Safari Rally Kenya 2021

Information

Date and time SS Information
27. 06. 2021 16:34
27. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		18 retired (36 - Zasada Sobiesław / Borysławski Tomasz): retired in SS 18
27. 06. 2021 16:34
27. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		18 retired (51 - Rathod Minesh / Shah Zahir): retired in SS 18
27. 06. 2021 16:34
27. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		18 retired (50 - Kavisi Evans / Aswani Absalom): retired in SS 18
27. 06. 2021 16:33
27. 06. 2021 15:33 CET 		18 retired (49 - Kimathi McRae / Kioni Mwangi): retired in SS 18
27. 06. 2021 14:21
27. 06. 2021 13:21 CET 		18 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's been an amazing experience to be here. The support we got from the people here is incredible. There was a huge amount of people cheering for us on road sections. It’s a great win for us. After our troubles on Friday, we had a really good weekend. We had really good pace and the car was amazing. Today I also want to congratulate Taka. He has made an amazing job, so well done Taka. It was not that easy to catch him at the end now. A great result for the team. It might be a bit shorter than old days, but the challenge is still very tough. We enjoyed it.
27. 06. 2021 14:13
27. 06. 2021 13:13 CET 		18 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's feeling very good. It has been a very long weekend. Okay, everybody had some problems, but we survived and that's why we are here. I am very happy with the team and the car, so thanks to them.
27. 06. 2021 14:06
27. 06. 2021 13:06 CET 		18 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This rally, my approach was like 50 to 60 per cent maximum, not do any mistakes and be as smooth as possible. It's a shame Thierry couldn't work it out. Let's see - now we go back to Estonia, so it should be fun.
27. 06. 2021 14:03
27. 06. 2021 13:03 CET 		18 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It's good. I have to say thanks to all the team for this opportunity and also to Malcolm who is watching us. It was a perfect weekend - the car was perfect without any issues.
27. 06. 2021 14:02
27. 06. 2021 13:02 CET 		18 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I tried to drive smart and try and find the grip. It's been a pretty good weekend all-round, but let's see.
27. 06. 2021 13:52
27. 06. 2021 12:52 CET 		18 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I have been waiting. I think with our crossed tyres, the time is not so bad. It was a difficult weekend - not the way I wanted to spend the weekend. A big job from the team, they kept the car going all the time.
27. 06. 2021 13:52
27. 06. 2021 12:52 CET 		18 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Looking for points. For sure, in places we were losing a bit of time going wide. It's very difficult to judge exactly where the grip or the line is, but we gave it a go.
27. 06. 2021 13:45
27. 06. 2021 12:45 CET 		18 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): It's been a lesson - an incredible experience and an incredible place. A bit disappointed for the problem with the car on Friday, but we are happy to be here. It's been an amazing weekend.
27. 06. 2021 13:45
27. 06. 2021 12:45 CET 		18 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It was not really a good weekend for us. We had problems on the first day and lost all our possibilities there. After that, Ott and Thierry still had possibilities to take some points, but it was not like this. It's rallying. We are having a really bad period for the team, but this will change and we will come stronger.
27. 06. 2021 13:45
27. 06. 2021 12:45 CET 		18 flash info (25 - Tundo Carl / Jessop Timothy): A lot of challenges this rally with lot of problems on Friday. If we'd just been a bit more sensible, we would have been further up. But anyway, we got here, another rally under the belt, and it's WRC.
27. 06. 2021 13:44
27. 06. 2021 12:44 CET 		18 flash info (27 - Patel Karan / Khan Tauseef): It's been quite tough for both of us and for the team. We are really thankful for the position we finished in. For us, it's Safari, and we are really happy the WRC is back in our hometown.
27. 06. 2021 13:44
27. 06. 2021 12:44 CET 		18 flash info (30 - Rai Amaanraj / Panesar Gurdeep): It's amazing. I hope my brother Tajveer is watching, this is for him. It was a really hard drive and I am really happy that we have got the rally back.
27. 06. 2021 13:42
27. 06. 2021 12:42 CET 		18 Staring order to Power stage: Rai, Patel, Tundo, Sordo, Bertelli, Evans, Rovanperä, Greensmith, Fourmaux, Tänak, Katsuta, Ogier
27. 06. 2021 13:47
27. 06. 2021 12:47 CET 		16 retired (53 - Ng'ang'a John / Ndukui Edward): retired in SS 16
27. 06. 2021 13:47
27. 06. 2021 12:47 CET 		16 retired (56 - Alwi Hassan / Mwangi James): retired in SS 16
27. 06. 2021 13:42
27. 06. 2021 12:42 CET 		16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): This one, I had to be careful and not get damage on the car. Let's see what will happen in the next two stages.
