Rally Italia Sardegna 2024

Rally Italia Sardegna 2024


30. 05. 2024 - 02. 06. 2024

Information

Date and time SS Information
02. 06. 2024 14:04 CET 16 (36 - Vassilakis Georgios / Krawszik Tom): rolled
02. 06. 2024 13:52 CET 16 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Puncture. Not much I can do. It's not rally, it's like cross country. Not much I can do. That's life, I think we deserved more than that but at least Ott has done a good rally as well.
02. 06. 2024 13:51 CET 16 (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): puncture
02. 06. 2024 13:51 CET 16 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Tough weekend, this stage there was no road and some huge stones. It was difficult to do much more. I want to congratulate my daughter Miia, she got her first podium today so we will celebrate our podiums tomorrow.
02. 06. 2024 13:51 CET 16 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I was controlling it a little bit because Elfyn was making good steps, it's nice to see him back in the rhythm today. I tried to look after the car, it is not completely destroyed but it is really, really bad in the car. You will see me again, we will finish now with the podium and this will make me very happy.
02. 06. 2024 13:50 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's been a tough weekend, today was better in these conditions. It wasn't the weekend we wanted, it's a change of pace now in the championship and hopefully we can find our form again.
02. 06. 2024 13:50 CET 16 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I think we finish with a decent result and some points grabbed yesterday. We had a small issue with the engine and didn't want to risk anything so we didn't do more than 70 percent on the throttle, just to keep it healthy for future events.
02. 06. 2024 13:50 CET 16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's been a difficult rally for us. We can be happy about our pace on Friday and Saturday. We struggled on the medium and fast stages today, I wanted to do a good rally for our friend Iain who sadly left us last week. I'm sure we will be back.
02. 06. 2024 13:49 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I was trying to push a lot. It's a great shame what happened yesterday. Rally is very demanding - I accept this weekend and move on for the next one.
02. 06. 2024 13:49 CET 16 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We're gonna see how many points we get, still a lot of cleaning. Not proud of what happened yesterday. We were controlling the speed and we felt good in the car, but I lost concentration for a tenth of a second. It wasn't a big mistake but it was enough for the car to get stuck, I'm sorry for the team. We did the job Friday and we did the job today, but yesterday was not good.
02. 06. 2024 13:49 CET 16 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It was really nice, I was hoping for a good result after the disappointment in Portugal. We knew the pace was there we just needed to put it together. The team was doing a good job and the car is really, really fast so we just needed a good driver to finish it!
02. 06. 2024 13:49 CET 16 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): It's an incredible job. Thanks to all my team and co-driver. After the first day I said it is not easy to keep the smile, but I know the car is very fast and the confidence has been there since the start of the season. So happy, what a rally! Incredible.
02. 06. 2024 13:48 CET 16 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): I try my best to bne honest, I am happy with the rally I've done. Staying on the road all the time when we pushed like hell is good. Fighting with Yohan has been good, he is so fast. We went slightly wide in the last stage so maybe that cost us. First car on the road is not the best, but we tried. Thanks to the team and everyone.
02. 06. 2024 13:47 CET 16 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): We made it? It's a crazy week, nice holidays for me! I really relaxed from my job, I'm going to enjoy this weekend, the Sunday was incredible. We tried our best and I can see I'm not old yet, I can still do something.
02. 06. 2024 13:47 CET 16 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): Yes, I tried. I think it's not enough on this type of stage. I need to do a good analysis to be quicker next rally.
02. 06. 2024 13:47 CET 16 flash info (46 - Virves Robert / Lesk Aleks): Of course I am happy, I am really happy to be back finally. Very thankful to all the people that have made it possible. Of course as I have said I would like to be much faster but it is good that we got through without any big issues and I will make sure that I am back much stronger.
02. 06. 2024 13:46 CET 16 Starting order: Virves, Kajetanowicz, Prokop, Solans, Rossel, Pajari, Neuville, Katsuta, Fourmaux, Munster, Ciamin, Evans, Sordo, Tänak, Ogier
02. 06. 2024 13:55 CET 15 retired (91 - Fontana Matteo / Arnaboldi Alessandro): accident in SS 15
02. 06. 2024 13:45 CET 15 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): I didn't expect such a Sunday! Maybe we were pushing too much on the tyres in the last few corners and I was on the bank because we were braking too late. I thought it was over but I still feel like ten years ago!
02. 06. 2024 13:44 CET 15 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): I will try to catch Prokop, for sure. The car was too soft before, now it is more stiff. I wasn't sure before the stage if I'm going in a good direction or not. Now I see I'm going in the right direction.
02. 06. 2024 13:44 CET 15 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): I went too fast on the last one and I went a bit wide. This is what happens when you push.
02. 06. 2024 13:44 CET 15 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): It's good. It's a good fight, I push on the maximum. The surface is very loose and the car is not bad, it is a bit difficult compared to yesterday for sure. I fight for the chance to be second, I'd say it's a bit crazy. We don't think about the tyre now, it's just flat out.
02. 06. 2024 13:43 CET 15 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): On the morning loop maybe I had a chance against Munster, but now it is gone. I still think not to be disappointed.
02. 06. 2024 13:43 CET 15 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's never comfortable, but it's nice that we managed to control the gap. I never have the all or nothing approach, I will never have it.
02. 06. 2024 13:43 CET 15 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's been game on since the morning.
02. 06. 2024 13:42 CET 15 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's quite nice, really fast. I enjoyed but Evans is also pushing really hard. Smells a bit like oil in the car.
02. 06. 2024 13:42 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I feel okay, let's see what the others do behind but overall it was an okay run.
02. 06. 2024 13:41 CET 15 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I'm concerned. I think it is a throttle sensor.
02. 06. 2024 13:41 CET 15 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's a nuisance that we had to do some cleaning at the end. I don't see any difference between the Wolf Power Stage and the other stages.
02. 06. 2024 13:41 CET 15 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I can see more corners so I am very happy! For sure we'll try to push on the Wolf Power Stage.
02. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 15 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's massive cleaning in there, there are two lines with deep ruts and lots of gravel. I couldn't find the traction, but I did what I could. I'm not gonna ask [Ott] for anything, I'm gonna do my rally.
