6 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We are carrying extra spares which is not helping, but the feeling is not too bad in the car.
22. 11. 2024 21:05
22. 11. 2024 13:05 CET 		6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I didn't feel so bad in there, maybe I am over driving or something. It might be that Tänak is driving hard but maybe he is driving better.
22. 11. 2024 21:04
22. 11. 2024 13:04 CET 		6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): So much drier, the conditions are improving. We tried our best, we definitely tried. Let's see how it goes.
22. 11. 2024 21:04
22. 11. 2024 13:04 CET 		6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I am driving through, it was quite dark in the forest. Without lights it is not easy, we aren't driving fast so it is okay. Not more we can do at the moment, we have to get back the car and fix it.
22. 11. 2024 21:03
22. 11. 2024 13:03 CET 		6 Start will be delayed for 12 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 21:02
22. 11. 2024 13:02 CET 		5 Stage is cancelled.
22. 11. 2024 21:02
22. 11. 2024 13:02 CET 		5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Much cleaner conditions, not the best tyre choice for this stage. It's crazy, some places are polluted a lot. It's not easy.
22. 11. 2024 21:01
22. 11. 2024 13:01 CET 		5 Stage is stopped because car no. 9 is blocking the road.
22. 11. 2024 21:01
22. 11. 2024 13:01 CET 		5 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's been a 10sec race and I've got nothing but time. That's it.
22. 11. 2024 21:00
22. 11. 2024 13:00 CET 		5 retired (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): accident in SS 5
22. 11. 2024 21:00
22. 11. 2024 13:00 CET 		5 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I mean the tyre choice is different also, that explains the trend [of time fading away at the end]. The tyre thinking is there is a tricky section, there is a risk of rain.
22. 11. 2024 21:00
22. 11. 2024 13:00 CET 		5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I am surprised to lose so much, but I'm pretty sure the tyre was not the right one in here.
22. 11. 2024 20:59
22. 11. 2024 12:59 CET 		5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I don't know, the other guys are still coming. It is tricky and changing a lot, I can't find a feeling to push. My target this weekend was the manufacturers', so Neuville's situation doesn't help.
22. 11. 2024 20:59
22. 11. 2024 12:59 CET 		5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Obviously we couldn't solve the issue that is for sure. I have no clue what the plan is, we keep fighting like we always do, try and limit the time loss. The hard work of the year is really valuable now, because those 25 points are really valuable now.
22. 11. 2024 13:33
22. 11. 2024 05:33 CET 		5 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): technical problems
22. 11. 2024 13:28
22. 11. 2024 05:28 CET 		4 retired (41 - Arai Toshihiro / Inoue Sota): retired after SS 4
22. 11. 2024 12:48
22. 11. 2024 04:48 CET 		4 retired (56 - Takata Koji / Yamaguchi Hiroki): accident in SS 4
22. 11. 2024 11:01
22. 11. 2024 03:01 CET 		4 flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): You can see the problem is with exhaust, it was squashed. We haven't got power. Now we tried to fix it, we did something but it is not perfect. Anyway, it is not bad, we are here. We enjoy stages, this one was new. We are on four soft tyres so we are sliding everywhere. Many things to fix.
22. 11. 2024 10:58
22. 11. 2024 02:58 CET 		4 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I cannot say it is tricky, compared to last year it is much easier. Some places where the guys are touching the side of the road is quite dirty. Was nice driving in a slow part, but we had to be a bit cautious.
22. 11. 2024 10:56
22. 11. 2024 02:56 CET 		4 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It has been better, I must say! There was so much going on previous stage. I forget to mention but there were deers on the road, so I was forced to brake on the long straight. It was like virtual chicane. But it is quite okay for the moment. I need to keep focused and keep finding the way I feel. It is always like this. I don't know how it is in the top category but I guess there is a good fight still.
22. 11. 2024 10:54
22. 11. 2024 02:54 CET 		4 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): I'm not so confident in these conditions, it is also tricky with the road positions because you never really know. We need to push more, but we'll see. I saw before the stage Thierry has some issues.
