45. Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2015
28. 8. – 30. 8. 2015, Zlín • asphalt 229.21 km • Other years
Info
SS15
"We hit a tree on the stage, now." - The wheel is wobbling, the rear suspension is out of line.
Puncture on rear right - "The puncture, I think the first kilometre from the start."
"I think we lost first place in leg two by 0.5 today. We tried really hard, we did not have any technical problems. The fight for the champions title is still open (ERC2)."
"This was a crazy weekend, we were pushing almost every stage. I cannot wish for a better end of the season. I am so happy."
"I am very happy, it is my home rally and I am at the finish, I am very happy!"
"We have had a very difficult weekend with 3 punctures, but we have made it through to the finish and we could not hoped for much more than that."
"It has been really great weekend, thanks to the whole team and Skoda Motorsport. The car is really strong and really fast and that is important for us."
"We have no power again, but it was really good rally for us. We did not make any mistakes. We have some very important points for the European Championship.
"We are more than happy at the moment, a remarkable day for us. The feeling is so great that I just pushed it flat out the whole way. Just perfect!"
"We are very happy, we are small private team, it is not easy to drive with this old S2000 car, we are very happy with this result."
"I really enjoy the rally, it was really nice. I am happy as 6th overall is a really good result for us. I am very happy. Big thanks all of supporters for me!"
"We were a little bit careful last stage, we wanted to finish this rally and that is an achievement in itself. I think we have gained some pace this weekend."
SS14
puncture
puncture
"We have very big problem with handbrake. Handbrake not working, I lost 10-seconds."
stopped
"The time is quite good, on Semetin we took it quite easy as some very deep cuts where you can destroy the car. Let's wait till the finish, still one stage to go..."
"We lost the power, yes, last 5 kilometres. We have a problem, no power, I think we know what it is."
"Everything is fine, I am now feeling the car, almost perfect, the feeling is great and the pace notes working perfect."
"We try to go, but we did not have the concentration, the stage is very tricky, very long."
"This is good, we enjoy it. Now it is good, we make some change (to the car), the car is very fast."
"It was really hard, there was lots of loose gravel. I try to push, we have to be careful because of the cuts and loose gravel."
"Made a small mistake and I spun on the stage, it was a very slow corner and the back overtook me. Our pace notes were going fine, so my mistake."
puncture
SS12
Spin
"Quite ok but I have strange feeling in some places, not so confident like this morning."
"We don't need to win every stage, just want to come to the finish."
SS11
puncture
puncture
puncture
"For me it wasn't a really good stage, I did not find a good rhythm. The stage is really bumpy and tricky. Many times I hit the floor."
"We had puncture, we have to do it. After I lose brakes... In the middle of the stage, 10 kilometres to finish. Brakes are out, I do not know what we will do now."
"Amazing stage, just perfect. It is so technical, so twisty, so exciting."
"Unfortunately the power has started to go off towards the end of the stage"
"Scary, very scary. Slight mistake with the pace notes. Problem with two pace notes, a little late, so we braked late, close!"
SS10
"Bloody tricky... I thought it was shockingly bad. I was very careful."
"A lot of loose gravel is coming out in every corner. We spun and lost a little time."
"Is good, no pushing."
"We had one problem with pace notes, we must check it, it was something with cut. In pace notes we have cut, but there was something."
"It's really different stage from yesterday. It is narrow and really tricky. We take it carefully without any push."
"It was very difficult opening stage, we try to keep our concentration and glad we are here. A lot of tricky places."
"The start is good, but the stage is very bumpy, on a few horizons (crests) we have some moments"
"It wasn't the best, I can do better."
"The most ever difficult stage of my life. So tecnical, so blind…"
SS9
byl mimo trať
"The last 2 kilometres we had completely no brakes."
"My feeling of the driving is much more better than the morning. I am really looking forward to tomorrow."
"I really enjoy this rally. Today is really good day, a lot of experience and a lot of fun. This stage I don't find the right confidence. Hopefully tomorrow we will be a little bit better."
"Is good position for tomorrow, but we have to go faster and faster. I willhave to try."
"Our drive was quite good, we didn't do any mistake. This day was very hard, this last stage in the forest, it was very dark and I could not see anything."