02. 06. 2024 13:55 CET 14 retired (56 - Raoux Jean-Michel / Galmiche Isabelle): retired after SS 14
02. 06. 2024 13:54 CET 14 (56 - Raoux Jean-Michel / Galmiche Isabelle): was out of road
02. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 14 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's quite unique, there's a lot of corners in there and the surface is always changing.
02. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 14 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It's a very narrow stage, there was so many rocks on the road. We are here and it was a really enjoyable stage, we are enjoying it.
02. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 14 flash info (46 - Virves Robert / Lesk Aleks): To be fair, the feeling is too bad at the moment. There's no rhythm at all and if I try to drive faster there is no rhythm at all. It is a combination of pace notes, driving. It is hard, especially when you're so far from the fastest ones.
02. 06. 2024 13:39 CET 14 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): It's been more tight before. I tried to change the driving style and it helps a bit, we'll have to give something for the afternoon. It's great, I didn't expect such a speed. An enjoyable weekend.
02. 06. 2024 13:39 CET 14 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): I was too careful. There are a lot of stones in the line so I was trying not to make amistake or get a puncture. Maybe I was too careful.
02. 06. 2024 13:39 CET 14 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): We are trying to push, we will see. We are driving this amazing car as fast as we can, we are doing what we can. Luis Moya was always codriving Carlos Sainz Sr and Carlos has been huge in my career, I always respect what he has done in the past and it would be nice to get a good result for him here.
02. 06. 2024 13:38 CET 14 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): I slipped a bit on the first stage today, I don't know if it's my confidence or not. In the dust it is not easy and I don't want to do a mistake. Clean run from me and two stages before the finish.
02. 06. 2024 13:38 CET 14 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It is tricky. It is a good time, we are really fighting. It is a tricky stage, but we had a nice flowing run.
02. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 14 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): This one was not enjoyable to drive, we did what we can. It is very rough. I struggled a bit in there.
02. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 14 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Stage itself, it's tricky. There's not too much to like about it, it is hard work. It is turning into like fesh-fesh now, there is no grip. We are giving it a go all morning.
02. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 14 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's nice, Evans pushed a little bit this morning, there was a little bit of dust and we lost a bit of time. We need to keep the pace and hopefully finish in the podium places.
02. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Better than yesterday but we didn't have the cleanest run in here. It was okay, just a little bit messy in places and we compromised a few exits. It's a very fine line between being messy and clean in here.
02. 06. 2024 13:36 CET 14 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's very difficult, it's so narrow. As it's the first time we do it I don't know where to put the wheels. There are so many bushes and rocks and I don't have the confidence to know what to do on the crest. I watched Neuville's onboards from 2022 for this one, he went fastest.
02. 06. 2024 13:36 CET 14 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's quite a tricky stage, really narrow. I don't know why but I am so lost on the pace today. I am struggling and have no grip anywhere. Nothing more I can do.
02. 06. 2024 13:36 CET 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It seems to be quite difficult to match anyone else. Of course I try to push as much as I can. I try to do my best.
02. 06. 2024 13:36 CET 14 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's a bit too much cleaning, more than I expected. We had a good run, car was working fine. Let's see for the second loop, there's no reason the car shouldn't work but let's find out.
02. 06. 2024 13:54 CET 13 retired (96 - Schirru Fabrizio / Salis Fabio): retired after SS 13
02. 06. 2024 13:53 CET 13 retired (74 - Hernández Raúl / Murado José): accident in SS 13
02. 06. 2024 13:35 CET 13 flash info (46 - Virves Robert / Lesk Aleks): Quite difficult, I think we had a door open. The car was full of dust.
02. 06. 2024 13:35 CET 13 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): It is tight. One second is better than nothing. Really nice stage but the visibility was sometimes tricky and it was hard to find the braking point sometimes.
02. 06. 2024 13:35 CET 13 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): It's difficult to feel something on the brakes. The grip is changing, it's a new stage for me. Not easy. Not the perfect start.
02. 06. 2024 13:34 CET 13 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): We will try, you never know. A new attitude, a new day. We spoke with the team, I'm feeling comfortable with the car and the day, so we'll see.
02. 06. 2024 13:34 CET 13 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): Today is not easy with the dust, when you can't see it is difficult to have confidence. On the next stage I want to do no mistakes.
02. 06. 2024 13:34 CET 13 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I had quite nice flow, for sure I'm not pushing but still trying to keep some rhythm. I will see the times then know if it is more or less, but for now it is OK.
02. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 13 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We're going to try to make the best of the day, the win is the priority but we're going to try and get the points if we can.
02. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The pressure on Ogier for what? The rally was finished yesterday. We just have to try for the points.
02. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 13 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): A lot of dust in places, we didn't feel very comfortable.
02. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's not so easy to see the inside of the corners. The feeling is a bit better but the driver needs sorting.
02. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 13 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): We didn't have any problem but the dust is staying very low. Difficult to see where the corner is and you don't want to make a mistake.
02. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 13 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I missed a pace note so I went straight in a corner. There is still a lot of dust in the stage so it is difficult to see the corners.
02. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): A lot of dust! We cannot see anything.
02. 06. 2024 13:31 CET 13 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): was out of road
02. 06. 2024 13:31 CET 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Obviously not very proud of what happened yesterday, so today is all about Wolf Power Stage points and the seven extra points we can get. The beginning was very good, but the end was a lot of cleaning. The season is long and we are fighting for the championship. Before Portugal we had a six point lead, now we have 24 point lead. Every rally is different so we'll see what we can do.
01. 06. 2024 20:04 CET 12 retired (93 - Biancu Davide / Mazzone Giovanni): accident in SS 12
01. 06. 2024 19:07 CET 12 flash info (51 - Mauro Alejandro / Pérez Adrián): It's a tough day, difficult stage and we are not in the pace. I'm not feeling the best for the rally.
01. 06. 2024 19:07 CET 12 flash info (37 - Kremer Armin / Kremer Ella): For us it is a really nice day, no mistakes, no problems with the car and we found a good speed. At the moment we are leading in the Masters Cup, the car is running well and we are happy.
01. 06. 2024 19:07 CET 12 flash info (34 - Daprà Roberto / Guglielmetti Luca): You must smile everytime, we are happy, we made a very good day and improved step-by-step. Now we have to go, we have an issue.