27. 06. 2021 13:41
27. 06. 2021 12:41 CET 		16 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): This one, it was just surviving. It was extremely rough, so I tried to save the car. The power stage is going to be tricky because it's also very rough.
27. 06. 2021 13:41
27. 06. 2021 12:41 CET 		16 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was rough, but we made it through and it's done now.
27. 06. 2021 13:41
27. 06. 2021 12:41 CET 		16 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Just can't afford to let off at the moment. I tried to keep it clean but some of the compressions throw you out of the line.
27. 06. 2021 13:41
27. 06. 2021 12:41 CET 		16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I am happy with my stage. It was enjoyable - okay, it was really rough in some sections, but that was less than expected, so it's fine.
27. 06. 2021 13:40
27. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		16 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's really really rough. I was just really careful with the car.
27. 06. 2021 13:40
27. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		16 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It's really hard surface and a very hard stage, but it's okay.
27. 06. 2021 13:40
27. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		16 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): This stage was really rough. We managed to go through without problems. We have two stages more to go, so we will enjoy.
27. 06. 2021 13:40
27. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Pretty rough to be honest. Really hard on the tyres. We just tried to take it easy and look after everything.
27. 06. 2021 13:46
27. 06. 2021 12:46 CET 		15 retired (66 - Muiruri Andrew / Njoroge Edward): retired in SS 15
27. 06. 2021 13:39
27. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		15 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's a surprise, but it's still three stages and anything ca happen in this rally. I have to be very focused. Even on this stage I didn't push at all, but there were so many rocks on the road. These kinds of things can easily happen.
27. 06. 2021 13:39
27. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		15 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): That was the plan today, to try and fight for second place - now that Thierry is out, it's a fight for the victory. In this stage, really bad conditions.
27. 06. 2021 13:39
27. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		15 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's not good!
27. 06. 2021 13:39
27. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		15 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It's hard to put into words this rally. One minute it's fine, the next it's going end over end - metaphorically.
27. 06. 2021 13:38
27. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		15 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): There is a lot of sweeping. You can feel in the straight part it is difficult for the car to go.
27. 06. 2021 13:38
27. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		15 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The grip level is close to zero there, and already after a few cars there was a lot of loose stones. The rocks are digging up, so on the power stage we have to see if we want to take the risk.
27. 06. 2021 13:38
27. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		15 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It's difficult to see. The stage is really rough. I am so disappointed with what has happened to Thierry now - it's so bad.
27. 06. 2021 13:38
27. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		15 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): This one was very slippery now. It isn't easy, because it's quite slippery with big stones and you can fall in a ditch very easily. I am here to finish the rally, so no drama.
27. 06. 2021 13:37
27. 06. 2021 12:37 CET 		15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Difficult. I think the gravel is really thick now, as if we have no power. It will be interesting to see how it evolves.
27. 06. 2021 13:36
27. 06. 2021 12:36 CET 		15 Start of stage will be delayed.
27. 06. 2021 04:18
27. 06. 2021 03:18 CET 		15 Stage is shortened to 5,63 km.
27. 06. 2021 13:37
27. 06. 2021 12:37 CET 		14 retired (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): broken suspension after SS 14
27. 06. 2021 13:35
27. 06. 2021 12:35 CET 		14 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): rear right suspension damaged
27. 06. 2021 13:35
27. 06. 2021 12:35 CET 		14 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): I had to push to try to fight for the second place. It was not a perfect stage - I had a half stall in one corner - but we have to keep trying.
27. 06. 2021 13:35
27. 06. 2021 12:35 CET 		14 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): A clean stage. No problems.
27. 06. 2021 13:35
27. 06. 2021 12:35 CET 		14 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I didn't have any softs tyres left, so I was immediately at a disadvantage when it was damp in here. I had to get heat into the tyres so I had to push hard in there, but I have no grip.
27. 06. 2021 13:34
27. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		14 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I chose a stage where we can really push, because it's not a rough stage. We tried to push and let's see, but the goal will always be the same to get to the end.
27. 06. 2021 13:34
27. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		14 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It has been a long weekend after Friday. I am looking forward to the stages and we are just now trying to save a bit the tyres.
27. 06. 2021 13:34
27. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		14 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): The car is good. We are taking care with the tyres to see if we can do something in the power stage, but everything is okay.
27. 06. 2021 13:34
27. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		14 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): This stage was really rough. I didn't expect that and it was quite tricky. We are looking forward to the next, it should be better.
27. 06. 2021 13:33
27. 06. 2021 12:33 CET 		14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): A bit slippery in places, obviously the grass is quite wet so you can't always be on the perfect line. Generally all okay.
27. 06. 2021 02:05
27. 06. 2021 01:05 CET 		13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I took quite some risks to try to keep on, because I knew Ogier was 12min in front on the road. He had probably a much drier road than us, but I kept pushing to not lose any time. I am really satisfied we are here.
