Date: Saturday 20th May 2017
Day: 3
Flash N°: 14
Special stage: SS13 - Vieira do Minho 2
Distance: 17.43km
Weather: Clear skies, no wind
Road conditions: Loose gravel and sand
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Car 1, Ogier/Ingrassia
“It’s possible to manage the gap. It’s never easy. We have to push hard. But we have to be careful with the tyres. It’s a long loop this afternoon.”
Car 2, Tanak/Jarveoja
“There was not too much frustration. It was pretty rough, we were maybe a bit careful.”
Car 3, Evans/Barritt
“We had a really bad electrical burning smell. We had to stop at one point. We need to find out what it is.”
Car 5, Neuville/Gilsoul
“It’s a bit more grippy, so the car is working a bit better. It’s still sliding a bit from the rear. But we had a good stage.”
Car 6, Sordo/Marti
“It was good. I did the maximum, I drive like hell. It was really, really nice. The next stages are the most important now.”
Car 7, Meeke/Nagle
“We’re still trying to learn some stuff. We’re trying some different things. It’s a difficult day to be honest.”
Car 8, Breen/Martin
“It’s too soft on the rear of the car. We thought we had a puncture it was sliding about that much. We’ll have to see what we can do for the rest of the afternoon.”
Car 9, Lefebvre/Moreau
“I hope with my tyre choice I can do the loop with no problem. I have four soft and two hard, so we’ll see.”
Car 10, Latvala/Anttila
“I think the most important think was to speak to the doctors and have some rest and something to drink. At the start of the stage in the jumps I felt a bit horrible. But it got better toward the end.”
Car 11, Hanninen/Lindstrom
“The tyres have a lot of movement. It’s not good for confidence. We’ll look at what we can do for the next loop.”
Car 12, Lappi/Ferm
“The lines for the car were not ideal because of the tyre choice. It was moving a bit. But it was okay, we didn’t make any mistakes. The stage was in really good condition.”
Car 14, Ostberg/Floene
“The car works brilliantly. It’s the first time I’m running the hard D-Mack tyre. We’re testing that choice and it’s good.”
Car 15, Al Qassimi/Patterson
“I expected it to be rougher. We raised the suspension and we don’t know if that was the right decision.”
Car 21, Prokop/Tománek
“It’s very nice. We didn’t raise the car too much which was the right decision. I’m still not exhausted!”
Car 23, Raoux/Escartefigue
“It’s still good. More grip on the road. It’s better. We have a different setup from this morning, we’ve gone higher and changed the dampers.”
Car 31, Mikkelsen/Synnevaag
“It was quite a nice condition. It was breaking up in some places, but it was a nice stage actually.”
Car 32, Tidemund/Andersson
“It’s going well. We’re trying. We will try and push on the long stage. We’ll try be like this morning.”
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Hayden Paddon has pulled off the stage. Car lost speed/power. Reported to be a power steering failure.
Car 1, Ogier/Ingrassia
“It’s possible to manage the gap. It’s never easy. We have to push hard. But we have to be careful with the tyres. It’s a long loop this afternoon.”
Car 2, Tanak/Jarveoja
“There was not too much frustration. It was pretty rough, we were maybe a bit careful.”
“We had a really bad electrical burning smell. We had to stop at one point. We need to find out what it is.”
Car 5, Neuville/Gilsoul
“It’s a bit more grippy, so the car is working a bit better. It’s still sliding a bit from the rear. But we had a good stage.”
Car 6, Sordo/Marti
“It was good. I did the maximum, I drive like hell. It was really, really nice. The next stages are the most important now.”
Car 7, Meeke/Nagle
“We’re still trying to learn some stuff. We’re trying some different things. It’s a difficult day to be honest.”
Car 8, Breen/Martin
“It’s too soft on the rear of the car. We thought we had a puncture it was sliding about that much. We’ll have to see what we can do for the rest of the afternoon.”
“I hope with my tyre choice I can do the loop with no problem. I have four soft and two hard, so we’ll see.”
Car 10, Latvala/Anttila
“I think the most important think was to speak to the doctors and have some rest and something to drink. At the start of the stage in the jumps I felt a bit horrible. But it got better toward the end.”
Car 11, Hanninen/Lindstrom
“The tyres have a lot of movement. It’s not good for confidence. We’ll look at what we can do for the next loop.”
Car 12, Lappi/Ferm
“The lines for the car were not ideal because of the tyre choice. It was moving a bit. But it was okay, we didn’t make any mistakes. The stage was in really good condition.”
Car 14, Ostberg/Floene
“The car works brilliantly. It’s the first time I’m running the hard D-Mack tyre. We’re testing that choice and it’s good.”
“I expected it to be rougher. We raised the suspension and we don’t know if that was the right decision.”
Car 21, Prokop/Tománek
“It’s very nice. We didn’t raise the car too much which was the right decision. I’m still not exhausted!”
Car 23, Raoux/Escartefigue
“It’s still good. More grip on the road. It’s better. We have a different setup from this morning, we’ve gone higher and changed the dampers.”
Car 31, Mikkelsen/Synnevaag
“It was quite a nice condition. It was breaking up in some places, but it was a nice stage actually.”
Car 32, Tidemund/Andersson
“It’s going well. We’re trying. We will try and push on the long stage. We’ll try be like this morning.”
Car 34, Suninen/Markkula
“It was a pretty good stage. Just one or two small mistakes.”
“It was a pretty good stage. Just one or two small mistakes.”
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Hayden Paddon has pulled off the stage. Car lost speed/power. Reported to be a power steering failure.