01. 06. 2024 18:52 CET 12 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): It's perfect day for me, after yesterday afternoon it is not easy to keep the smile. We have two options - look behind or look beyond. We have a very good car on gravel this year. Very happy for the team and for my co-driver also, thank you.
01. 06. 2024 18:51 CET 12 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): It's been a good day, now we have a slow puncture on the rear. We knew it before, I was thinking only on this stage! We have no spares because another is flat. We put more pressure on before and now we are here.
01. 06. 2024 18:49 CET 12 flash info (46 - Virves Robert / Lesk Aleks): It's been quite difficult, I'm not where I would like to be but we are through without any mistakes today and that's the most important thing for now.
01. 06. 2024 18:48 CET 12 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): It was a really good stage, with the high grip it was amazing. We didn't give up, tried to do our best and a clean stage without any mistake. Whatever happens behind us, we did our best and I am happy with our day.
01. 06. 2024 18:48 CET 12 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was quite a good stage, the grip was very high, I found a good feeling in the car, so tomorrow will be good.
01. 06. 2024 18:39 CET 12 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's been a day of two halves for us, this morning we struggled with the tyres and this afternoon we showed good pace. It's been enjoyable this afternoon, the stages have been great and we're looking forward to another push tomorrow.
01. 06. 2024 18:39 CET 12 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): A bit better, last time we had a slow puncture. At least this time was without a puncture. It's a nice feeling being in the lead, tomorrow is four stages again so we need to see if they are getting closer or not, but it should be fine.
01. 06. 2024 18:39 CET 12 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): A bit better, last time we had a slow puncture. At least this time was without a puncture. It's a nice feeling being in the lead, tomorrow is four stages again so we need to see if they are getting closer or not, but it should be fine.
01. 06. 2024 18:33 CET 12 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's been a positive day, even more positive afternoon. The morning stages I didn't like the most, but the afternoon was fun.
01. 06. 2024 18:30 CET 12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I expected that this second half of the day wouldn't be so complicated, but I do like these stages. Let's see one more day, but this was a long, long day. They are two very different roads tomorrow, one quite wide and one quite narrow.
01. 06. 2024 18:30 CET 12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's been a difficult day, I am quite happy with the pace. It's interesting, it's good pace, but it's definitely a hard event.
01. 06. 2024 18:30 CET 12 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I have a little bit more difficulty with this, it is very slippery in some places. I pushed as best I can. It was a little bit faster than before. The stages tomorrow you can gain a lot of time or lose a lot of time. The stages are sandy and narrow so we need to focus.
01. 06. 2024 18:29 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We've been helped a lot by our rivals with how things have been this weekend, fourth place is fine but not where we want to be fighting. It's quite different to what we've done so far tomorrow, so we have to try and up our game a bit and see what is possible.
01. 06. 2024 18:29 CET 12 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I think the issue from SS11 might be heat related, in this one it felt a bit better, the grip is still very low. I struggle with the bite in the brakes, after a long day they lost the bite so it is difficult because of how slippery it is. It is hard to know when to brake.
01. 06. 2024 20:07 CET 11 retired (96 - Schirru Fabrizio / Salis Fabio): retired after SS 11
01. 06. 2024 18:43 CET 11 retired (75 - Bulacia Bruno / Morales Gabriel): broken suspension in SS 11
01. 06. 2024 17:48 CET 11 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I think it was the nicest stage so far this weekend. Very nice grip, smooth and flowing. I focus on my own car, I keep going. This condition I like, not thinking too much about the race. I enjoy it.
01. 06. 2024 17:48 CET 11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): No different, grip was a little bit higher. Less mechanical grip, lot smoother, quite fast and flowing.
01. 06. 2024 17:48 CET 11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I can feel all the rocks, it's like rock-holing now. It was tyre damage, three or four kilometres before the end. Other than it was a clean stage, the car did not feel good to drive though. There's been a lot of trouble. Everything in Sardinia, then we're good for the rest of the season.
01. 06. 2024 17:48 CET 11 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): This stage was really fast, slippery but slow at the end. The grip is really high, but I really enjoyed driving the car. I don't know how the tyres are but I tried to push because tomorrow is a tricky day. When it's really slippery I don't keep the feeling with the car, it is really difficult to keep in the line.
01. 06. 2024 17:47 CET 11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The feeling is pretty much the same now, it isn't going to change this weekend. Clean run through.
01. 06. 2024 17:47 CET 11 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's more enjoyable than the first pass, still struggling with the lines of the Rally3 and Rally4 cars. I had a feeling we were losing a bit of power, but we'll see.
01. 06. 2024 19:06 CET 10 retired (84 - Schwarz Fabio / Ettel Bernhard): retired after SS 10
01. 06. 2024 16:50 CET 10 retired (74 - Hernández Raúl / Murado José): accident in SS 10
01. 06. 2024 15:58 CET 10 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): There is quite a big difference, these kind of stages are really fast and in very good condition at the moment, even though it is a bit slippery. Morning stages were a bit rough. We're looking forward to doing these again.
01. 06. 2024 15:55 CET 10 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's quite interesting, many different sections with a different rhythm. Good to be back on the pace so we're happy.
01. 06. 2024 15:51 CET 10 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It was more or less okay, I was driving smart. We need to try and stay on the road and try not to make mistakes.
01. 06. 2024 15:49 CET 10 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I drove not so well on this stage, so I hope the time isn't too bad. Why didn't I drive so well? I don't know. Maybe lack of skill.
01. 06. 2024 15:44 CET 10 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I'm not if Ott is backing off but I have better tyres than him, so it's working. I cannot judge - it's his situation, not mine.
01. 06. 2024 15:43 CET 10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We are taking it a bit easier, I don't have a feeling in the car, I can't be on the limit.
01. 06. 2024 15:43 CET 10 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I'm just trying to enjoy it. We were a bit late before the start, but we don't play for anything. I hope the spectators enjoyed the rally cross part. We were late because there were a lot of things we wanted to do.
01. 06. 2024 15:42 CET 10 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was okay, I lost a little bit of time but we tried to keep the same speed. I can't do much more. I try to drive the best I can all the weekend, sometimes it is good, sometimes it's not so good. Is what it is.
01. 06. 2024 15:25 CET 10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I'm not feeling confident, we're doing what we can. If I push more than this it will lead to an accident so I'll just do what I can.