27. 06. 2021 02:05
27. 06. 2021 01:05 CET 		13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Very scary! I never feel that kind of feeling. In the beginning it was okay, but suddenly a storm came and in the rain I couldn't see anything. Okay, I am here.
27. 06. 2021 02:05
27. 06. 2021 01:05 CET 		13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): My side of the screen was not working. I couldn't see. It's amazing - the quality is amazing.
27. 06. 2021 02:04
27. 06. 2021 01:04 CET 		13 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Very difficult. I couldn't see anything - it was like driving on ice.
27. 06. 2021 02:04
27. 06. 2021 01:04 CET 		13 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I think in the first part of the stage, it felt that when it was raining a bit, the ground was a bit more compact and it was maybe helping with the grip.
27. 06. 2021 02:04
27. 06. 2021 01:04 CET 		13 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): Rough! I had some big impacts, but at least we went through safely. We are happy to be at the end of the day.
27. 06. 2021 02:04
27. 06. 2021 01:04 CET 		13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's obviously cooler, but still it's more or less the same conditions. It's never good after yesterday, but okay.
27. 06. 2021 02:03
27. 06. 2021 01:03 CET 		13 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): Today was slow, but the only target we have is to arrive at the end. We enjoyed some stages more than others, but the road cleaning is so high - we can't do nothing more.
27. 06. 2021 02:03
27. 06. 2021 01:03 CET 		12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's okay, just focus on my job. It's going to be tight, but I will try to manage it. No pressure, it's okay.
27. 06. 2021 02:03
27. 06. 2021 01:03 CET 		12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The first objective is to finish the day, but of course we want to keep the pressure.
27. 06. 2021 02:02
27. 06. 2021 01:02 CET 		12 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): The gaps are too big, but we are trying our best. There is not much we can do - keep some speed and see.
27. 06. 2021 02:02
27. 06. 2021 01:02 CET 		12 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): There were a few places I got caught out with the notes near the end, but generally it was okay. One more to go.
27. 06. 2021 02:02
27. 06. 2021 01:02 CET 		12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): We had one moment just before the water splash. It was quite a hot moment! It was a good stage and I was enjoying to drive, but we have one stage to do.
27. 06. 2021 02:02
27. 06. 2021 01:02 CET 		12 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): In one corner we went off into the field a little bit, but nothing serious. We are just driving through.
27. 06. 2021 02:01
27. 06. 2021 01:01 CET 		12 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): It's amazing, I am so happy. I think it's a great country and it's a pleasure to be here.
27. 06. 2021 02:01
27. 06. 2021 01:01 CET 		12 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It's really demanding and slippery in some places. But it's fine.
27. 06. 2021 03:48
27. 06. 2021 02:48 CET 		11 retired (57 - Waita Nzioka / Mionki Tuta): retired in SS 11
27. 06. 2021 02:01
27. 06. 2021 01:01 CET 		11 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a nice clean stage, but I had to brake in the longest straight of the stage to avoid the zebra in the middle of the road. Other than that, it was a nice clean run.
27. 06. 2021 02:01
27. 06. 2021 01:01 CET 		11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): The tyres are okay. The conditions were better than I expected. I made a few mistakes.
27. 06. 2021 02:00
27. 06. 2021 01:00 CET 		11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Just new tyres basically. The conditions are more grippy now, but otherwise, it's nice.
27. 06. 2021 02:00
27. 06. 2021 01:00 CET 		11 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): So far it's good. It's quite a bit more slippery with the tyres now, but it's the same for everybody.
27. 06. 2021 02:00
27. 06. 2021 01:00 CET 		11 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): The car all weekend has been really strong on a hard base. I'm just managing as best I can.
27. 06. 2021 02:00
27. 06. 2021 01:00 CET 		11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): This morning we were too careful in this stage, so we decided to push with the right pace. I am happy with my job, so we need to continue like that.
27. 06. 2021 01:59
27. 06. 2021 00:59 CET 		11 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): I don't know about the time, but it felt good. With the hard tyre, the balance is quite nice. I just tried to enjoy the driving.
27. 06. 2021 01:59
27. 06. 2021 00:59 CET 		11 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): Everything is okay. So far, so good, we just need to finish the day and let's see.
27. 06. 2021 01:59
27. 06. 2021 00:59 CET 		11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The grip has changed, but the condition is not too dissimilar. It hasn't deteriorated too much, so that's good at least, but the grip is definitely much higher.
27. 06. 2021 01:59
27. 06. 2021 00:59 CET 		11 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): Very nice. No problems. I am just driving and trying to analyse a little bit to give information to my team-mates at the back.
