84. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2016
21. 1. – 24. 1. 2016, Gap - Monaco • asphalt - snow 377.59 km • total distance including road sections - 1488.99 km • Other years
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SS16
"Very good last stage."
"I really enjoyed it. Tarmac driving is getting better all the time."
"Really happy with the performance, long rally, difficult."
"A little bit of problems today, a podium is quite good, 15 points is important, great job from the team."
"Fantastic, I think we are second the stage was good for us, I am happy."
"It is fantastic, this rally is the most important for me, fourth time victory on this incredible rally I am very happy, my gravel crew did a great job."
"Yeah it is so great, very good feeling, really great job with Anders on his first rally."
"We had a transmission problem, 2wd and had to change gear using the lever, we are not finished yet but we are quite sure we will manage it."
"Lot of new things but satisfied with the result, very good practise for the rest of the season. I look forward to Sweden now."
"It was a good result for us, I am happy to finish."
"We now have plenty of data so we know which direction to go."
"It has been a good weekend, it is a big weekend for the team, we are so pleased with the progress."
"As we came round the hairpin we broke something in the differential."
SS15
"We have a problem with the diff, there's no LSD. We were caught on a few stages but we're still leading the Trophy. We won't score the most points though because we couldn't attack on some stages."
"This year there is less snow, you have to finish it to get experience. I have been enjoying."
"Monte Carlo is never an easy rally, you have to finish to get experience. So far it's been OK."
"Happy with pace, didn't take risks."
"It's really fine, it's a dream to drive this famous stage. I thought we overheated the tyres but it was the dirty tarmac. The tyres are OK for the last stage. We're having a lot of fun and learning the car."
"Good stage, the road was completely dry complete so no risks."
"Not so bad but tyre choice not perfect. The main thing is we're still on the road. We had super softs now, the tyres overheated on the first stage."
"A lot better, we drive safely at the time, the time was good."
"It was actually more tricky than I expected, completely straightforward, no risks."
"We had a perfect tyre choice for that one, It was a nice stage."
"We have a setup a little hard but we have nothing to win so we do not take risks."
"It lacks power without turbo in this stage."
"Ok, we were driving carefully on the wet sections, then we had to pass Giordano stuck behind him for 2km."
"There has been much oversteer, it was complicated output turns."
"It was all fine. Lets go for the last one."
"It was good, good rhythm, not enough to take second place."
"Not easy, some parts are very wet and easy to make a mistake. I make some good time this weekend. I try to push on the last one."
"It was alright, very very dry up to the top and didn't suit the tyres, last few Km's it was working very well."
"Nice and slippy, Nothing much to enjoy, we try our best. Should have plenty of tyre data now."
"I drive very badly this stage, also very slippery."
"Very slippery, we have nothing to gain and it isn't my favourite stage."
"Some part are wet but the special is without traps, for me the better choice is super soft."
"The stage is very very fast. It is dry in there, not many wet places, not enough to make any difference."
SS14
"We had a puncture."
"Engine problem, I lost a lot of power."
"Really nice, too much narrow corners but the time is not so bad."
"No drama, nice and clean. We're on soft tyres."
"Would have been more exciting (with Meeke), but that's motorsport. We have to finish this race and get this victory. I'm surprised to be fastest this morning, it's not the best tyre choice."
"I was on super soft, Thierry was on soft which was a better tyre choice for this one, but the next stage should be better for me. Happy I didn't lose more than I did."
"We want to secure the podium, we had a good stage. We had to do some work on the road section, some problem we had to fix. I had some understeer in slippy places. I'm keeping the pressure on but I'm not going to push."
"It was OK, quite nice stage. I don't think I can move up but the gap is not so bad."
"I push as hard as I can but the performance is not there at the moment. We have to keep pushing and develop for the next rally."
"Quite happy with the car now. The stage is completely dry. I will try and catch Tanak today but the most important thing is to improve the car and my confidence."
"Dry conditions, which make it enjoyable to drive. Still some damp, slippery sections under the trees near the start. I reckon it will be better for the repeat."
SS13
"We drove quiet because it has big engine warming problems."
"It is still fighting with our gearbox problem. We almost lost the 3rd and 4th reports."
"It was a pretty quick off the road because I misinterpreted a note. We crossed a stream to find themselves in a field."
"We put the troubles like pearls! A crash, including a three punctures that spectators helped us fix it, but we went forgetting to tighten the wheel ..."
"Beautiful special, unfortunately a little nudge cost us a flat tire on the front left 4km before the end. It was therefore the end of the step on the rim."