01. 06. 2024 15:21 CET 10 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's much easier than. the morning but with the road position, it is impossible to do anything. With the cleaning, it is tough. Zero traction, it is also much faster than the stage before where you could really get the grip and move the car, but now it is like being on an ice hockey pitch.
01. 06. 2024 13:52 CET 10 Start of stage will be delayed for 6 minutes.
01. 06. 2024 15:55 CET 9 retired (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): retired after SS 9
01. 06. 2024 14:56 CET 9 Stage continues with 12 mins break.
01. 06. 2024 14:56 CET 9 Stage was stopped after Ogier.
01. 06. 2024 14:55 CET 9 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was a nice stage, more enjoyable than the previous one. One of the rougher stages I've ever run, but it was clean.
01. 06. 2024 14:53 CET 9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We gave everything. We're trying to be safe and not push it. We've been asked to be safe and not push it.
01. 06. 2024 14:50 CET 9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I just want to enjoy the stages of the afternoon. For now, it's a really long and difficult rally. At the end of SS3, I said it would be a long rally. So many technical issues, it's hard for the car, we are doing the stages and I am happy for that.
01. 06. 2024 14:50 CET 9 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's not easy, very slippery. I am a bit more happy with the car. I think I have damage in the front wheel, so we'll see. Taka was doing a really good job until now, congratulations Taka it was a nice fight. It is nice to see Taka when he feels good and he is making a good job with the car. Unfortunately this is rally.
01. 06. 2024 14:41 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Let's see, I'm not sure with stages like this we can get third, but we'll see.
01. 06. 2024 14:38 CET 9 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Slippery, it's fast but there is no grip. Short in the junction, zero traction but that is normal.
01. 06. 2024 14:36 CET 9 retired (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): technical problem - gearbox in SS 9
01. 06. 2024 14:31 CET 9 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): stopped in stage
01. 06. 2024 14:30 CET 9 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): problems with gearbox
01. 06. 2024 13:52 CET 9 Start of stage will be delayed for 6 minutes.
01. 06. 2024 14:13 CET 8 retired (44 - Zaldivar Fabrizio / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): retired after SS 8
01. 06. 2024 14:12 CET 8 retired (40 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Pascaud Loris): retired after SS 8
01. 06. 2024 14:02 CET 8 retired (79 - Caparó José / Gutiérrez Esther): retired in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:47 CET 8 Stage is cancelled.
01. 06. 2024 13:46 CET 8 Stage is stopped because of accident of car no. 73.
01. 06. 2024 13:45 CET 8 retired (73 - Kelly Eamonn / Mohan Conor): accident in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 8 retired (61 - Potty Maxime / Escartefigue Jules): retired in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:40 CET 8 retired (30 - Lindholm Emil / Hämäläinen Reeta): retired in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:39 CET 8 retired (41 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): retired in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:17 CET 8 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's been a tough loop, I've never seen this loop so rough, but we made it to the end.
01. 06. 2024 13:17 CET 8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): For sure it is disturbing to see Neuville, very tough stage, it's like driving without power steering. The car is so difficult, we are quite exhausted at the moment.
01. 06. 2024 13:16 CET 8 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I see Thierry and I'm really disappointed. I don't know why, I didn't want to take the risk. After seeing him for a few kilometres, I was thinking too much.
01. 06. 2024 13:16 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's very rough, not so easy to keep the same pace as the fast cars because the lines are different to what we are using. It is tough!
01. 06. 2024 13:16 CET 8 (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): puncture
01. 06. 2024 13:15 CET 8 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I was losing my front brakes as well near the end, just happy to get through such a difficult stage. So narrow, we can attack a bit more than the previous stage.
01. 06. 2024 13:15 CET 8 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I've lost the front brake, it's definitely not our rally this year.
01. 06. 2024 13:15 CET 8 retired (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): accident in SS 8
01. 06. 2024 13:14 CET 8 Start of stage was delayed for 6 minutes.
01. 06. 2024 13:13 CET 8 Stage will be delayed.
01. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 7 Stage is cancelled.
01. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 7 Stage is stopped because of accident of car no. 91.
01. 06. 2024 13:37 CET 7 retired (91 - Fontana Matteo / Arnaboldi Alessandro): accident in SS 7
01. 06. 2024 13:36 CET 7 retired (58 - Brazzoli Enrico / Musiari Martina): retired after SS 7
01. 06. 2024 13:13 CET 7 flash info (41 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): I feel the car is not too strong to push all the time, it is breaking down if I really keep pushing.
01. 06. 2024 13:13 CET 7 flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The feeling was a little bit more difficult, this was quite rough. I decided to drive carefully and not damage the car, if I go sideways I will break the car. I drove a little bit more conservative. If the next stage has better conditions I will work with the car more.
01. 06. 2024 13:12 CET 7 (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): puncture
01. 06. 2024 13:11 CET 7 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It's amazing, there is a lot of bedrock and it's very easy to have a puncture. There are huge rocks on the road. It's a tough stage.
01. 06. 2024 13:11 CET 7 flash info (40 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Pascaud Loris): Very demanding I would say, tried to be cautious in some places but the big one is now.
01. 06. 2024 13:10 CET 7 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I think I need to go the best I can, it's a long rally. It's a lottery if you get a puncture or not, it doesn't make a difference if you take it carefully or not so I need to keep the rhythm and take the pace.
01. 06. 2024 13:10 CET 7 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): This one I was careful because it was very rough, so I had to be. It's always a big push.
01. 06. 2024 13:10 CET 7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I have hard tyres in the front and for the first part I couldn't make them work at all, they were just solid with no bite. I had no good feeling.
01. 06. 2024 13:10 CET 7 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): The stage is completely destroyed, I don't have the feeling. We're going from one side to the other, there are rocks everywhere. We've pushed like hell, but there are lots of rocks.
01. 06. 2024 13:09 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I hit the front right on the corner, luckily no puncture but it is very tricky. There are a lot of bumps and many surprises in terms of roughness on the stage. Not so enjoyable.
01. 06. 2024 13:09 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We have a good run, we had to be careful in there with the roughness. Lot of stones in there and a big impact on the bumper, so we had to go slow in the fast sections. A small intercom issue, things got wet while drinking but we managed to work through it.
01. 06. 2024 13:09 CET 7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's very frustrating at the moment, we're not feeling at one with everything. We always knew this could happen going into the weekend, but we want more. How things were in Portugal were a tell-tale sign of things to come, but also some other stuff.
