Elfyn EVANS wins the stage by 2.1s over Takamoto KATSUTA. Sébastien OGIER drops 5.4s and now leads Evans by only 2.0s. Katsuta third now, 3.2s behind Evans. Adrien FOURMAUX 9.2s behind Katsuta.
Kalle ROVANPERÄ
“When you are the first car through you do what you can. Sometimes I have some much oversteer I never get to the cost. It is not easy. We will try to keep going and see how the afternoon is.”
Grégoire MUNSTER
“I think he clocked in late at the start. I‘m not 100% sure. It was a bit of mess with the traffic. I don’t have the same confidence with this tyre this year so I will try my best.”
Ott TÄNAK
“The rally is very challenging and still a long way to go unfortunately.”
Sami PAJARI
“It is what it is. It is tricky to hear the pace note it is some how very loud inside. I need to trust it from memory. I guess 90% I have in my memory so it is not the best.”
Adrien FOURMAUX
“I really try to catch the time if we can. I will optimise everything. We are on the pace and we fight but sometimes I have some big surprises in the car. There was one place on the straight where it went crazy sideways.”
Elfyn EVANS
“It is hard to say how you are doing. It is really dirty in there in places. I don’t know anymore I just sleep driving.”
Takamoto KATSUTA
“It was quite ok. Elfyn did a quite good job. Nothing special. I was trying but I had one stupid moment where I missed up.”
Sébastien OGIER
“Not fast enough and not confident enough with the leaves and the pollution on the road. There is no reason to worry as long as there is opportunity ahead.”
