35. XION Rally Argentina 2015
23. 4. – 26. 4. 2015, Córdoba • gravel 315.86 km • total distance including road sections - 1396.34 km • Other years
Info
SS12
What can I say, it's been an exceptionally long road and the one guy who's done it most is not here. This one's for Colin.
SS11
stopped
A lot of bumps. Today's just about driving and bringing the car home.
"No mistakes, quite well. Notes worked fine. Ready to push."
Great, a lot of people. Okay, no problem and we're just here, happy to be here.
SS10
You have to keep the pressure on. I'm very happy with the car and the setup I have.
"Really rough in there and we were overly cautious in places but the car is coping with it perfectly!"
"Quite a good run. Wanted to push, but too rough. Happy with my run."
I'm really glad that this is all the stages for today.
"It was unfixable [power steering]. We wanted to stop, but we decided to go."
SS9
"I was very slow as well, I have no power steering. I will try to get through the next stage."
stopped
front left puncture
stopped
SS7
"Very dusty. I got mixed up with my braking, we just span onto some grass. Had to stop and reverse."
"Rough places, difficult to drive. I avoided the big stones."
"I had to drive very carefully. It was very hard on the tyres. I'm happy, just driving." / Musel jsem jet hodně opatrně. Hodně těžké pro pneumatiky. Jsem šťastný, prostě jedu...
"It was good, a good start to the day. Not easy conditions, quite a lot of dust, had to be very cautious."
"Rougher than I expected, a lot of big stones, started okay but I was a little too careful."
"Good stage, very rough, I had to save the tyres towards the end. It's very abrasive." / Dobrá zkouška, hodně drsná, snažil jsem se trochu pošetřit gumy. Je to velmi hrubé...
"The first half of the stage had a lot of standing dust, you try to push through as much as you can."
"Very heavy dust, I was struggling to see a lot of the time. That was terrible."
"A lot of dust, difficult to see. I'm a bit worried if I don't get more time." / Spousta prachu, moc jsem toho neviděl. Jsem trochu zklamaný, když nemůžu dostat víc času...
"Clean stage, first section was okay, later we had a problem. But it's okay." / Čistá zkouška, první část byla dobrá, pak jsme měli problém. Ale jinak ok.
SS6
"Everything is good, the car is good, the day has been good. The long stage tomorrow will be difficult."
Luckily I've lost less than I expected
SS5
"I'm not expecting any results. That stage was really quite good, very fast in the beginning.I think I made a good choice [tyres]" / Nečekal jsem žádný výsledek. Tahle zkouška je docela dobrá, hodně rychlá na začátku. Myslím, že jsme správně zvolili pneumatiky...
"It was so difficult for us to rally on the first stages. It wasn't easy to drive. Looking forward to going back to service." / Bylo to pro nás hodně těžké na prvních zkouškách. Nejelo se snadno. Těším se zpět do servisu...
"For me it was not so good. I need to tread carefully in many places, but it's difficult because it's very fast." / Nebylo to dobré. Musel jsem jet na spoustě míst opatrně, ale je to těžké protože je to hodně rychlé...
Latvala's problems are not to do with the gear selection, but problems with the drive to the front diff - Problémy nejsou se zařazením rychlosti, ale s předním diferenciálem...
"We have a problem with the gearbox."
"We knew that the feeling would struggle."
"It's okay. Quite similar conditions [to this morning], looser than I expected. We had a good run, so I'm happy with that." / Je to ok, podobné podmínky jako ráno, víc to klouže než jsem čekal. Dobrá jízda, jsem spokojený...
"Good. One more stage to go, very good. It's nice to be out here." / Dobré. Ještě jedna zkouška a končíme, velmi dobré. Je to tu parádní...
SS4
"I just want to be clean! Tough conditions, but this was terribly rough. We have to do 52kms without any information!"
"It's a lot of fun. Really happy! I had a really nasty feeling because i'm losing the friction, brakes are getting hot." / Je to zábava. Jsem moc spokojený! Měl jsem nepříjemný pocit z brzd, které se začínaly značně ohřívat...
"The car was moving around a lot more. We didn't get to check the notes. Not perfect, but I was happy with the pass." / Auto lítá ze strany na stranu. Nemůžeme pilovat rozpis. Není to dobré, ale s průjezdem jsem spokojený...
"The car is working, it's just extremely rough and I don't want to do anything with my approach." / Auto funguje, je to maximálně rozbití a nedá se s tím nic dělat...
"We are just jumping around. Horrible, horrible conditions. Not helped by intercom problems."
Hit the rock in the watersplash
Stopped in stage
SS3
"I don't have my power steering, really really hard. I lost a lot of time. It's difficult." / Nemám posilovač řízení, je to hodně těžké. Ztrácím strašně moc. Hodně obtížné...
"It was alright, the tyres are a bit worn. Generally good!"
"Tricky! Found a good rhythm then, but touched the front right wheel near the end there."
"I had to give him a push [Mikkelsen]. It's not fun at all. Now we have to keep up, very long and very fast." / Musel jsem ho pošťouchnout. Nebyla to sranda. Musíme to teď udržet, bude to dlouhé a rychlé...
"Quite challenging. Not a perfect stage but after the difficult first stage and the reset we got through without problems."
"Damper came through, we had to take it really slow, it's so dangerous. This could have been a major accident." / Tlumič proběhl skrz, museli jsme jet pomalu, je to hodně nebezpečné. Mohlo by to způsobit ošklivou nehodu...
Mikkelsen's suspension is completely broken, front right dragging on floor / Zavěšení je úplně zničené, pravý předek vozu drhne o zem...
Front right suspension problems
SS2
"No handbrake! You know how tight the hairpins can be..."
"It's so difficult. I had a lot of dust from Jari. The feeling is really slow, it's so difficult to find the grip." / Je to hodně obtížné. Za Jarim bylo rozvířeno spousta prachu. Mám pocit, že to bylo hodně pomalé, těžko se hledá správná přilnavost...
"I didn't see him [Ogier], I have no idea what's happened." / Neviděl jsem Ogiho, netuším, co se stalo...
"I've lost the power steering." / Odešel mi posilovač řízení...
"No problems, all okay. I tried to be clever! No worries."
"We were unable to change the tyre quickly and we lost a lot of time."
"Puncture and actually there was a big stone which I hit slightly on the rear. There was a lot of dust in the car."
I'm trying to be calm. The car stopped in the stage. I lost power and I had to reset.
"We are having a good rhythm, we made a mistake in a right hand corner and had a spin. Big moment.I need to have a proper look around the car now."
Front right puncture
Stopped in stage
Stopped in stage
SS1
"We will see how we feel, now is very good, back on same feelings as Mexico!"
I want to finish and enjoy what I can, but it's going to be very hard for me.
"I want to win it [Rally Argentina], but no more than any other one."
It's a massive event, going to be very hard to judge the pace to be honest. It'll be very, very rough.
"I had a good start! Lot of people! Also a lot of dust but I’m happy with my time"
"Not too bad, quite a tricky stage, quite slippery."
"Good to return on a rally you have done well in the past! Quite slippery here but happy with the time! "