01. 06. 2024 13:09 CET 7 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's beginning to be quite rutted and very narrow, it's difficult to commit when you haven't done it before. At least we improved quite a lot for the second pass, but we'll see for this afternoon.
01. 06. 2024 13:08 CET 7 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was really rutted and very deep, we are much faster than this morning as expected. That was much more rutted than expected but it is OK.
01. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 6 retired (66 - Castro Eduardo / Román Javiera): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 6 retired (70 - Jürgenson Romet / Oja Siim): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:33 CET 6 retired (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 6 retired (86 - Al-Rawahi Abdullah / Whittock Ross): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 6 retired (23 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:32 CET 6 retired (39 - Creighton William / Regan Liam): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:31 CET 6 retired (43 - Bulacia Marco / Vallejo Diego): retired after SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:30 CET 6 retired (95 - Pusceddu Maurizio / Cottu Veronica): retired in SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:29 CET 6 retired (64 - Rossi Ghjuvanni / Sarmezan Kylian): accident in SS 6
01. 06. 2024 13:11 CET 6 (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): puncture
01. 06. 2024 13:08 CET 6 flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): Completely my own mistake, blind crest, went in too early and hit a stone. Not the best wheel change, we should have had more practice in Portugal.
01. 06. 2024 13:07 CET 6 (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): puncture
01. 06. 2024 13:07 CET 6 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): You just start to think which way is faster, because sometimes you push more but create a rut. I tried to be smart and try different styles of driving to see what works better, but we'll keep pushing.
01. 06. 2024 13:07 CET 6 flash info (40 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Pascaud Loris): Very demanding for the car, we can be a bit faster. We tried to manage the speed very well.
01. 06. 2024 13:07 CET 6 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I think on one corner I made the note without a hay-bale in there, so we hit that but it's no drama.
01. 06. 2024 13:06 CET 6 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Obviously, tough start with the puncture. We tried to fix it but we are not 100 percent sure we can still use it. Nothing special, just on the line but I can see the wheel is bent and it is leaking. It is a big fight.
01. 06. 2024 13:06 CET 6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I did what I did, I feel like I am. I tried. I was a little bit careful in the rough places, but otherwise we had a clean stage.
01. 06. 2024 13:06 CET 6 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I don't have an explanation. I would like to help you and help me understand, but I have no way.
01. 06. 2024 13:05 CET 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's difficult. I was not pushing a lot, but we can not go any faster, it would be a huge risk.
01. 06. 2024 13:05 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good stage, the car was working well. It was more abrasive than I expected, it was very loose and quite abrasive underneath. At the end I had to be careful because of the tyres.
01. 06. 2024 13:05 CET 6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The time is pretty accurate to the feeling in the car. Terrible feeling, no grip on these narrow parts at all.
01. 06. 2024 13:04 CET 6 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): This one I know a bit better than the first one. It's very technical and we had to do a change with the setup as we had an unexpected wear on a mechanical part yesterday, but we don't know how to use the new setup.
01. 06. 2024 13:04 CET 6 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I'm just trying to enjoy the driving and learning about opening the road first. It's really not easy, but hopefully it will happen in my career later on. With the Rally2 we are doing the fastest times!
01. 06. 2024 13:27 CET 5 retired (101 - Di Luigi Giovanni / Di Luigi Andrea): retired after SS 5
01. 06. 2024 13:26 CET 5 (101 - Di Luigi Giovanni / Di Luigi Andrea): was out of road
01. 06. 2024 13:25 CET 5 (59 - Soylu Uğur / Güray Şener): was out of road
01. 06. 2024 13:24 CET 5 retired (65 - Chatillon Mattéo / Cornuau Maxence): retired in SS 5
01. 06. 2024 13:23 CET 5 Stage continues.
01. 06. 2024 13:23 CET 5 Stage was stopped because of accident of car no. 45.
01. 06. 2024 13:22 CET 5 retired (38 - Yamamoto Yuki / Salminen Marko): accident in SS 5
01. 06. 2024 13:22 CET 5 retired (45 - Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi): accident in SS 5
01. 06. 2024 13:21 CET 5 retired (94 - Donadio Raffaele / Luisotti Mirko): retired before SS 5
01. 06. 2024 13:04 CET 5 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): There was some very narrow parts, where we hit some tree or something like that. Really tricky stage, you have to be confident with the car on these kind of stages but we have to remain confident.
01. 06. 2024 13:03 CET 5 flash info (41 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): Still the same. We are struggling quite badly, I must say. I have to fight all the time with the car.
01. 06. 2024 13:03 CET 5 flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I was thinking Molly Pettit would be here so I brought a flower on the bonnet! I was not cutting anything, but just from the ground in the last two kilometres it was easier to understand where the line was. In some places it was really nice, so in some places we were trying to be in good pace! I think now I will just work on the driving.
01. 06. 2024 13:03 CET 5 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's been a rough old ride, but it's enjoyable. Some things we have to do in setup, but it's been a good morning. It's always good to have a good battle.
01. 06. 2024 13:03 CET 5 flash info (43 - Bulacia Marco / Vallejo Diego): It started pretty good, this stage is difficult. We touched a bank slightly, we will see. I don't think we have any damage but we're happy with the pace.
01. 06. 2024 13:02 CET 5 flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): I think we made a very bad tyre choice for the morning, no grip at all.
01. 06. 2024 13:02 CET 5 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It's quite crazy, the car stalled on a hairpin and I lost maybe three or four seconds, so quite tricky.
01. 06. 2024 13:02 CET 5 flash info (40 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Pascaud Loris): Not a perfect stage, difficult to be clean and I was struggling a bit. The time is not great but it's still long.
01. 06. 2024 13:01 CET 5 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I didn't notice if we hit something, I saw some cars in front also losing some parts. If the time is good then, it's fine. I had an okay run, but still really tricky, I had a good speed but it's hard to be clean in there.
01. 06. 2024 13:01 CET 5 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I have had tyre damage since the beginning. I have no idea why.
01. 06. 2024 13:00 CET 5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It started okay, then I realised that we have a bonnet open, which was disturbing quite a lot. It was just my side so I need to see what is there.