22. 11. 2024 10:52
22. 11. 2024 02:52 CET 		4 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): There was a slippery braking which I didn't have in my pace notes, so I need to spin not to go straight into the wall. Lost a bit of time, struggling with the tyre choice and the front of the car. We need to do everything about what we do, because it is not so clean.
22. 11. 2024 10:47
22. 11. 2024 02:47 CET 		4 (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 10:47
22. 11. 2024 02:47 CET 		4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Let's see how it is going for everybody. For sure we never give up but the situation is not so good at the moment. It is quite different at the moment, not pushing so much and losing the feeling in the car, so it is quite different and we just want to get the car back.
22. 11. 2024 10:46
22. 11. 2024 02:46 CET 		4 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I'm just struggling with the car, in the slow corners the car does not rotate and in the fast the car is moving a lot, so it is not precise. I just keep the car on the road. We need to discuss with the team, we can do a few things.
22. 11. 2024 10:43
22. 11. 2024 02:43 CET 		4 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I have no idea what happened in front but for me it is unfortunately not a question of championship. It was a close to disaster start but what else can we do fighting, there was a lot of pressure coming into this one.
22. 11. 2024 10:40
22. 11. 2024 02:40 CET 		4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Not good news about Neuville.
22. 11. 2024 10:39
22. 11. 2024 02:39 CET 		4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Tricky, parts of the stage werre good but there were parts of it that were so difficult to read because of grip.
22. 11. 2024 10:39
22. 11. 2024 02:39 CET 		4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't know. No power.
22. 11. 2024 10:38
22. 11. 2024 02:38 CET 		4 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): technical problem
22. 11. 2024 07:53
21. 11. 2024 23:53 CET 		4 Start of stage will be delayed for 8 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 10:08
22. 11. 2024 02:08 CET 		3 (26 - Chwist Daniel / Heller Kamil): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 10:02
22. 11. 2024 02:02 CET 		3 retired (38 - Imai Satoshi / Farmer Jason): accident in SS 3
22. 11. 2024 09:44
22. 11. 2024 01:44 CET 		3 flash info (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): Very wide section, missed the information in one place and spun and hit a fence in one side. Need to look at the situation. Unfortunate I spun.
22. 11. 2024 09:42
22. 11. 2024 01:42 CET 		3 flash info (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): There was a braking, we had damp, so slippery and I lost the rear and hit the corner.
22. 11. 2024 09:42
22. 11. 2024 01:42 CET 		3 (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 09:41
22. 11. 2024 01:41 CET 		3 flash info (24 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It was okay, find different things with tyres but there is a long way to go. I think I'll look at the times whenever I know I'm going quick.
22. 11. 2024 09:40
22. 11. 2024 01:40 CET 		3 (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 09:39
22. 11. 2024 01:39 CET 		3 flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): We stopped the engine, after that I was too late on the braking and stopped the engine. When I started again, we have no power. Completely zero. Like 100hp. We were going slowly till the finish.
22. 11. 2024 09:37
22. 11. 2024 01:37 CET 		3 flash info (23 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): I just passed Kajto, that is it, I didn't see anything. When there is grip there is big grip but when it is slippery you need to change the mind.
22. 11. 2024 09:37
22. 11. 2024 01:37 CET 		3 (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 09:34
22. 11. 2024 01:34 CET 		3 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): Maybe Pajari is like me, speaking too much in interviews! I managed okay, a little bit scary. I think the tyre choice is good, but the grip is quite surprising. In some places it seems like people are touching the grass and going out on the road. I think we need to be more confident. Still it is nice, but I need small things to change.
22. 11. 2024 09:31
22. 11. 2024 01:31 CET 		3 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Somehow quite close to the end, I didn't feel any hits. Last section is so smooth, I didn't take any hits. We just need to keep pushing, it is not making it any easier.
22. 11. 2024 09:30
22. 11. 2024 01:30 CET 		3 (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): technical issues
22. 11. 2024 09:29
22. 11. 2024 01:29 CET 		3 (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): puncture
22. 11. 2024 09:28
22. 11. 2024 01:28 CET 		3 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): Tricky conditions, a lot easier than the first one, but still they are coming with surprising moments. Some corners are good, some are bad. Be ready for something to be around the corner, it is very difficult.