27. 06. 2021 01:58
27. 06. 2021 00:58 CET 		10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It went okay. I had a clean run - a lot of stones are moving, so a couple of times I had to slow down. I had a clean stage and took it maybe a little bit too careful on the last part.
27. 06. 2021 01:58
27. 06. 2021 00:58 CET 		10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): Maybe enjoying, but maybe not! It's very difficult and demanding. There are so many changes, and in some sections you don't know where you are. It's hard.
27. 06. 2021 01:58
27. 06. 2021 00:58 CET 		10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's difficult with these artificial stones, and it's very different from the recce. The last part is rough but the rest of it is okay.
27. 06. 2021 01:58
27. 06. 2021 00:58 CET 		10 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was okay. I was pretty happy with my notes. I was a bit worried about this one because it's difficult to see the stones, but I was comfortable.
27. 06. 2021 01:57
27. 06. 2021 00:57 CET 		10 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): I don't want to pick up any more punctures or anything like that. Just keep it clean - no issues.
27. 06. 2021 01:57
27. 06. 2021 00:57 CET 		10 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It was really difficult with the dust inside the car. It was difficult to see where the road was.
27. 06. 2021 01:57
27. 06. 2021 00:57 CET 		10 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It was a nice stage. We just drive with no mistakes. In some places you can cut much more, but it's difficult to see what is legal.
27. 06. 2021 01:56
27. 06. 2021 00:56 CET 		10 Start of stage will be delayed.
27. 06. 2021 03:47
27. 06. 2021 02:47 CET 		9 retired (66 - Muiruri Andrew / Njoroge Edward): retired after SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:47
27. 06. 2021 02:47 CET 		9 retired (59 - Malik Hussain / Ayuko Linet): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:47
27. 06. 2021 02:47 CET 		9 retired (55 - Mwangi Stephen / Mwenda Dennis): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:46
27. 06. 2021 02:46 CET 		9 retired (51 - Rathod Minesh / Shah Zahir): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:46
27. 06. 2021 02:46 CET 		9 retired (45 - Pandya Paras / Bhojak Falgun): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:46
27. 06. 2021 02:46 CET 		9 retired (30 - Rai Amaanraj / Panesar Gurdeep): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 03:45
27. 06. 2021 02:45 CET 		9 retired (29 - Chwist Daniel / Heller Kamil): retired in SS 9
27. 06. 2021 01:56
27. 06. 2021 00:56 CET 		9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It’s just continue my job, and I know what to do. Not bad, but I lost quite a lot of time because of zebra - but it's nice to see!
27. 06. 2021 01:56
27. 06. 2021 00:56 CET 		9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Today is quite easy - it's very smooth, so it's not so bad.
27. 06. 2021 01:55
27. 06. 2021 00:55 CET 		9 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Not really pushing. I tried to drive clean. I had a lot of animals in the stage and I had to brake a lot for zebra and gazelle and something like this.
27. 06. 2021 01:55
27. 06. 2021 00:55 CET 		9 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): In there I was pretty cautious in places, just with a few of the rocks. Maybe I could have been a bit more aggressive, but I didn't want to take the wheel off doing it.
27. 06. 2021 01:55
27. 06. 2021 00:55 CET 		9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): In this stage, we knew it wasn't rough, and we knew we could push, so it's what we did. I am happy with my pace.
27. 06. 2021 01:54
27. 06. 2021 00:54 CET 		9 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Today we are just trying to keep this position and avoid all the problems. It's quite rough in the stages, so I am quite slow all the time. Let's see what we can do.
27. 06. 2021 01:54
27. 06. 2021 00:54 CET 		9 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): Unfortunately, yesterday we had a problem with the pipe on the water pump. We want to finish the rally in the best way possible, so we will enjoy.
27. 06. 2021 01:54
27. 06. 2021 00:54 CET 		9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's just a case of getting through really. It's tight and twisty with a lot of hidden stones today, so trying to keep it in the middle of the road.
27. 06. 2021 01:54
27. 06. 2021 00:54 CET 		9 flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): I would like to push here - it's so nice and I like it - but I can't push, I am first on the road and I can't do nothing.
27. 06. 2021 03:45
27. 06. 2021 02:45 CET 		8 retired (67 - Smith Rio / Cliff Laban): retired in SS 8
27. 06. 2021 03:44
27. 06. 2021 02:44 CET 		8 retired (50 - Kavisi Evans / Aswani Absalom): retired in SS 8
27. 06. 2021 03:44
27. 06. 2021 02:44 CET 		7 retired (40 - Chatthe Dilraj / Fourie Hendrik): retired after SS 7
25. 06. 2021 17:21
25. 06. 2021 16:21 CET 		7 Stage was cancelled for other cars.
