Thierry Neuville - Martijn Wydaeghe - Secto Rally Finland 2022

71. Secto Rally Finland 2022

WRC #8 • WRC2 Open #8 • WRC2 Junior #8 • WRC2 Masters #8 • WRC3 Open #8

4. 8. – 7. 8. 2022, Jyväskylä • AKK Sports Ltd. • gravel 322.61 km - (cancelled 21.69 km) • total distance including road sections - 1427.47 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (3.48 km)	2:41.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	77.5 km/h	2:41.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I always like the super special stages and I had some great fun in there, but tomorrow is a whole different world. At the moment I do not feel comfortable. We made some set-up changes in shakedown and I'm crossing my fingers that tomorrow I will have a better feeling."
SS2 Laukaa 1 (11.75 km)	5:33.2	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	127.0 km/h 0.73 s/km	8:14.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"My driving was good, but as soon as the road gets more flat, I have no grip. I am sliding and we just don't get any traction. We lost it all towards the end."
SS3 Lankamaa 1 (21.69 km)	10:13.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	127.3 km/h 0.67 s/km	18:28.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"All fine, but the grip is changing for me all the time. I just can not do more. There are a lot of corners which I know are flat, but I don't have the confidence. We can change what we want, but we will not find a good setting. It's frustrating but it's like this."
SS4 Laukaa 2 (11.75 km)	5:24.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	130.6 km/h 0.35 s/km	23:52.4	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"To be honest, I tried to push a bit more but I feel like it's not coming together yet. We are constantly working and it's not easy."
SS5 Lankamaa 2 (21.69 km)	cancelled
SS6 Harju 2 (2.01 km)	1:33.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	77.3 km/h 0.05 s/km	25:26.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"On straight lines it's difficult. Ott is taking crazy risks and I won't take the same."
SS7 Ässämäki 1 (12.31 km)	5:51.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	126.1 km/h 0.71 s/km	31:17.3	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I felt like I had a puncture at one point so I took it a bit more steady, but I felt a bit more confident in the car."
SS8 Sahloinen - Moksi 1 (15.70 km)	7:21.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	128.1 km/h 0.68 s/km	38:38.4	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"We had a good stage to be honest. I am driving at the speed I can at the moment. I am still not happy with the rear and I don't know how fast I can go without losing control. It's a fine line and I am not there yet."
SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.31 km)	5:42.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	129.5 km/h 0.37 s/km	44:20.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I had a good stage. I felt okay in the car and in the ruts I could push a bit harder, so it was easier."
SS10 Sahloinen - Moksi 2 (15.70 km)	7:10.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	131.2 km/h 0.31 s/km	51:31.4	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"The second pass is a bit easier - you can be more confident and trust in the car. We are getting closer but we are still not there yet. We have to keep an eye on Katsuta and Breen tomorrow."
2. leg
SS11 Päijälä 1 (20.19 km)	9:49.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	123.2 km/h 0.58 s/km	1:01:21.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It's difficult again for me to drive. We had to change the diffs yesterday and I don't feel so comfortable, but we are going to work on it. It's like this."
SS12 Rapsula 1 (20.56 km)	10:10.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	121.3 km/h 0.60 s/km	1:11:31.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I am not comfortable to be honest. The car set-up is better now, but I am missing the precision. I tried to drive fast and enjoy as well, but you can feel while you are driving that it's not enough."
SS13 Patajoki 1 (13.75 km)	6:43.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	122.6 km/h 0.70 s/km	1:18:15.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"All okay - I was just a bit surprised by the grip and I had to put the car sideways. It's much better now than this morning, but we have to try and keep Taka behind."
SS14 Vekkula 1 (20.65 km)	10:27.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	118.5 km/h 0.71 s/km	1:28:42.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was an okay morning for us. We've had a clean run through so far. It is what it is - it's not a secret that we can not fight with the guys at the front anymore, and that's not our target either."
SS15 Päijälä 2 (20.19 km)	9:41.8	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	124.9 km/h 0.69 s/km	1:38:24.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It's very rutted in there and quite destroyed in the last section. I didn't feel good at all, but we are here. It's easy to get a puncture or damage - we just drove cleanly through."
SS16 Rapsula 2 (20.56 km)	9:47.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	126.0 km/h 0.55 s/km	1:48:11.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I think it was the first clean and smooth stage we've had all weekend. No big push, just consistent and the conditions were quite nice. I enjoyed it."
SS17 Patajoki 2 (13.75 km)	6:32.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	126.2 km/h 0.51 s/km	1:54:43.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We had another clean stage and I really enjoyed the last section. We are here with one more to go."
SS18 Vekkula 2 (20.65 km)	10:06.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	122.7 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:04:49.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"In general, the car was behaving much better today than yesterday. We have no reason to push and I know that in this rally I can't fight with the guys at the front. We are in a constant rhythm, driving through and still having fun."
3. leg
SS19 Oittila 1 (10.84 km)	5:27.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	119.3 km/h 0.70 s/km	2:10:16.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We had a clean run. It's very slippery in some places and there is a lot of cleaning as well."
SS20 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km)	5:26.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	122.8 km/h 0.29 s/km	2:15:42.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The grip was quite low in some of the braking areas so I was careful there, but we had a clean run through and we are happy with the pace notes for the second pass."
SS21 Oittila 2 (10.84 km)	5:19.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	122.1 km/h 0.18 s/km	2:21:02.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"Let's go and see. If we can get three points from the Power Stage it would be a nice end to the rally, but if it's less it would be disappointing."
SS22 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km)	5:20.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	125.0 km/h 0.29 s/km	2:26:22.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was a tough weekend but we already knew it coming here. Like in Estonia, it's two rallies in a row with a similar profile where I have always struggled a bit. Now we are heading to Ypres and we will try to do a good job over there."
"It was a tough weekend but we already knew it coming here. Like in Estonia, it's two rallies in a row with a similar profile where I have always struggled a bit. Now we are heading to Ypres and we will try to do a good job over there."

71. Secto Rally Finland 2022

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