"We have an engine problem. Apparently, a few cylinders are missing ."
"Special difficult, especially in the pins. It is impossible to pass the first, the gearbox being about to give up the ghost."
"The war continues! I've been hit intentionally and pushed by the 42!"
"It is time the day ends ... We engine heating problems that must be repaired before the long route to Monaco."
"I didn't trust the notes that much at the end."
The rear-left suspension arm is broken. He and co-driver Victor Bellotto are trying to hold it together with ratchet-straps. EDIT:He's on the move and heading to Monaco
"It was pretty steady, no problems."
"We still have the problems."
No Power Steering
"Very good day"
"I like a lot this stage, the conditions were quite strange."
"it was a good tyre choice, we did a good time but we had a spin in 1 tight corner."
"It is a difficult, we are going for experience, it is the first time for me on the Monte Carlo."
"It has been good, this stage is a really fantastic stage, I can't afford to take any risks."
"It was very icy, I drove really slowly, bu the time is not so bad."
"I was dry aside from patches of ice. Not the fastest time but I'm having fun."
"We went too wide, we will see if we can repair."
Heavy rear left damage, wheel hanging off.
"I try to push on this one, the stage was very clean."
"Conditions are too dry, sliding around all the time."
"I really enjoyed, first time I enjoyed the rally, we lost a little time in the middle."
"I enjoyed myself so much. We want to keep the position for the team, we continue trying to learn the car. The car has a lot of potential."
"I was tricky, it is always tricky with slicks on the ice. Big improvement since lunch today."
"Really difficult, I tried to push on the tarmac, but on the ice I took it careful, I hope i didn't go too careful."
"For sure it is a different race for me, I have to go to the end."
SS12
"Finally, our clutch is repaired! We revive and resume fun on this Monte Carlo!"
"We left the road in a curve. We got stuck there waiting spectators who kindly provided us on the road. For us it is a day to forget."
"We conducted a crash, fortunately without damage to the car."
"We started with nails on the front, which turned out to be a bad choice because there were too many dry parts."
"We found the very difficult stage, but our openers, it seems that Sisteron be worse ..."
"We are very satisfied because the day has allowed us to regain the lead of the trophy. That was our goal departure."
"It was a little rider suffered an overflow that will leave traces in our memories and on the body."
"I do not understand the car, I do not find traction. I always feel it is rolled with at least one flat tire, which is not the case."
Reported to have retired, stopped outside the tyre zone after the SS12.
"The stage was very slippery."
"If there was snow and ice on the whole stage I'd be very happy."
"It was difficult with the snow but we took the lead in the trophy, which is important."
"Stage is OK, I didn't have good tyres, one winter and one slick, because of a puncture on the previous stage."
"Good stage, we had good tyres."
"Had one moment and I had to stop on a snowbank."
"Very slow, didn't take any risks."
"We got stuck."
"It was OK but we caught Tempestini and he didn't give any space so we lost maybe 10-15 seconds. I pushed him on the straight because I tried many times to overtake."
"Such a difficult stage, so crazy, so muddy, so slippy, and I have no power steering. They couldn fix it because they didn't find the problem."
"Better than this morning because we must keep the confidence since the crash yesterday. It's okay, it's not a very good time but for me it's not too bad. We must get to Monaco tonight."
"Something wrong with engine electrics."
without powersteering
"We have the confidence, we can go fast. The Peugeot is a really really good car. The problem is I have no experience in this type of rallies."
stopped
"Difficult stage because we didn't have much grip. We spun despite having 4 studded tyres. Maybe we punctured on the front right."
"It's OK, stage is very slippery with snow and ice. We had good tyres. No problems for us."
"It's good, nice stage and we enjoyed it. We set a good time on the previous stage too. We had some problems with the rear this morning."
"It was better than the first loop, it was drier."
"Very difficult, I stopped in a hairpin and we lost a lot of time."
"I had a spin and I lost 20 seconds."
"Once more we had a spin, but actually we lost only 10-15 seconds. We get used to it, with winter tyres it's safer for us, it gives me a better feeling. It's really hard work when you're going so slowly and almost go off in every corner. Bonato was off in a hairpin.'
"Stage was very difficult because of the snow."
"We saw a few cars off the road."
"Very happy, very slushy stage so I took it very carefully, 4 studs for this one. We had a puncture on the last one, lost a bit of time."
"I had a good tyre for this stage but it's a very difficult rally."