01. 06. 2024 13:00 CET 5 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): Really tricky, demanding stage. I was a little bit careful in the places where it was difficult to keep the car in the line. The time is obviously not so good.
01. 06. 2024 13:00 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Very low grip, I didn't feel good at all. Zero grip!
01. 06. 2024 13:00 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It didn't feel so quick, it's so sandy in there, more than expected. I had a clean run but we struggled to keep the line. If you want to do more you could easily do it, but you could puncture.
01. 06. 2024 12:59 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Difficult stage to open the day, it's always difficult to judge the grip in low and it always seems low. We did what we could.
01. 06. 2024 12:59 CET 5 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): There is no line, it is demanding. Just driving super slow and being cautious every corner.
01. 06. 2024 12:59 CET 5 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): Car is all good, the electric is working. It's really unfortunate what happened, but it is rallying. It is really bad being first on the road, but we'll see what we can do with the car.
01. 06. 2024 14:08 CET 4 (71 - Gill Taylor / Brkic Daniel): problems with powersteering
31. 05. 2024 23:42 CET 4 retired (63 - Covi Carlo / Angi Simone): retired in SS 4
31. 05. 2024 19:28 CET 4 retired (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): technical problem - electric in SS 4
31. 05. 2024 19:27 CET 4 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): Difficult day without service so I was trying to find a good setup. The car is okay, but I need to find something for my driving style. It's getting better and better.
31. 05. 2024 19:25 CET 4 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Maybe silly to say, but this was the plan. We tried to do our best and I said before the rally we had a really good test. I was also leading last year after the first day so it's just repeating it.
31. 05. 2024 19:24 CET 4 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's been a good day, the rear left tyre was on the canvas coming into this stage! Hitting the bank in SS1 messed with our strategy but we're in a good position for tomorrow.
31. 05. 2024 19:21 CET 4 flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): It was a decent run, the tyres are completely gone but I guess it's the same for everyone. We had a better second loop, seems like the car works better when the grip is better and the road is completely destroyed, so we'll see for tomorrow.
31. 05. 2024 19:20 CET 4 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): Tomorrow is another day, it was not a perfect performance from me at the end of the day, as we can see it is going to be a really rough rally but we are happy we are here.
31. 05. 2024 19:17 CET 4 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): I need to go, I'm sorry. Stupid mistake from my side.
31. 05. 2024 19:15 CET 4 (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): damaged rear suspension
31. 05. 2024 19:14 CET 4 flash info (23 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): For sure, the more I drive the better I am. Not a great run, but no serious mistakes. Quite rough in places, but I think we will have even more rough conditions for the rest of the rally.
31. 05. 2024 19:14 CET 4 flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): This one was working well, I also tried to drive smooth. On the last part I tried to Nikolay Gryazin-four-years-ago sideways. Like Mads Østberg says, I tried to push more. The grip overall is quite nice, we changed a bit of the setup but it's hard to see if the steps are correct because the grip has changed.
31. 05. 2024 19:11 CET 4 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): Puncture on previous stage, I touched nothing at the beginning. Maybe a bit low on pressure, I'm not sure. Let's see tomorrow I start behind, keep the smile and show the speed of the driver, codriver and car.
31. 05. 2024 19:09 CET 4 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I think we did a good time in the last stage, where we clipped the rear left but nothing major. This one was kind of rough, we were slaloming between the rocks but we are here.
31. 05. 2024 19:06 CET 4 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It's really good, but many difficulties. It was so difficult to keep the tyres in good shape, we made a small mistake this morning with the spare tyre but we are human. We went out with four hard and one soft by accident! But it is OK.
31. 05. 2024 19:06 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It didn't feel so good all day, need to find out why. Wrong way to go, so we need to keep pushing and find a solution.
31. 05. 2024 19:05 CET 4 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's good, we lost a bit of time passing Fourmaux. Friday has been demanding for the tyres.
31. 05. 2024 18:54 CET 4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's really high grip now, on the start line I was going to stage mode and hybrid is all at zero again.
31. 05. 2024 18:52 CET 4 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): stopped in stage
31. 05. 2024 18:52 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We can't feel too sorry for ourselves because it is me behind the wheel, it's been a bad way to start but we have to keep trying tomorrow and see what comes of the event.
31. 05. 2024 18:52 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): That has been the hardest day you could imagine, the worst stages to get through! Luckily it was only half a day, we had good tyre management. Even though we didn't have the perfect tyre choice, six would've been better for sure. I kept some tyres and I pushed hard.
31. 05. 2024 17:51 CET 4 Stage will be delayed for 6 minutes.
01. 06. 2024 14:07 CET 3 (71 - Gill Taylor / Brkic Daniel): problems with powersteering
31. 05. 2024 23:42 CET 3 retired (101 - Di Luigi Giovanni / Di Luigi Andrea): retired after SS 3
31. 05. 2024 23:41 CET 3 retired (95 - Pusceddu Maurizio / Cottu Veronica): retired in SS 3
31. 05. 2024 19:31 CET 3 retired (49 - Romagna Simone / Lamonato Dino): technical problem - gearbox in SS 3
31. 05. 2024 19:09 CET 3 (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): puncture
31. 05. 2024 18:28 CET 3 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): I was really bad earlier, also now a little bit as I worry about the tyres. It is hard because we took five tyres so we can't push like normal.
31. 05. 2024 18:27 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Important to get a good position for tomorrow and Sunday, we'll see how Dani is, but for now I feel good.
31. 05. 2024 18:27 CET 3 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): This one we couldn't really push, I wanted a clean drive but it's so abrasive and I had to save the tyres.
31. 05. 2024 18:27 CET 3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): Slow puncture, I don't know where, possibly 20km before the finish. It's gonna be a long rally.
31. 05. 2024 18:27 CET 3 (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): puncture
31. 05. 2024 18:26 CET 3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Difficult to say, I was managing the tyres and hope to have some rubber for the last stage, a clean stage so no drama.
31. 05. 2024 18:26 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Quite okay, things aren't going great at the minute but we're through.
31. 05. 2024 18:26 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's much cleaner, but more abrasive especially the second part. I was managing my tyres throughout, I don't know if it was too much, too little or just enough. I didn't expect it to be so abrasive.
31. 05. 2024 17:39 CET 3 Start was delayed for 6 minutes.
31. 05. 2024 17:27 CET 3 Start of stage is delayed.