22. 11. 2024 09:26
22. 11. 2024 01:26 CET 		3 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): The final part is really twisty, really slow, low speed and with the soft tyre it is not working. I should have trusted my gut a bit more from the video of the gravel crew. It's all part of learning.
22. 11. 2024 09:24
22. 11. 2024 01:24 CET 		3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Just need to get through. Just follow the plan as we planned before, nothing has changed. Much quicker than the previous stage, much more happening.
22. 11. 2024 09:20
22. 11. 2024 01:20 CET 		3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We had a clean stage, quite slippery in some corners still. I am losing the brakes in the stage so it is not easy, but I don't know how it is for the others. Last part is very twisty.
22. 11. 2024 09:17
22. 11. 2024 01:17 CET 		3 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I don't know what to do at the moment. Speechless honestly. This section is definitely not my section, in the forest, we had a puncture two years ago in the same area. Not easy to find motivation. Doesn't look so good at the moment.
22. 11. 2024 09:15
22. 11. 2024 01:15 CET 		3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It doesn't seem to get a lot easier, a few slides in the beginning. Very difficult to read the grip, it's mostly dry. You only need a little bit of humidity in some places and very little grip, but in some places you see humidity and there is a lot of grip.
22. 11. 2024 09:11
22. 11. 2024 01:11 CET 		3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Definitely much more consistent but a bit tricky with understeer. Balance could be better but okay, so far so good.
22. 11. 2024 09:07
22. 11. 2024 01:07 CET 		3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Obviously we said in the beginning of the event, we said we would be continuous with our speed. We didn't expect such a big gap at the end of the first stage. Just try to get through here.
22. 11. 2024 07:53
21. 11. 2024 23:53 CET 		3 Start of stage will be delayed for 8 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 10:01
22. 11. 2024 02:01 CET 		2 retired (51 - Kunisawa Mitsuhiro / Kihara Masahiko): retired in SS 2
22. 11. 2024 09:02
22. 11. 2024 01:02 CET 		2 retired (44 - Shinkai Tomoyuki / Ando Yuichi): retired before SS 2
22. 11. 2024 08:47
22. 11. 2024 00:47 CET 		2 flash info (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): Not easy for sure, the grip is changing quite a bit. Some places it was alright but some places there was quite a bit of time left in places there. I would have said four soft would be the best in there but the guys with the hards made it look easy.
22. 11. 2024 08:46
22. 11. 2024 00:46 CET 		2 flash info (24 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Experience is huge in there to know when corners open and tighten. First pass, fresh notes obviously. We are here, there is a lot to learn. You want hard tyres, you want soft, I think you need a compromise for the whole stage but we have a mixed pattern so let's see what we can do with it.
22. 11. 2024 08:45
22. 11. 2024 00:45 CET 		2 flash info (23 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It is quite tricky with the changes, gravel crew did great pace notes and I think we need to look at the brakes.
22. 11. 2024 08:44
22. 11. 2024 00:44 CET 		2 flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): Not easy. Maybe we have bad memories from this stage so that was safe choice. The hard compound is working here. The feeling is there. We are happy to be here, I am a little bit surprised because I found some fun from the driving but I am sure the time is a disaster. I did not forget about the crash from 2022.
22. 11. 2024 08:41
22. 11. 2024 00:41 CET 		2 (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): puncture
22. 11. 2024 08:40
22. 11. 2024 00:40 CET 		2 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I am not sure it was the correct tyre decision, it was okay but just scary. I tried to be fast on the muddy sections. I had a few moments. On the next stages I will feel better for sure, I need to check the car and continue. Just need to check everything and be clean.
22. 11. 2024 08:38
22. 11. 2024 00:38 CET 		2 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): If the time is good then it is fine, but I found it quite tricky. Didn't really have a good flow on the stage, I was mentally struggling in there. It is always tricky to manage the pace, it is super demanding. It is not even raining but the grip is not there.