"We drove safely because we had only two snow tyres."
"Last 8km we drove with a puncture."
stopped
"I didn't take any risks, you could find a lot of time in there if you push on, but it is not wise for me to do that."
"Look we got the tyre choice wrong for the loop, all this information will help when we come back next year."
"Yeah it was OK, easy. The snow is melting in some parts."
"It was difficult, had one more spin on this one, lost about 20 sec. It is very bad with the ice."
"Yeah it was a good push, maximum attack!"
"We had good tyres for this stage, time is good."
"Obviously the tyre choice wasn't too bad, we can be pleased with that. We didn't lose any time to Andreas. We didn't push too much but had a good stage."
"Never feels good in Monte, but always feels good to have good times, we are enjoying it and having a nice run."
"Well it was so tricky on the downhill now, I think it is more tricky than pure snow, wow that was difficult."
"It is a bit better in some sections but it is still very tricky."
SS11
"Until then, everything was fine, but we are left with a gearbox problem between 3 and 4. I hope we can go all the way."
"I must admit that the level of this special was too high for my driver capabilities."
"We accumulate the problems were first punctured the front left, then ended up with
turned to full throttle, which forced us to get to the point stop using the handbrake to
slow us down. We will try to repair the road, at least we hope so."
"We had a puncture in the front left after a small outlet that has forced us to change the tire in the special."
"I really thought having driven well, but on arrival, the weather turns out to be very bad."
"I have not managed to put myself in the rhythm and I did not have the feeling to really be able to attack."
"I had a puncture in the rear. When we don't have problems we are improving and we can do times like we did on the previous stage. This is not a rally - it's like a jungle out there!"
puncture
Latvala has repaired the damage and is on his way again.
"Pretty difficult. Okay, none of the problems we had earlier but I didn't take any chances. Great fun. The car is a pleasure to drive and the partnership with [my co-driver] Craig is developing well."
"Our information wasn't quite right, we had a wrong tyre choice. We should have had these tyres in morning and this morning's tyres now."
"Really nice this one. Much better on the second pass. I'm pushing more and it felt better."
stopped in stage.
"Better than I expected. Lots of sideways - and we enjoy that."
"We're trying something else with the tyres - a crossover on this one. We lost one minute in here, which is what we were expecting."
"We're trying a different setup with snow tyres."
"I'm doing my own thing. It's hard to read the road here, there's a lot of black ice around. This is a tricky Monte-Carlo but we're here - still fighting."
"Some really nice sections in there. A bit up and down but we are getting there."
"Tyres not optimal for this stage but it should be better."
Pulled over near the stage end to assess the damage.
Damage on front left suspension.
Car is muddy on the side. "It's quite OK. Conditions different than this morning. Little bit too cautious but not a bad stage."
SS10
"I spun twice, but really hard conditions for me, first time with slicks on ice."
"Spun two times. The feeling is not good for us."
"So difficult going downhill, it was so tricky! I caught Trivino who was in the middle of the road. I don't know why they let me start in this position. On the stage before I overtook three cars."
"The Spanish man pass me in the icy section because he couldn't slow down! He pushed my car off into a hole. My co-driver is hurt. He is crazy!"
"Our first time driving on crossed tyres and we had a spin in a tight section. It took us about a minute to turn around."
Missing rear bumper. "Very slippery in the last kilometres. Lost bumper on the first stage."
"It's very good for me, I have a good tyre for this stage. I'm very happy to be here, this stage is very complicated. With the ice it's very difficult."
"Perfect tyre choice, it's working really good."
Hit Giordano in the stage.
spin in stage
Completes stage with his rear bumper hanging off. That's a surprise to him. "It was a good stage."
"I just tried to be very, very neat. I carried speed where I could. I hope to get the lead back."
"A lot of moments. We're trying different tyre strategies and this didn't work. We spun three times."
Spin at Col de la Boissière.
"We got stuck in a hairpin. Fortunately there were spectators there to get us moving again."
"Incredible for me. I made one spin on the climb just before the top. I lost maybe 20 seconds there."
Reported to have stopped in the stage - moving again..
"No grip. We can't do anything. These are the conditions we have. Our only chance is to survive and learn the rally. No good performance at the moment."
"It's okay but now we have a problem with gearbox - we had to use the manual shift early in the stage."
"Tricky. Very tricky. I tried my best. Once you are sliding you are finished. Mikkelsen's tyre choice got him a lot of time here."
"We slid wide and hit something on the outside. This was an incredibly difficult stage. After the slide we lost a bit of confidence."