25. 06. 2021 17:03
25. 06. 2021 16:03 CET 		7 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Going up that hill - I do feel for Kalle, because you can't see anything. Luckily I smashed the wipers on and just kept it buried, but I feel for him.
25. 06. 2021 16:48
25. 06. 2021 15:48 CET 		7 Stage will continue.
25. 06. 2021 16:47
25. 06. 2021 15:47 CET 		7 retired (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): retired in SS 7
25. 06. 2021 16:36
25. 06. 2021 15:36 CET 		7 Stage is interrupted because car st.no.69 is blocking the road.
25. 06. 2021 16:36
25. 06. 2021 15:36 CET 		7 (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): getting stuck in a rough section of the stage
25. 06. 2021 16:35
25. 06. 2021 15:35 CET 		7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): That’s a surprise. I was almost stopped on the stage because of the dust. I don't know how do I say - in the beginning of the stage, the rut is like hell. I am happy to finish this stage.
25. 06. 2021 16:34
25. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		7 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): puncture
25. 06. 2021 16:34
25. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): The biggest issues were the tyres in this stage, but obviously we got to the end. We need to go back to service now - there is some things to check.
25. 06. 2021 16:34
25. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		7 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): double puncture
25. 06. 2021 16:34
25. 06. 2021 15:34 CET 		7 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It was a disaster in this stage. So much fesh-fesh. My radiator is completely blocked, we had a bit of overheating and had to back off at the end.
25. 06. 2021 16:18
25. 06. 2021 15:18 CET 		7 Start of stage will be delayed.
27. 06. 2021 03:44
27. 06. 2021 02:44 CET 		6 retired (63 - Shah Rehan / Limbani Harshil): retired in SS 6
27. 06. 2021 03:43
27. 06. 2021 02:43 CET 		6 retired (58 - Kepher Walubi / Kyambadde Sirajih): retired in SS 6
27. 06. 2021 03:43
27. 06. 2021 02:43 CET 		6 retired (54 - Mubiru Duncan / Mayanja Omar): retired in SS 6
27. 06. 2021 03:43
27. 06. 2021 02:43 CET 		6 retired (43 - Canobbio Piero / Marcon Alberto): retired in SS 6
27. 06. 2021 03:42
27. 06. 2021 02:42 CET 		6 retired (36 - Zasada Sobiesław / Borysławski Tomasz): retired in SS 6
25. 06. 2021 16:30
25. 06. 2021 15:30 CET 		6 (23 - Prokop Martin / Jůrka Zdeněk): Martin Prokop has retired from the rally after crashing heavily in a fast section. The team have confirmed Prokop is fine, however, co-driver Zdeněk Jůrka has been taken to hospital for checks after reporting back pains.
25. 06. 2021 16:25
25. 06. 2021 15:25 CET 		6 Stage was interrupted.
25. 06. 2021 16:18
25. 06. 2021 15:18 CET 		6 retired (23 - Prokop Martin / Jůrka Zdeněk): accident in SS 6
25. 06. 2021 15:52
25. 06. 2021 14:52 CET 		6 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): It seems okay. No issues - just took it pretty safe, because when it goes rough it's pretty crazy. In the last 3km we had a rear right puncture.
25. 06. 2021 15:51
25. 06. 2021 14:51 CET 		6 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was fine. To be honest, I tried to be quite sensible and avoid all the ruts and stones. This last part is impossible to avoid the stones.
25. 06. 2021 15:51
25. 06. 2021 14:51 CET 		6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): A lot of changes. It seems to be okay so far, just a very rough stage and in the soft sections, the underguard is touching the road.
25. 06. 2021 15:51
25. 06. 2021 14:51 CET 		6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We survived, so it's good. I had a feeling like a tyre delaminated, so I was steady, but we are here.
25. 06. 2021 15:51
25. 06. 2021 14:51 CET 		6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It went quite okay. I tried to push, but in many places I had to slow a bit. I felt really strange at the end - I didn't get the speed I thought I would.
25. 06. 2021 15:50
25. 06. 2021 14:50 CET 		6 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): All okay - just checking the tyres. I am happy I have got through this one because it's a very difficult stage. No problem - it's all good.
27. 06. 2021 03:42
27. 06. 2021 02:42 CET 		5 retired (34 - Bharij Raajpal / Ghataure Jasneil): retired in SS 5
27. 06. 2021 03:42
27. 06. 2021 02:42 CET 		5 retired (52 - Sachania Nikhil / Patel Deep): retired in SS 5
27. 06. 2021 03:41
27. 06. 2021 02:41 CET 		5 retired (48 - Anwar Hamza / Ismail Riyaz): retired in SS 5
27. 06. 2021 03:41
27. 06. 2021 02:41 CET 		5 retired (49 - Kimathi McRae / Kioni Mwangi): retired in SS 5
27. 06. 2021 03:40
27. 06. 2021 02:40 CET 		5 retired (46 - Nasser Yasin / Katumba Ali): retired in SS 5
25. 06. 2021 16:24
25. 06. 2021 15:24 CET 		5 Stage was interrupted.
