71. Wales Rally GB 2015
12. 11. – 15. 11. 2015, Deeside • gravel 309.87 km • total distance including road sections - 1469.33 km • Other years
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SS19
"I hope I will get the car to the end. The rear transmission is going to break. I hope to got over the finish line."
"That's the best way to end the season. A new rally for me and lots to learn."
"We still have a problem with the engine, we have no power," the devastated Frenchman explains. "I wanted the victory but it's been a really bad day. That's life. It's tough."
Recognising the tragedies in Paris, Ogier and his co-driver Julien get out of the car and stretch a French flag across their car's windscreen. "Okay, victory here is the best way to finish the season but there is no point to celebrate anything today. We have other things on our mind. It has been a difficult weekend."
"It felt good this weekend. A tough rally but I enjoyed it. Next year? My garden's a bit overgrown so I might fix it. Let's wait and see..."
There is a lot of grass in the front of his Polo R. "I always try a little bit! Not too much though because I wanted this podium. I look back on a good performance this year, a lot of podiums and my first win. I can't wait for next year."
"Not so bad. The rally was really nice. The car's performance was okay. A good result to finish the year with."
"A difficult weekend but we got the result we wanted. There have been improvements throughout the weekend. Huge thanks to the team. Now I'm looking forward to the new car - and a new me - in 2016."
"A pretty tricky stage to end with. A lot of water. I'm glad to be at the end. No news about next year yet. Have we done enough? Who knows."
" I'm happy we have secured the points for Citroen. Next year? I can't tell you anything for now..."
"A clean rally to end the season with. So far so good. Now we cool down, talk to some people and next weekend we decide what we do next year."
"Nebylo to dobré, pravá zadní pneu je pryč. Je to těžké. Jediný pozitivem je, že jsme dokončili. V příštím roce bych chtěl dělat víc, protože mám pocit, že se zlepšujeme. OK, v druhé polovině jsme nedosáhli žádný dobrý výsledek, ale měli jsem často technické potíže. Myslím, že v naší pozici (malého týmu) je nemožné porazit tovární jezdce."
"Not so good here, the rear right tyre is gone. Very tough. Only positive thing is that we got to the finish. I would like to do more next year because I feel I improved this season. Okay, not good results in the second half of the year but we've had a lot of technical problems. I think in our position as a small team, it is impossible to beat the factory guys.
"Surprisingly slippery at the end but no problem. More difficult now than it was in the morning, a lot more standing water."
"A proper stage. Lots of standing water, aquaplaning. Horrible. It should get better for the cars behind. I felt I was pushing a lot of water out of the line."
SS18
"Very tricky but a great experience. I'm very happy with the car, fantastic. I have no idea about next year for the moment. I hope to continue in the best car."
No windscreen. "Our windscreen wipers stopped working on the first stage and we couldn't see much so we took out the windscreen so at least we see something!"
engine problem
"The points won't really help me because we are third the championship. All I could do is lose my podium. We'll drive an okay stage. There's no chance to do anything unless the guys ahead make a mistake."
"I just want to finish now. Too risky to push to catch Paddon."
"Fourth position for us would be good so no big push in the Power Stage."
"It was fine. The tyres were moving a bit near the end but we lost no time to Elfyn so all okay."
"All good experience. My target was to learn the car and the stages. Not so bad for my first appearance here."
"It was okay, no big push. It was my first time there and very easy to make a mistake."
"It was quite alright. I was expecting it to be more slippery. I'm saving my tyres for the power stage so it wasn't a stage record time."
SS17
"Slippery in there with a lot of standing water. I struggled for the rhythm a bit. We can't do much about the manufacturers' championship if Kris stays where he is. Our priority is to keep Elfyn behind."
"I don't take many risks. It rains a lot in the stage. Very difficult. We try to maintain our position."
"Ok pace, pushing a bit but not too much. Keeping the pressure up! Just two short stages now to go."
"Fast stage with very changeable grip. I could have got a lot more out of it for sure, but that's easy to say with hindsight!"
"There was a deep water crossing after the last stage. I thought we had a problem but I think it's just a faulty sensor."
"An overshoot at a junction. We lost some time but otherwise okay."
SS16
"For me this is the hardest stage of the rally. Very slippery. Not easy."
"Not really close to the limit. No point to push for me."
"For sure we want to pull clear of Evans, and this stage was not so bad. Perhaps over driving a bit."
"For me it was OK, the first time on this stage but I hope to be able to push a bit more on the next ones."
"There's a lot to deal with in there. The conditions are very different to the recce. A lot of surprises."
"Was okay for us but I braked too early many times in the first section."
"It's really tough, a proper Welsh rally but we are enjoying it. Maybe we push a bit more on the Power Stage. Generally I'm satisfied."
"We have quite worn tyres so we have to take it to the end."
"Good grip early in the stage but the last part is tricky and slippery under braking."
"It was high speed recce for the Power stage. One or two places I felt the strong wind but not more."
SS14
"It was tricky but it was the same for everybody. We had no reason to push since our position is safe from the back."
"With our position, there’s not really any point to push hard. The conditions are still difficult."
"I enjoyed it, the grip was much better than this morning."
"I think it was OK, quite difficult to see the road and lot of standing water but it was fun to drive."
"The grip was so much higher than it was on the first pass. Could have gone harder for sure, but not a bad stage by all means."
"Tricky stage. Horrible in the dark. Couldn't find any rythm"
SS13
"Everything is going fine. I'm trying to be as careful as I can. I really can't afford a mistake."
SS12
On the road section after SS12 we had head-on-head collision with Hayden Paddon . With Fiona isn't possible to continue. Look like a game over for us.