"Scary. You have to take it slowly. In some places it was a little bit terrifying."
"Of course we had the best tyres on this one. It looks like we gained some time back on that downhill section - I really pushed. Overall I'm not sure It was the right choice."
"Not sure I've ever driven in such difficult, slippery conditions."
"Very difficult with the tyres we have. The downhill especially was very slippery. The grip was so low it affected my driving rhythm."
"Very difficult and completely different from the previous stage. There's a lot of snow on the downhill section."
Replacement suspension arm fitted. He's off to SS10.
SS9
"I was doing well, pushing hard, and had overtaken three cars when I went off in a slippery corner at maybe 40kph. I lost two minutes while spectators pushed us back on. We're here okay but the car no longer has power steering."
was in a ditch
"We went off at a right-hand corner and got stuck. Thanks to the fans who helped us back on. The car is okay."
"A long way to arrive but we are here. We survived! Okay, the time is not so perfect but we saw a lot of drivers off the road."
"A really difficult, long stage with very variable conditions. It's hard to know what grip you have. In my position I have it all to lose. I have to keep concentrated."
Has a broken suspension arm. He and co-driver Marc Marti are trying to fix it by the roadside.
"A long way to arrive but we are here. We survived! Okay, the time is not so perfect but we saw a lot of drivers off the road."
"Not fun in these conditions. I lost the car under braking and spun. Still, better luck that Gilbert."
Was out of road two times
loses almost two minutes stopping to change a puncture in the middle of the stage.
"Not a good stage. We had a puncture and we had to stop to change it. Can we make up the time lost? Yes of course..."
Was out of road, one wheel is damaged
puncture
"I think Evans has a puncture but we had a big moment too - a spin and impact with a pole on the rear-right. We must go and check."
stopped
"I'm taking it very easy after yesterday, trying to get the mileage to learn. There seems to be a lot more ice here than our gravel note crew found when they came through before dawn."
"We hit a bank with the rear damaged something and broke the rim. We will try to do some repairs in the road section."
"I passed Dani in stage. Very difficult in the icy conditions."
Hit the slope, rear right wheel twisted
"In many places I had nothing in the notes and it was full ice."
"It was okay actually. Tricky towards the end because the road has changed a lot since the recce. The suspension is improved. We tried a new setting to feel more comfortable in the slippery sections."
"There is some snow being pulled on to the road now. Very dirty too. I did the best job I could on the road I had."
"Absolutely horrible. Nothing really worked in this stage. We need to adjust a bit more in the car. I was not happy with this."
"We tried something different here but the road dried up more than we thought. Okay, at least it should be better for the next stage."
"It was difficult and Seb's time shows how well he is driving. I took no risks and had no moments. I'm happy with what I've done. For sure the time difference is big but this is Monte-Carlo..."
stopped at Km 26, puncture
"Very slippery and more icy than I expected."
stopped
Four SuperSoft for Matthieu Margaillan.
SS8
"It was a good start but we made a spin-head on some of icy snow, probably put there by spectators."
"We popped to the top of the climb in a rope. We had to finish on the rim."
"I think I'm a little sick, so I'm not as well focused, and more, it freezes more on the road."
"The conditions were very different from this morning. It slipped much, it was much slower."
"We had a long day but it was fantastic, we are a bit worried about tomorrow."
"It's been really really good. Great to get back to an R5 and see the improvements they've made to the car. I don't want to stay in it for too long, but they've done a great job."
"A tough day. I just want to finish it. No risks."
"A difficult day. Lots of ice and not so easy for me on slick tyres."
"This stage was terrible for traction. We took the wrong tyre choice this afternoon. Importantly we are still here."
"There must me something in this stage that Seb knows! I think he lives about 3km from here, so I'm happy to give him this one. I have no answer to his time. Still a long way to go on this rally."
"We need to try and change something to improve the car. Now we have soft tyre the feeling is not good."
"It's been an okay day. We have worked a lot inside the car to make it work. We have to get used to it. I'm pleased to have run with no problems. It's all about finding a set-up that suits and a pace-note system that works. We like a challenge!"
"It was a high-speed spin on the stage before and I'm still trying to rebuild my confidence. It's on the way back."
"I say all time my plan here is not to fight for the win. If I can get top three then great - that is my target. If I have the confidence I will push, if not I back off."
"A great battle with Kris today. He's driving well. I'm happy with my day. Not so bad. Some small mistakes here and there and now I think I have a slow puncture on the left-rear. I'm happy though. A good day."