25. 06. 2021 15:49
25. 06. 2021 14:49 CET 		5 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): We got some time penalty out of service, but the guys have done the best they can to bodge it. Hopefully it makes it to the end of the afternoon - if it fails we stop.
25. 06. 2021 15:49
25. 06. 2021 14:49 CET 		5 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): That sounds not so bad. I was still really careful, avoiding all the ruts. I think I found quite a good rhythm in all the tricky parts. The dust is a big problem in the car, so it's difficult.
25. 06. 2021 15:48
25. 06. 2021 14:48 CET 		5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): We need to be really careful - especially the next one is very rough. I will try to stay on the road without any damage on the car.
25. 06. 2021 15:47
25. 06. 2021 14:47 CET 		5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's strange - it's rough, but every hairpin it's stalling.
25. 06. 2021 15:47
25. 06. 2021 14:47 CET 		5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Quite destroyed to be honest. The ruts are really deep - you are unable to get any speed because you are bottoming out all the time. Our cars are not high enough for those conditions really.
25. 06. 2021 15:46
25. 06. 2021 14:46 CET 		5 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): stalled engine in hairpin
25. 06. 2021 15:46
25. 06. 2021 14:46 CET 		5 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Even worse!
27. 06. 2021 03:40
27. 06. 2021 02:40 CET 		4 retired (70 - Wahome Maxine / Young Chantal): retired after SS 4
25. 06. 2021 13:44
25. 06. 2021 12:44 CET 		4 retired (51 - Rathod Minesh / Shah Zahir): retired in SS 4
25. 06. 2021 13:44
25. 06. 2021 12:44 CET 		4 retired (67 - Smith Rio / Cliff Laban): retired in SS 4
25. 06. 2021 13:44
25. 06. 2021 12:44 CET 		4 retired (45 - Pandya Paras / Bhojak Falgun): retired in SS 4
25. 06. 2021 13:41
25. 06. 2021 12:41 CET 		4 retired (2 - Solberg Oliver / Johnston Aaron): damaged suspension and rollcage after SS 4
25. 06. 2021 13:40
25. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		4 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I want to keep my pace for all the weekend, and we will see our position at the end.
25. 06. 2021 13:40
25. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		4 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Even in the last stage, I felt like I was driving slow, but we don't have any damping on the rear left it seems. And that's just the first pass!
25. 06. 2021 13:39
25. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		4 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): That's a big surprise. It felt really bad for me. The conditions here were driveable now, but it was a really tricky stage. If the time is good, it's okay.
25. 06. 2021 13:39
25. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I had to go carefully in this stage. I didn't push because we got damage on the last stage, but it seems we have fixed it. I am happy that we survived this morning.
25. 06. 2021 13:39
25. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Believe me, this is the least of the worries.
25. 06. 2021 13:39
25. 06. 2021 12:39 CET 		4 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): double puncture
25. 06. 2021 13:38
25. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		4 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Broken suspension on the rear. I just had to make it through very slow.
25. 06. 2021 13:38
25. 06. 2021 12:38 CET 		4 Start of stage will be delayed.
25. 06. 2021 13:43
25. 06. 2021 12:43 CET 		3 retired (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): retired after SS 3
25. 06. 2021 13:40
25. 06. 2021 12:40 CET 		3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Just coming to the end of a fast section, there was a stone that was sticking out more into the road than I had anticipated. Unfortunately, we clipped it with the front right wheel, and it was enough to break the suspension quite badly. There is no way to repair it or continue from here.
25. 06. 2021 13:37
25. 06. 2021 12:37 CET 		3 Stage is cancelled.
25. 06. 2021 13:36
25. 06. 2021 12:36 CET 		3 Stage is interrupted.
25. 06. 2021 13:36
25. 06. 2021 12:36 CET 		3 retired (31 - Chager Baldev / Soni Ravi): retired in SS 3
25. 06. 2021 13:35
25. 06. 2021 12:35 CET 		3 retired (26 - Rai Tejveer / Dawe Gareth): accident in SS 3
25. 06. 2021 13:34
25. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): I was really careful in the rough sections. Even in the sections you find you can push, sometimes there are things you don't see.
25. 06. 2021 13:34
25. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		3 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): Horrific. And that's the first pass! Quite early on, we broke the anti-roll-bar at the back, so that wasn't pleasant. We'll keep going.