"I've got 3 punctures through the day, one of them I know where it was, I hit a big stone. The others I don't know where they come from."
"We were pushing hard all the day. It was a great but difficult day. We were closed from Kopecky some times."
"It has been a great day for us, the car is working well."
SS8
puncture
"We are enjoying a lot because the stages are very nice. We are pushing a lot, trying to keep our concentration."
"I was so afraid of doing something stupid. I see a cut and think there is a fair risk of getting a puncture."
"So difficult stage, really difficult. Hard to drive as the grip is changing all the time but we have so much fun."
"We are driving slightly off the pace especially in the fast corners, just building my confidence."
"I think it was much better than the first one. The gravel part in the forest from some tractors and heavy machine were clear now."
SS7
problémy s poloosou
puncture
"We had some technical problems so now we want to get to the service. We were just driving on safety mode, something with the fuel."
"It was terrible, there was a lot of big stones on the road."
"It is a very difficult stage. We try to improve stage to stage."
puncture
puncture
puncture
puncture
"Now we almost catch the car in front of us again. I could not see for the dust and that is where I think we get the slow puncture." - Very soft tyre on the left rear.
puncture
"I miss brake point and have to reverse."
"Everything is ok, I saw one car with some trouble, maybe mechanical."
"Very fast and very bumpy stage, narrow too. I was too careful in the end, I thought I had a puncture."
stopped with mechanical problem
"I almost lost the rear 200 metres before the end. It was a crazy moment, but my reflexes are pretty good so we are here."
"It was quit okay, but it is important to stay in the line, if you go out of the line you can make yourself some troubles."
SS6
"It is extremely hot in side, we get use to it. We enjoy these stages and we try to improve stage to stage and go a little faster."
"Really hot day and not easy to make no mistakes. I was not really fast, just try to keep on the road."
"It is tricky stages, mickey mouse stages with many hairpin corners. At least we did not get a puncture which is good."
Front right puncture - "Very close to the finish line (picked up the puncture) on a high speed segment, I felt the car was like this."
"We broke the wheel in the stage before now we have to go two more stages. I keep going." - Broken rear beam causing oversteer.
"We lost the brakes on the last two stages, so we are just being careful, getting through."
"We are having quite a good fight. We both don't understand the times of Botka, he is driving very fast with a group N car. We still have to have the whole championship in mind."
"It was much less stressful, we did not have to change the wheel. Still we are improving. Now this time is okay and our tyre choice is quite good."
"We still trying, this loop we try different tyres, we are on full medium. The time compared to the first run round is about the same. I think we are getting there step by step. Finally one clean stage without any punctures."
"It was fine, nice, nice. We are faster by 25-seconds (compared to the first run)."
"To be honest, I try my best, okay I do not have the time, but now I am quite on the limit, I think I cannot be faster, but the speed is good. It is a nice experience to drive with different tyres. I still do my best."
"Maybe it was first time in my life on this stage where I did the good run. Two small mistakes, but the rest was good, I am happy. It is a really nice feeling, each time is better and better."
puncture
"Everything okay, but there was a lot of cuts where it is very bumpy."
"We increased the pace a little bit, I think the car held well here. I am happy with the car. We don't go over the limit, try to do our best."
damaged suspension
broken left rear wheel
"Everything okay, the condition is very difficult, it is very hot inside. I think we are going well without any mistake."
"Still troubles with the power of the engine. On full throttle there is not much pressure from the pop-off."
"We have no spare, we have to be careful now not to get a puncture."
"It was an amazing stage, I can’t be faster, I tried all I can."
"Everything is ok but it’s really hard, Jan is fast."
"The feeling is much better than in the previous pass but it’s possible to increase the pace a bit."
"I was more careful, these chicanes I met in the first pass so I knew how wide they were. We will see, Vaclav Pech keeps fighting on, he is enjoying his driving, we see how it goes."
SS5
Puncture
Accident
puncture
was out of road
puncture
"Was a stupid mistake in a tight right junction, was much gravel, we went too fast and crashed into a stone. The back wheel was not meant to look like that!" - May not be able to continue.
was out of the road
Damage on rear wheel
"It's okay. Stage is just crazy, crazy!"