On prev stage Mads got stuck in a ditch. Had to wait for people to get them out
"Times are now a lot closer to what we wanted. That was a really fast stage and I was just a little too hesitant in places"
SS11
"A really tricky stage with lots of standing water. This stage has been affected most by the rain."
"Loads of grip in places and then it just turns to being like driving on ice! That one is going to be a challenge in the dark!"
stopped on Neuville crash
rolled
SS10
Off the road
off the road
oil leaking
antiroll bar broken
"I don't want to make any mistakes. Ogier's had a good time here. With the aquaplaning, it's triple caution."
"I stalled the engine on a hairpin lost some time and after breaking too late on a corner I hit a barrier."
"This one was not so good. Just ok. Made a few mistakes, but nothing big."
"I'm enjoying a lot, the car is working very well. There is a lot of standing water now,losing traction in places."
SS9
"I had a good feeling in the stage. There was a lot of water and mud, we had to be careful."
"Very tricky in there with a lot of standing water but it was a clean enough run for us."
"Happy with my stage, a clean drive and no dramas. I’m enjoying my driving. There’s no point to change my rhythm."
"In a very tight corner, it was a lot of water and we touch something and had a puncture."
"It's more tricky conditions now. Good stage, maybe we were a bit to careful in some places. But I'm happy."
SS8
"If it keeps raining for the second pass the ruts will be difficult. I have to be clever."
"The conditions are very tricky, very difficult to read the grip level. Not my favourite conditions but we are learning."
"I felt I was not so good in this stage, I knew the time would be bad. The conditions are tricky, very slippery."
"I had a big impact on the front right. I was completely shocked"
puncture
"The car is working very well. Yesterday we’ve been really unlucky but today we gonna fight."
"Conditions ok. Have a broken driveshaft now so we lost lot of time for sure. We can get through but will be slow driving."
broken driveshaft
SS7
"No problems for us, the car is working better today. Conditions are getting worse, it's very slippery."
"Not so bad. It's very wet and in the dark. I’m happy."
"Stalled on the second hairpin which wasn't ideal. It's one of those things and we just have to get on with it now."
"Stage was alright, good start. It was a bit difficult, it was still a bit dark."
"I had a good run, the visibility was quite bad but my pacenotes were good. We will try to keep this good rhythm."
"Conditions were not so bad. Just lot of water in top of the surface in some corners but then it was pretty good."
SS6
completes with big problems on car, steam coming out from bonnet and flames from exhaust
"We have only front wheels drive."
"Feeling is not there to push, we need to try and find the extra speed, things just aren’t quite right."
"We are trying to push hard, doing the best as we can."
"I'm happy with my loop this afternoon. We have supporters with flags, it's incredible!"
"Happy to finish this day without trouble! Meeke is driving very well. It won't be easy to win this rally, it will never be a relax drive"
"Quite a nice stage, I enjoyed it. It was very slippery and I had a better rhythm."
SS5
"Nice stage, very short but always very pleasant to drive."
"It's more slippery this afternoon, very tricky."
SS4
"More difficult than this morning and the time is slower."
“Had spin at start of stage and couldn’t restart car, lost 15-20s”
"Ogier is not the target. I was able to cope with the polished surface much better than before."
“I am happy with my time, trying to do my best. Grip is better in some places than others”
"Strange rubbing noise in the car and then all of a sudden the tyre delaminated. No idea how it happened."
"It's tricky and I took it a bit carefully. I'll try to push more in some other areas. All ok, not a drama if we lose some seconds here"
"It's quite slippery, difficult to find the grip. I'm happy with my driving."
"Very good stage time, was quite happy with my run. I managed quite ok. It happens so quickly here that you go off."
SS3
"A really nice stage. We had no test and I'm trying to get the rhythm after the Tarmac in Spain."
"The first stage was very slippery, this was drier. We're taking it easy and if we will be confident we will push more."
stopped
changed a wheel
lost wheel
"I’m just not trusting the grip enough. That felt better but there are still things to work on"
"Quite happy. I did this stage only once in my life. We really had to be careful. The 2nd run could be awful."
stopped
stopped
"Quite a nice stage. I had a good rhythm. We worked on the set-up before the stage, the feeling is better."
"Beginning was bad, after that it got better, towards the end I was finding a good rhythmn."
"It's a shame for Jari, I was looking forward to this fight. But some other drivers are pushing now and for sure we'll have to carry on!"
SS2
"That one wasn't great. I struggled to get the car turned in through quite a few corners, but it's another really nice stage next"
"Stage was ok. Was a bit disturb when I saw Miikka Antilla, their car went deep into the ditch."
"We had a nice rhythm. It's still a long, long rally. With my very little experience, I have to learn."
has gone off the road into a ditch
stopped
"Quite slippery, not so easy. I tried to stay on the road."
SS1
"It looks muddy but the grip is not bad. I feel good. Enjoying."
"It was very, very tricky in there. We could have carried a lot more speed in places so there is definitely more to come."
"Slippery and not trusting the grip."
“Quite happy, road conditions good, I’m a bit surprised - changed a lot from recce”
"On the first kilometer I did a little mistake in an hairpin and lost a couple of second there. The rest was ok."
"It's a lot better than I thought, but I made a mistake in the last part, losing 3 or 4 seconds."
"It's not so bad. I was a little bit surprise by the good conditions in the stage."
"It was difficult, trying to adapt to the grip. Was tricky. I managed it fairly okay. Not a perfect stage but I'm happy."
"Difficult. There was some crazy stupid people walking on the road, not even moving when I came. I don’t know what they were doing there!"
"Feeling was quite good. Was a bit to careful in the muddy parts at the end of the stage and it was pretty slippery."