25. 06. 2021 13:33
25. 06. 2021 12:33 CET 		3 retired (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): accident in SS 3
25. 06. 2021 13:33
25. 06. 2021 12:33 CET 		3 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was an incredible stage. The condition is so bad and there are big ruts all the time. At the end of the stage I had a puncture, and there was so much dust in the car I couldn't breathe - it's Safari for sure.
25. 06. 2021 13:32
25. 06. 2021 12:32 CET 		3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The only target was to not damage the car. It's already very demanding, so the second time I think it will be very much on the limit.
25. 06. 2021 13:32
25. 06. 2021 12:32 CET 		3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Incredibly rough. Very deep ruts - I was close to rolling the car a couple of times in the ruts, so I had to adapt the rhythm. I was really afraid that I would push the tyre off the rim. As we can see, we need to survive.
25. 06. 2021 13:31
25. 06. 2021 12:31 CET 		3 retired (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): damaged suspension in SS 3
25. 06. 2021 13:31
25. 06. 2021 12:31 CET 		3 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): missed junction
25. 06. 2021 13:31
25. 06. 2021 12:31 CET 		3 (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): missed junction
25. 06. 2021 13:34
25. 06. 2021 12:34 CET 		2 retired (59 - Malik Hussain / Ayuko Linet): retired after SS 2
25. 06. 2021 13:30
25. 06. 2021 12:30 CET 		2 retired (50 - Kavisi Evans / Aswani Absalom): retired before SS 2
25. 06. 2021 13:29
25. 06. 2021 12:29 CET 		2 Stage was cancelled.
25. 06. 2021 13:29
25. 06. 2021 12:29 CET 		2 Stage was interrupted because of crash st.no. 47.
25. 06. 2021 13:28
25. 06. 2021 12:28 CET 		2 retired (47 - Puee Sohanjeet / Din Adnan): accident in SS 2
25. 06. 2021 13:24
25. 06. 2021 12:24 CET 		2 (2 - Solberg Oliver / Johnston Aaron): stopped after stage with rear wheel out of line
25. 06. 2021 13:23
25. 06. 2021 12:23 CET 		2 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Johnston Aaron): It was a very difficult stage. So loose and much more than I expected, but it's okay.
25. 06. 2021 13:23
25. 06. 2021 12:23 CET 		2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It's really slippery, much more than expected. To protect the car, you need quite a stiff setup, but I think we are too stiff, so we had no grip.
25. 06. 2021 13:23
25. 06. 2021 12:23 CET 		2 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): For me, it felt so rough already. It's better to be at the front, for sure. We need to do some work to get the car turning a bit better.
25. 06. 2021 13:23
25. 06. 2021 12:23 CET 		2 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's really difficult. I have never driven in that kind of stage - you have no grip at all and these really narrow places. It was an okay start.
25. 06. 2021 13:22
25. 06. 2021 12:22 CET 		2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): I don't know why. I used the clutch and immediately the engine didn't have power. After that, the engine stopped and I had to start again. Okay, it's a long way to go, so it's fine.
25. 06. 2021 13:22
25. 06. 2021 12:22 CET 		2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's tricky, but the washer is leaking all the time and all the time I have to wash with the dust.
25. 06. 2021 13:22
25. 06. 2021 12:22 CET 		2 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): stalled engine in hairpin
25. 06. 2021 13:21
25. 06. 2021 12:21 CET 		2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): This is something! The ruts were much deeper than on the recce, and I struggled a bit with the understeer. The road is so narrow, so it's difficult to find the good line.
25. 06. 2021 13:21
25. 06. 2021 12:21 CET 		2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Very slippery and very narrow. Quite difficult to see as well, with dust coming onto the screen quite a lot. A tough one to start.
25. 06. 2021 13:21
25. 06. 2021 12:21 CET 		2 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Incredibly slippery. Very sandy surface and absolutely no grip. I don't know how it's going to evolve behind, but we had to make it through.
25. 06. 2021 13:21
25. 06. 2021 12:21 CET 		2 (23 - Prokop Martin / Jůrka Zdeněk): Pushed his Fiesta into service after it failed to start this morning. The team are trying to fix it now.
24. 06. 2021 17:24
24. 06. 2021 16:24 CET 		1 retired (65 - Abdulahi Osman / Mwenda Evans): retired before SS 1
24. 06. 2021 17:23
24. 06. 2021 16:23 CET 		1 retired (28 - Virani Aakif / Bhatti Azhar): retired before SS 1
24. 06. 2021 17:23
24. 06. 2021 16:23 CET 		1 retired (32 - Bengi Eric / Mutuma Peter): retired after SS 1
24. 06. 2021 17:22
24. 06. 2021 16:22 CET 		1 retired (41 - Amwari Issa / Njiru Job): retired before start
24. 06. 2021 17:22
24. 06. 2021 16:22 CET 		1 retired (38 - Davite Giancarlo / Vindevogel Sylvia): health problems before SS 1
24. 06. 2021 16:28
24. 06. 2021 15:28 CET 		1 flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): Tomorrow is going to be the biggest start. It's amazing to see such a crowd. So far so good, but tomorrow the real stuff is coming.