31. 05. 2024 18:32 CET 2 retired (66 - Castro Eduardo / Román Javiera): retired after SS 2
31. 05. 2024 18:32 CET 2 retired (99 - Weigert Timo / Weigert Jasmin): retired in SS 2
31. 05. 2024 16:50 CET 2 flash info (34 - Daprà Roberto / Guglielmetti Luca): It's crazy, it's fantastic, it's a home rally and it is a bit tricky. We are trying to find a good pace and rhythm to end the rally, we want to continue in this way,
31. 05. 2024 16:44 CET 2 flash info (45 - Kogure Hikaru / Luhtinen Topi): It's been a bit tricky, difficult to find the rhythm on grip but this stage was better on the first time and I try to be better all the time.
31. 05. 2024 16:42 CET 2 flash info (48 - Prokop Martin / Ernst Michal): The experience was very useful, we were changing the pace notes a bit and my co-driver got lost completely so I was driving from memory for a bit! It was crazy my first time here, 2WD, lots of punctures, the engine was all the time at 9000rpm so it was really crazy!
31. 05. 2024 16:39 CET 2 flash info (46 - Virves Robert / Lesk Aleks): The last rally was in Acropolis last year, too long ago. It does feel great for sure, I have been away for so long so it is really hard to get that going so hopefully I will improve.
31. 05. 2024 16:39 CET 2 flash info (39 - Creighton William / Regan Liam): It's okay, I just hit the wrong button. It's so rough in there, I'm cringing every time I hit a rock, it's hard to predict what's coming. We're hitting the bedrock now, which is a test.
31. 05. 2024 16:36 CET 2 flash info (43 - Bulacia Marco / Vallejo Diego): It felt good, we are trying to manage the tyres but it is difficult because we want to push. I think the rougher stage will be terrible on the second loop, but conditions are as expected.
31. 05. 2024 16:35 CET 2 flash info (41 - Suninen Teemu / Markkula Mikko): Conditions are fine, we really enjoyed the push. I feel no traction, no power. We are not where we would like to be. I had some seconds to improve, but 20sec is quite a lot. We need to improve the times.
31. 05. 2024 16:35 CET 2 flash info (40 - Loubet Pierre-Louis / Pascaud Loris): Good stage, the car was amazing. I was very careful with the tyre in the first one. SS1 was very difficult, very demanding.
31. 05. 2024 16:30 CET 2 flash info (30 - Lindholm Emil / Hämäläinen Reeta): It's nice, as expected. Bit tricky and rough, the tyre wear is high.
31. 05. 2024 16:30 CET 2 flash info (44 - Zaldivar Fabrizio / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): Quite a big challenge but we managed to complete. First one was not the best for the tyres and this one was a bit slippery. We had a small off in the first one and damaged the bumper a bit. It was a slow corner and the speed was not correct.
31. 05. 2024 16:29 CET 2 flash info (28 - Kajetanowicz Kajetan / Szczepaniak Maciej): 8sec down is better than 40sec. Step by step. I have nothing to say. This time I need to do, not speak.
31. 05. 2024 16:29 CET 2 flash info (25 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I tried to have a really clean stage, a bit like the first one but the first one was more tricky and this one had more grip, so maybe I should've pushed more. I tried to have good rhythm and go with the flow.
31. 05. 2024 16:28 CET 2 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's okay, it's so hard to manage the tyres at the minute. We're happy, we're still here. Let's see how the second pass goes. This time last year we were 20sec down on Rossel, so I think we're happy.
31. 05. 2024 16:28 CET 2 flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): It's generally not too bad, it is a little bit difficult to place the car. It's driving not so bad at the minute.
31. 05. 2024 16:28 CET 2 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): At the beginning I was struggling with the grip. The last part was better, but I still didn't find the good rhythm for these kind of stages. It's really slippery and it's bad for the tyres. It's hard to find a good rhythm and save the tyres.
31. 05. 2024 16:27 CET 2 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): We are finding a better feeling. I wasn't happy with the first one at all but we decided to push in this one. We still need to find a bit better feeling with the car to work better.
31. 05. 2024 16:27 CET 2 flash info (23 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): It was not a bad stage, on the previous one when you leave the stage you understand the time but here it is different compared to what I felt. It is very slippery and with the hard tyres the grip is really low, but everyone is on them.
31. 05. 2024 16:26 CET 2 flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I went on the outside of the line too much, I need to go back like the first run in the first stage.
31. 05. 2024 16:26 CET 2 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): Ity's not a bad stage for me, the time is not bad. Compared to the first, when you don't know where the confidence is.
31. 05. 2024 16:07 CET 2 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I went into a narrow section 1km into the stage and I almost went into a wall, really killed the confidence and I was just slaloming around the stones. We're already on one spare tyre after the previous stage. We don't want to pull the rocks out anymore.
31. 05. 2024 16:05 CET 2 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): Slippery. Very slippery. I had a good feeling with the car. I was thinking my time would be a little bit better than this. [Anything you can do about that?] Drive fast.
31. 05. 2024 16:02 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's a strange feeling, it felt okay on the stage but the time isn't so good.
31. 05. 2024 15:58 CET 2 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I think everything is okay, just a bit more careful in this one. It's a long loop, but the tyres are good so not a big issue.
31. 05. 2024 15:56 CET 2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's really slippery, I am fighting a lot with the car and the line. It's not easy, but quite expected.
31. 05. 2024 15:55 CET 2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I lost the hybrid before the stage, the uphill sections are trickier. Luckily it's quite slippery, so hopefully we don't lose too much.
31. 05. 2024 15:49 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Difficult, wasn't expecting anything that bad to be fair. Not good performance, lot of things bad. Was it a brave choice to take one spare? Now, obviously yes.
31. 05. 2024 15:47 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I pushed very hard, there was a little bit less cleaning in there but still. In the last section, the uphill is so loose. I tried to keep the revs down, but to find some grip somewhere is impossible.
