SS17/18 Okazaki SSS Overview and Quotes

Okazaki SSS1

Heavy rain
Sébastien OGIER and Takamoto KATSUTA share the stage win.
Elfyn EVANS slides wide and is lucky to pick a path through the trees and rejoin the road.
Ogier’s lead extends 7.8s over Evans
Sami PAJARI hits a kerb but reaches stage end.

Official results

Driver Quotes

Takamoto KATSUTA
“I want to show good times from stages today, that’s all I can.”

Kalle ROVANPERÄ
“Surprisingly tricky. Also time control is shortly after finish.”

Sami PAJARI
“I hit a kerb on the exit of corner, hope it is not serious.”

Elfyn EVANS
“I lost the car on the braking, but I didn’t lose a lot of time.”

Sébastien OGIER
“Short stage, but tricky.”

Okazaki SSS12

Heavy rain
Takamoto KATSUTA wins the stage by 0.1s from Ott TÄNAK. Katsuta tops the Super Sunday Standings by 1.7s from Sébastien OGIER.
Ogier extend rally lead to 8.3s over Elfyn EVANS
Sami PAJARI changes wheel after kerb strike.

Official Results

Driver Quotes

Grégoire MUNSTER
“It is tricky, but we continue.”

Sami PAJARI
“We have just changed the wheel, all is OK.”

Sébastien OGIER
“It is very bad now with the rain, so I’m happy we are through.”

Oliver SOLBERG
“Very very tricky, much more water than on the first pass.”

Alejandro CACHÓN
“I’m not good on such superspecial stages, but today I’m happy.”