"The first one was my mistake but this one, I don’t know, it comes from nowhere."
Front right puncture
" I didn’t hit anything, they just started to go down and down"
Still on stage
"I trying, trying to get some good pace. Unfortunately I don't think it went well, little mistake, I went into a ditch for a few seconds."
Puncture on front right
Is through without comment. Leaves that had got into the front wheel in the car through the stage had caught fire when he stopped, nothing serious.
"Nothing wrong, just too hot here. The feeling is good. We started very carefully as we changed something in the car (in service)."
"This stage is very very fast. No problems."
"The chicane seems to be very tight!'
SS4
crashed into house and puncture
"Nice stage, I like it. I don't know why but Ingram still on stage."
"Very nice stage, like Mickey Mouse. Very nice stage, a lot of spectators. The car is perfect, the tyres are very good. We are trying to warm up and raise the rhythm."
"We did a big push on stage 2, now we took it easy as Ingram is gone. Now we do our best out of the service, it is so hot. I think he (Ingram) hit a kerb, the left rear wheel was almost gone.'
Broken wheel
"Really hot weather, but for me it is better than rain! It is not easy I could go a little bit faster."
"We miss one junction but all okay."
"We are happy with my pace so far. We don't look at the times for the moment, we need experience on tarmac. It is easy to make a mistake on this tarmac."
puncture
front damage - poškození přední části vozu
puncture - defekt
"Just quite easy, a little bit losing the engine, losing the power, but now service so will sort. I think it is wrong mapping ."
"Unfortunately we had a puncture in Pindula. I had to keep out a lot of the cuts (in this stage) to make sure I didn't get a puncture, so that is not a bad time."
SS3
puncture
"Really good, incredible stage. I am really happy, I push really hard."
"Two very difficult stages, second one we missed one junction."
"It was little bit careful as I spin in the first half of the stage."
"For sure I made one mistake in my pace note and I nearly crashed into a chicane. I only have to continue as one, two guys are going out every stage."
"Tricky stage, absolutely, what a rally! I am quite happy with the set-up." "Zrádná zkouška, to je rally! Jsem docela spokojen s nastavením."
"I did not see him. It was okay, we did not do any mistake, it was okay."
"We are just smiling now, we must improve the set-up, the car is bumping a lot. I need more kilometres to learn everything."
"Just at the end of it, we were a little bit too cautious, but the car is moving a lot. But we are still here, it is a tricky rally."
"Time is not bad, I am happy."
"I like Pindula, it is a super stage. I go fast, but Jan is faster!"
"Definitely we are hitting the bottom, the road is a little bit damaged here. It (the car) should be a little bit higher here."
"It feels really good, the car is working really well."
SS2
Rear right puncture, wobbling all over the place, wing damage as well - "Puncture I don't know where, but we had several big moments!" - defekt pravé zadní pneu, poškozené křídlo. "Nevím, kde jsem udělal defekt, ale měli jsme pár velkých krizovek."
damage on the front right, looks like a heavy hit on a hay bale - poškození na pravé přední straně, pravděpodobně od balíku slámy
"It was very funny stage, we have no problem, incredible amount of spectators around the track."
"We have to learn the car, it’s better than yesterday"
"We do this clear run, no mistake, we want to continue with this race."
"It was okay, now we had small moment near Robert Consani, small moment as I had to cut, big hit but okay. After the cut (window popped out)." - spadlo mu okno. "Měli jsme menší krizovku u Consaniho, katovali jsme a dostali ránu. Při tom vypadlo to okno."
"Just good warm-up to see how the car is reacting, just step by step."
"I had to slow down, just on a really fast section to see they were okay. The spectators were slowing us down more than Robert (Consani) was. Big, big crash on a fast section."
"Consani had a big crash and we had to stop. So the times is a big sh… But I’m sorry for Roberto."
"We are out after having rolled many times. But we are OK. I'm so disappointed, this rally will never be mine."
"Consani is out he is okay, but we go very slowly. He (Consani) big crash."
"I think the end, in a corner there is a huge step and I did not notice on the recce and there was a big hit. This corner will cause a big problem on this stage. The chicanes are too tight!"
"It's amazing the stage, is really beautiful, but we had a spin on the stage, but luckily we were safe."