24. 06. 2021 16:28
24. 06. 2021 15:28 CET 		1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): For sure, this one was quite slippy, but I am happy that we didn't use the soft tyre.
24. 06. 2021 16:27
24. 06. 2021 15:27 CET 		1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Who knows how this weekend will play out. It's not going to be an easy one, but we're looking forward to the challenge.
24. 06. 2021 16:27
24. 06. 2021 15:27 CET 		1 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): There is a big variety on the stages - there's a bit of everything here. We will see how it will be.
24. 06. 2021 16:26
24. 06. 2021 15:26 CET 		1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's going to be an interesting rally. After shakedown I felt a pretty good feeling, but you never know what's going to happen. I made already one mistake and stalled the engine, but that's only a small mistake if you think over the whole weekend.
24. 06. 2021 16:26
24. 06. 2021 15:26 CET 		1 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Johnston Aaron): For sure, it will be a fantastic weekend. Very exciting - it's a very different rally and the first time with this car on gravel. This stage was great fun.
24. 06. 2021 16:26
24. 06. 2021 15:26 CET 		1 flash info (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): I am happy to be here. I have not rallied on gravel since Chile. It's an amazing place, amazing fans, and I want to enjoy the rally.
24. 06. 2021 16:25
24. 06. 2021 15:25 CET 		1 flash info (48 - Anwar Hamza / Ismail Riyaz): I didn't expect it - I have only done 15km in the car. It was a bit looser than I expected, but we had good fun.
24. 06. 2021 14:24
24. 06. 2021 13:24 CET 		1 flash info (29 - Chwist Daniel / Heller Kamil): I am enjoying it a lot. It is my first WRC rally, and we will look forward to have fun and go to the finish line.
24. 06. 2021 14:21
24. 06. 2021 13:21 CET 		1 flash info (24 - Rai Onkar / Sturrock Drew): It's awesome - it's such an experience. I am going to lap this up for the next three days, and hopefully we get to the end.
23. 06. 2021 16:12
23. 06. 2021 15:12 CET 		SHAKEDOWN retired (37 - Bertelli Lorenzo / Scattolin Simone): broken radiator
23. 06. 2021 14:22
23. 06. 2021 13:22 CET 		SHAKEDOWN Shakedown was restarted.
23. 06. 2021 14:19
23. 06. 2021 13:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN Shakedown is interrupted because st.no. 2 is blocking the road.
23. 06. 2021 14:19
23. 06. 2021 13:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN retired (2 - Solberg Oliver / Johnston Aaron): damaged steering in shakedown
23. 06. 2021 14:19
23. 06. 2021 13:19 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Jamoul Renaud): It will be a really difficult challenge for the crew and the car. We need to manage. I think many things will happen, so we have to be careful in some places.
23. 06. 2021 14:18
23. 06. 2021 13:18 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Patterson Chris): That's one of the easier stages - and that’s rougher than we see anywhere! We're pretty limited on what we can do with car setup, but it's going to be a long weekend.
23. 06. 2021 14:18
23. 06. 2021 13:18 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (6 - Sordo Dani / Rozada Borja): It was tricky. I made a few mistakes, but without that, I was happy. It's very narrow and fast, and very demanding for the pace notes. Overall, it was okay.
23. 06. 2021 14:17
23. 06. 2021 13:17 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): For sure, it's really a nice and magical event. It's nice to be here.
23. 06. 2021 14:17
23. 06. 2021 13:17 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Barritt Daniel): It's a very new experience - I have never seen this kind of stage. It's a very good experience for me to learn about how to drive. It's going to be fun.
23. 06. 2021 14:17
23. 06. 2021 13:17 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The roughness is difficult to say at the moment. In places, it's rough, but generally it will be demanding with a lot of surprises.
23. 06. 2021 14:17
23. 06. 2021 13:17 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): After that first shakedown run, we can really imagine a very interesting event. It's going to be rough and tough and a huge challenge for us, but I am looking forward to it. We wanted some adventure, and we got it - now we have to face it.
23. 06. 2021 14:16
23. 06. 2021 13:16 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's pretty extreme conditions, so looking forward to finding out what it's all about. It's going to be quite different to what we normally have, for sure.
23. 06. 2021 14:16
23. 06. 2021 13:16 CET 		SHAKEDOWN flash info (1 - Ogier Sébastien / Ingrassia Julien): It's amazing nature here. A tough challenge expected this weekend, but we have to try to be more clever than ever - we know that. It's more easy to say than to do it, but we will do our best.