He broke an anti-roll bar in the previous stage and picked up a 20-sec penalty when repairs on the road section to SS8 overran. More time loss in this stage when he went off into a field.
"It happened after a high-speed cut. I just lost the rear of the car. We spun, went into a ditch and rolled. There's a window missing, but that's not too bad. It's worse that we lost the rear spoiler and that's upset the handling."
SS7
He missed a junction and hit a tree - no serious damage. "It's a strong car"
"I just keep trusting my instincts. That's all I can do."
his Fiesta is missing most of its rear spoiler "We had a bit of a moment on the last one. It's fun out there..."
"Nothing new. No grip at all. I will try to do something for tomorrow."
"We have the wrong tyre this afternoon [softs], so I had to adjust my driving a bit, but compared to the others it's an okay time. Mads is on the same tyres and I took 15sec out of him."
"Safely through. I'm not pushing at all."
"I had a spin and turn around and everything. I lost a lot of time. The stage started well, but after the spin I had to try and find the rhythm again. Not ideal."
"Not easy but a good run I think. Not so different from earlier - just a different approach on the icy sections. I have more confidence now."
"Okay. This one is a bit more tricky again [than the first stage]. I was a bit more cautious."
SS6
We hit a wall, but we're ok.
stopped
stopped
"Much better, but on the soft tyres it was quite tricky. They worked well on the downhill, but were tricky on the rest."
stopped
"I'm happy. The ice is more polished and I was very cautious where Robert went off earlier. I'm here to enjoy it and we'll see how we go."
"It felt quite nice in there. The speed doesn't look so good but it feels better. It's going in a good way."
"A tricky enough stage. I took it easy in the icy sections. I'm happy enough. What tyres am I on? I'm not saying..."
"We ran wide in one place. I had a soft
"Really similar conditions to before. Some ice melting in places, more wet patches. Some corner cutting so for sure there is more dirt on the road."
SS5
"On a right-corner we went wide and touched a snow bank. It's difficult - every corner is completely new for us."
Crashed on snow near the stage end.
"It's been alright. Quite good fun. The first time to really get stuck into this car on tarmac. We can make some improvements but it's good."
"I didn't sleep too well last night. I was thinking I was maybe too cautious yesterday. But today is better. I'm not happy, but I'm... happy!"
"It's going well. My car is perhaps too soft but I'm feeling okay."
"I think we have a problem with the dampers. The car is bouncing everywhere. Quite scary. I don't know what is going wrong."
"I'm doing my best but really struggling to place my car correctly."
"Not so bad. A spin on the stage before but I pushed a little bit more here."
"There's no problem. They are on different tyres. We expected to struggle on tarmac a bit. The car is perfect."
"We need to try and find something [in service]. We are driving like we are on the recce."
"The car is bottoming a lot, bouncing around. The suspension is too soft. We can change the dampers a bit. Okay, the understanding of the car is better but we are not where we wanted to be..."
"I chose my rhythm for this stage and I'm happy with it. Okay, there are always places you can go faster but I kept my pace."
"In sections it was good but it's taking time to get used to the new car and new co-driver - especially in a stage as difficult as this one. We're learning the hard way."
"I'm happy so far. Very encouraging. Trying to find a good rhythm and not push too hard."
"The road is either dry or there are ice patches. The grip when it's dry is very good. I'm happy driving in these conditions. I was too careful in SS4 but otherwise a good morning."
"Not so bad. A small mistake in the previous stage, the rear-left is slightly bent, the handling is not perfect but okay."
SS4
"We pushed, but it was not easy because in some places the road was completely destroyed. I am happy with this time."
"We stopped in the icy part. No major problem though..."
"Tricky, for sure. Not easy to find the proper pace. A little bit better than before. We try to improve."
"I had a spin in the last part. I lost five or six seconds. I have to be careful."
"Same as before. When it's dry it is pretty difficult for us to find the grip. In the dirt it's not so bad for us. The car is perfect."
"Same problem from the beginning. Not a good feeling between the car and the driver. The car is moving about everywhere. The suspension is too soft."
"Our suspension set-up is far too soft."
"The ice was a bit more patchy than the stage before but the road was predominantly clear. It's sometimes hard to read the grip under the trees. We have a good feeling - we'll keep going."
"Okay for us. No problems. We just try to be as fast as possible."
"Very tricky. Patchy ice and mixed conditions. Not trying to go crazy attack. Trying to get a good rhythm and confidence."