22. 11. 2024 08:35
22. 11. 2024 00:35 CET 		2 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): We went straight in a corner, then I was stuck with the car and couldn't get back on, we lost 10sec there. But it is so messy on the stage, no grip and to make sure you get to the finish you have to go very slow. It was full of mud, not easy.
22. 11. 2024 08:34
22. 11. 2024 00:34 CET 		2 (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): was out of road
22. 11. 2024 08:32
22. 11. 2024 00:32 CET 		2 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): We took soft tyres, but it is the wrong choice because the surface is giving a lot of understeer.
22. 11. 2024 08:30
22. 11. 2024 00:30 CET 		2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I have ideas where it came from. Not nice.
22. 11. 2024 08:29
22. 11. 2024 00:29 CET 		2 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): puncture
22. 11. 2024 08:28
22. 11. 2024 00:28 CET 		2 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): The first few corners were very slippery and I was understeering.
22. 11. 2024 08:27
22. 11. 2024 00:27 CET 		2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's all okay but there are a lot of leaves on the road, which makes it not normal and the corners are tricky. I've got to go.
22. 11. 2024 08:20
22. 11. 2024 00:20 CET 		2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Struggling, otherwise it was okay. Quite tricky conditions.
22. 11. 2024 08:18
22. 11. 2024 00:18 CET 		2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's tricky, it is difficult to know what the tyres will do, it is quite abrasive. Tried to save them. The weather is dry, that is why it is hard.
22. 11. 2024 08:14
22. 11. 2024 00:14 CET 		2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Less leaves than expected, I tried to have a clean run.
22. 11. 2024 08:11
22. 11. 2024 00:11 CET 		2 (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): stopped on stage to change punctured wheel
22. 11. 2024 07:52
21. 11. 2024 23:52 CET 		2 Start of stage was delayed for 8 minutes.
22. 11. 2024 07:40
21. 11. 2024 23:40 CET 		2 Start of the stage will be delayed.
22. 11. 2024 07:39
21. 11. 2024 23:39 CET 		2 Weather is cloudy, temperature around 11°C, road is dry with some humid patches.
21. 11. 2024 21:14
21. 11. 2024 13:14 CET 		1 flash info (40 - Rossi Ghjuvanni / Sarmezan Kylian): The stage was not so bad, quite demanding for the tyre. We will try to enjoy the weekend and enjoy the rally in this country.
21. 11. 2024 21:14
21. 11. 2024 13:14 CET 		1 flash info (39 - Dominguez Diego / Peñate Rogelio): Quite relaxed to be honest, different kind of pressure now. Happy to be here in Japan, amazing atmosphere. Quite excited for this last round. There is a lot of fans everywhere, on the stages we are being gifted traditional stuff. We have a million different gifts from recce, we are taking home.
21. 11. 2024 21:14
21. 11. 2024 13:14 CET 		1 flash info (38 - Imai Satoshi / Farmer Jason): It was too good for me as a start.
21. 11. 2024 21:13
21. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		1 flash info (36 - Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi): It is always nice to drive in front of fans but this is a special one, it is my home rally and some of my family and friends are there, so it is always fun to drive.
21. 11. 2024 21:13
21. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		1 flash info (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): I don't know what happened, but not so nice in front of the Japanese fans. It is just stage one, let's have a good feeling for tomorrow. It is incredible. I haven't seen so many fans in a rally event, they gave us a lot of energy.
21. 11. 2024 21:13
21. 11. 2024 13:13 CET 		1 (29 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): stalled engine
21. 11. 2024 21:12
21. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		1 flash info (27 - Vassilakis Georgios / Harryman Allan): I'm doing good, I love it. It is a beautiful country. We are very fortunate to have a WRC race here, they are so hospitable, so clean.
21. 11. 2024 21:12
21. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		1 flash info (24 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): The people of this country are surreal, the respect they have for us as people coming here is unreal. Let's enjoy the experience.
21. 11. 2024 21:12
21. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Super special feeling, nice to see all the fans here, my friends and family. It will not be easy, but I will try to do my best. I am still waiting for a message from Jari-Matti to push. I don't know when it's coming so let's see. Thank you to Red Bull for my helmet.