31. 05. 2024 17:18 CET 1 retired (89 - Marrone Francesco / Fresu Francesco): retired in SS 1
31. 05. 2024 16:45 CET 1 retired (76 - Rensonnet Tom / Deliot Manon): accident in SS 1
31. 05. 2024 16:39 CET 1 (77 - Dominguez Diego / Peñate Rogelio): stopped in stage with puncture, continue
31. 05. 2024 16:38 CET 1 retired (74 - Hernández Raúl / Murado José): accident in SS 1
31. 05. 2024 16:37 CET 1 (72 - Maior Norbert / Maior Francesca): stopped in stage, continue
31. 05. 2024 16:29 CET 1 (44 - Zaldivar Fabrizio / Der Ohannesian Marcelo): was out of road
31. 05. 2024 15:30 CET 1 flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It was OK, about halfway through we understeered into a bank so we took it easy after that. It's so hard to know what the rhythm is like, which makes it hard to commit but it makes it interesting.
31. 05. 2024 15:26 CET 1 flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): It was decent, I couldn't get a lot of rhythm, very tricky stage. We keep trying though.
31. 05. 2024 15:26 CET 1 flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was horrible stage from my side, I didn't get the feeling from the whole stage and it was really slippery. I think I brake too much at the end of the stage because the brake pedal is very hot. The next stage is a different stage, very technical parts and a slow stage.
31. 05. 2024 15:23 CET 1 flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): Not a good stage, I did a spin. Very slippery, much more than expected. I had no grip at all and it was very difficult to manage that.
31. 05. 2024 15:22 CET 1 (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): spun
31. 05. 2024 15:21 CET 1 flash info (23 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): Nothing special, really difficult but I was expecting it. On gravel I have nothing automatic, sometimes I do good things, sometimes I do really bad things. Still learning and I think the next one should be a bit better.
31. 05. 2024 15:18 CET 1 flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It went quite well, the first corners I expected more grip. Immediately I almost went into a ditch, I drove a bit messy to start with and after that I didn't overdo it on the grip.
31. 05. 2024 15:18 CET 1 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): It's not bad, my driving is not bad but the starting position is a joke. My championship rivals are starting twenty cars behind.
31. 05. 2024 15:14 CET 1 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Fully new for us, it's not easy and there is a lot of cleaning so the road position is helping and we are happy with the time to the guys in front. After what happened in Portugal we want to have a cleaner approach, try and work on my driving and not too much on the setup.
31. 05. 2024 15:12 CET 1 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): It was quite hard for the tyres, I will have a look at them now. I tried to keep it really clean but I feel like I didn't do a nice stage.
31. 05. 2024 15:08 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's getting better in some places, but some loose rocks are coming in the line so I had to avoid many places. No mistake, obviously I wasn't pushing enough.
31. 05. 2024 15:05 CET 1 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We are cleaning a lot here, we tried to avoid some rocks but the grip is getting better and better, so it's possible we'll see some faster cars behind.
31. 05. 2024 15:03 CET 1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's difficult because I've got some lines but they are still quite narrow. The first pass is so enjoyable but it demands so much commitment. I tried to do it fast. Still three stages to do. I don't want the same road position for tomorrow.
31. 05. 2024 15:00 CET 1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I try hard, it's very slippery and loose, especially in the narrow where it's so difficult to get the traction. There is no flow, difficult long stage but first time, good run.
31. 05. 2024 14:57 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): 4km maybe carrying puncture, no idea where it came from. I don't know if you can compare this feeling to anything.
31. 05. 2024 14:55 CET 1 (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): puncture
31. 05. 2024 14:53 CET 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's very challenging, really challenging. There's no grip at all. Behind will be much, much faster. It was not really well, but it is the best we can do at the moment with the tyres and the conditions we had.
31. 05. 2024 14:33 CET 1 Weather in Alghero is sunny, temperature around 23°C.
31. 05. 2024 14:03 CET SHAKEDOWN Runs of drivers codriven by VIP: Ogier (2:13.8), Evans (2:13.4), Sordo (2:13.5), Fourmaux (2:16.1)
31. 05. 2024 12:56 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (47 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Not so good cause we were trying to save tyres! Maybe I'll get shouted at in service now. Big weekend coming up, we had a good weekend in Portugal.
31. 05. 2024 12:56 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (27 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): The challenge is very interesting, there are lots of things to think about like tyres and the car itself, you also need to be quick enough to be in the battle. The challenge is the most interesting part.
31. 05. 2024 12:55 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (26 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was a nice stage, not representative of the rest of the rally but I think we are looking forward this afternoon. It is quite hard as we have rough conditions for stages but we will try what we can.
31. 05. 2024 12:55 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (31 - Solans Jan / Sanjuán Rodrigo): It's a rally that I really like a lot and we are coming from a good performance in Portugal, we know it's a tough competition and these guys go really fast so let's see what happens.
31. 05. 2024 12:55 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (23 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): It's not the most interesting shakedown but it gets us used to driving again before this afternoon, really excited to go this afternoon and the stages are nice.
31. 05. 2024 12:55 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (22 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): This pass was quite easy, but we had no sound in the middle of the stage. We found the issue so now we will fix, but it is not a nice experience driving with one hand on the handbrake and the other trying to hold the spare intercom. We went a bit wide in a couple of places.
31. 05. 2024 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Boulloud Benjamin): I think in the past codriver Boulloud worked together and he's my friend, he is my best option after a short time. It's quite good, it is a challenge for me, him and the team. It is not an easy rally for sure but we are ready for the fight.
31. 05. 2024 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Trying something new with a setup change from Portugal, we will see on the rally.
31. 05. 2024 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Carrera Cándido): After Portugal, we have a little bit more to give. It is a difficult rally, narrow in places and lots of stones so you can make a small mistake, but we will give everything.
31. 05. 2024 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's going to be a big change, so good to get a good feeling. I'm looking forward to the rally.
31. 05. 2024 12:54 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It will be important today like every gravel rally, you need to pick up the best start position. Really low grip on the first pass, but really high grip on the second pass. We are looking forward to it later.
31. 05. 2024 12:53 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We are here to compete, the plan is to do the best we can and end up on the podium again. I need to do a good rally and enjoy, it's gonna be a challenge. The profile is different with the rally being shorter so it will be interesting to see.
31. 05. 2024 12:53 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Much more fun in this one, it will be demanding. It is quite a bit shorter as well so it will make it a bit more intense.
31. 05. 2024 12:53 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Feeling okay, hopefully there is more grip than that on the stages but not sure that will be the case.
31. 05. 2024 12:53 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): With the conditions we're gonna face, lots of cleaning, it's going to be challenging but we're going to do our jobs.