"Alright for us but I was losing time on the icy sections. Maybe I was too careful. That's where Seb was very quick. It's okay."
straight out of the car to have a look at the rear left wheel of his Polo R: "I did a small mistake. A slight touch with a bridge and I think I got a slow puncture."
SS3
Hit a tree, crew okay. Looks like retirement today for Robert.
Hayden's car slid on an ice patch, touched a tree with the rear and pulled off the rear-left wheel. Unfortunately he has to retire for the day.
"I don't feel good with the car. It's moving about. That's it."
"The car is moving a lot."
stopped
"The full ice section was slippery. I'm expecting intermittent ice throughout the loop. The ice note crews are our saviours - we couldn't do it without them."
"Not fast enough. That's all. We need to make everything work smoothly."
"The car is moving quite a lot on the tyres. it was a clean stage, just trying to get into the rhythm."
"Good. I'm happy with my time. Seb is very fast here. I'm not out to beat him. My target here is top five."
"About one kilometre of ice in there and on slick tyres we were very cautious. I'm not at the maximum yet. I want to take time to find my rhythm. This is not a race where you have to be on the limit on the time."
SS2
"Okay. The car is in one piece."
"Careful. Easy to make a mistake on this one. For me the rally starts tomorrow."
"Generally the feeling is okay but since shakedown I have had some doubts about the power of our car. I was driving well and I don't know where I'm losing the time."
"Tricky. Difficult to find the feeling. The tyre choice was right but I'm struggling a bit with the snow tyre. The first stage was okay though. We'll carry on."
"My (no stud) tyre choice helped us in the first part and I knew I would have to take it carefully on the descent. No regrets over my decision. I need to work more on my asphalt technique tomorrow."
"On the first stage I wasn't really happy with the handling. This stage was difficult too. Tomorrow is another day..."
"Too careful here. Too slow. But I didn't want to finish the rally on the first day!"
"Feeling really good. This was good for us last year too."
"It's just like Monte Carlo. Difficult. Not so much more to say. On stages like this it's impossible to judge your speed. Somehow it's fun too and I do like using the handbrake. The car is behaving really well."
"Okay but maybe too cautious on the descent. I must thank my ice crew - I can really trust my notes. Patches of ice and snow approaching the end."
"We hit something on the first proper icy place. Suddenly we started to slide and we hit a stone or something. I thought we had damaged the suspension so I backed off. We'll get back to service. It's okay."
"Happy to be here. This rally is always tricky. The first stage was fine, good grip, but this one was bit different, with more ice. We took the studded tyres and they were necessary."
SS1
was off the road
Rear differential broken.
"We are starting very far down the order and that's a big disadvantage in the dirty conditions. We caught the car ahead so we lost more and more time."
puncture
"No problems but our choice of snow tyres for this one wasn't the best. Perhaps they will be better suited to the next stage."
"A crazy start - we caught the car in front of us."
puncture "I don't know where it happened. I noticed it in the last 4 or 5km."
Left-rear puncture on 7 km
"The road is clean but there are still some dirty sections in the cuts. Safe tonight so I can push tomorrow."
"I don't know what happened. I've driven 15km on it."
"Not bad. Some dirt, ice and mud in the road. Not easy but fun."
RL puncture
"Really hard. We have a problem with the down-shifter. That won't be a problem from now on. We will sort it."
FL puncture
"Conditions are getting worse and worse. More dirty with every car."
"All okay. We have to keep safe."
"Not so bad, but after 5km I hit a big rock on the left corner and I think I have a puncture."
"That was okay, no big dramas. Struggling with the diff a bit but that's how it is. Just driving and trying to enjoy."
"The beginning was not so bad, but there was more snow on the road in the second half. Overall not so bad."
"Taking it very easy. Trying to feel our way into the conditions. I'm not too confident in the feeling yet."
"Very slippery. I didn't attack too much. I didn't feel I drove too well. Everything is different."
"I got a lot of fog on the windscreen from the mid-stage so it was difficult to see. It is very slippery."
"The car is really good, really good feeling, but I had a spin near the start of the stage, on a hairpin."
Spin
"The conditions were quite tricky. Struggled a bit with new pacenote system. Can take som time to get it right"
"It was an ok start. Some places almost caught us out. Not easy."
"Seb has been driving very well. I didn’t took risks. Could push more but I’m happy with this start."
"I was very catious, a few places are pretty slippery. Let's see."
"has chosen four DMACK XS4 super soft and two DMT-ICE studs