21. 11. 2024 21:12
21. 11. 2024 13:12 CET 		1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are counting down the stages that is for sure. The biggest ones are coming, the objectives are clear for the week as a team. It is good to see everybody motivated and quite relaxed. Everyone is going to do their best for the team but also for the drivers' title. Once the rally started it is probably even easier to manage the stress. It will be a challenging weekend for us but we need to keep concentrated and do the job.
21. 11. 2024 21:11
21. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I'm not sure how much of a build-up this is for tomorrow, nice to do, we look forward to tomorrow. The reception has been incredible so far, it's very nice. A repeat of a win last year would be great.
21. 11. 2024 21:11
21. 11. 2024 13:11 CET 		1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was all-clean stage, nice atmosphere but otherwise looking forward to tomorrow.
21. 11. 2024 21:10
21. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We had so many quotes with Fast & Furious, I couldn't come to Tokyo without the strip lighting. I've seen we crossed the line before Ogier, we will see what the rally brings.
21. 11. 2024 21:10
21. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		1 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Not so great, we always struggle in there. Still isn't the setup we need for here.
21. 11. 2024 21:10
21. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		1 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was empty of fuel, started stopping and with half a lap to go it was stopping. I had to drive right to left to keep the fuel. We almost didn't reach the finish line.
21. 11. 2024 21:10
21. 11. 2024 13:10 CET 		1 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's great to see so many fans, also nice to have such a stage where you can fight with someone else. It is always amusing. Previous year we were way too soft but we got it right this time.
21. 11. 2024 21:09
21. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		1 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I was feeling nice, not difficult to push on this stage because of the concrete. The roundabout was nice, that jump was easy and you don't have to worry about damaging anything.
21. 11. 2024 21:09
21. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		1 flash info (20 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Quite nice. Not really perfect drive but the grip was much better than expected, I could have pushed a bit more but it is fine. Maybe not so much pressure I would say, but there is always some pressure no matter what rally you are about to do, it is normal.
21. 11. 2024 21:09
21. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		1 flash info (22 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): It's not bad, it's not bad yet. It is nice to be here again. It is great atmosphere.
21. 11. 2024 21:09
21. 11. 2024 13:09 CET 		1 flash info (23 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It's amazing to be in Toyota stadium, driving a Toyota in Japan so we try to enjoy as much as we can and just have fun. It will be very challenging, it is my first year here so I don't have experience. I saw on shakedown it is very slippery, so this will be key on the rally.
21. 11. 2024 21:08
21. 11. 2024 13:08 CET 		1 flash info (25 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's great when they have head to heads, they are so much better. I wish they had more, very enjoyable. It is mega, quite a few fans turned up.
21. 11. 2024 21:08
21. 11. 2024 13:08 CET 		1 flash info (30 - Ingram Chris / Kihurani Alexander): It's amazing to be here, what a rally! Can't wait to get stuck into the proper stuff and nice close race with Gus I think. What a rally, what a job everyone has done.
21. 11. 2024 21:07
21. 11. 2024 13:07 CET 		1 flash info (31 - Arai Hiroki / Matsuo Shunsuke): Struggling to get the feeling with the cars and the tyres, but otherwise everything fine. I hope the fans enjoy it.
21. 11. 2024 21:07
21. 11. 2024 13:07 CET 		1 flash info (32 - Kovalainen Heikki / Kitagawa Sae): It feels great, it has been a strange year but I am grateful that we found the issue and people took care of it. I am glad to be back in full health and full fitness and looking forward to the weekend.
21. 11. 2024 21:06
21. 11. 2024 13:06 CET 		1 flash info (35 - Nutahara Fumio / Azuma Shungo): The stage is exciting, many fans. I am the happiest!
21. 11. 2024 21:06
21. 11. 2024 13:06 CET 		1 flash info (41 - Arai Toshihiro / Inoue Sota): This time is not so bad, but in a left hand bend, I lost maybe two or three seconds! That was not good but the stadium was so good.
21. 11. 2024 21:06
21. 11. 2024 13:06 CET 		1 flash info (43 - Auriol Didier / Giraudet Denis): We had the engine stop, a few times, it was nothing more. Very open. We'll check.