Ardeca Ypres Rally 2022

Information

Date and time SS Information
21. 08. 2022 17:53 CET 20 retired (35 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): retired after SS 20
21. 08. 2022 15:59 CET 20 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): To win here is a big surprise for us - more or less the same like it was in Finland. We didn't expect it from anywhere basically, but somehow we were able to pull it together during the rally. It's great to see some results are coming but there is so much we can improve and we could still be a lot stronger, so there is still some work to do.
21. 08. 2022 15:59 CET 20 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): You're never really pleased with second. I think overall it was a solid weekend. That puncture on Friday probably cost a few seconds but overall it was a strong weekend and the car has been good.
21. 08. 2022 15:59 CET 20 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): We are trying our best to deliver results and I believe we have been a bit unlucky a few times this year. Now things are coming together. We were not the fastest in this rally but we didn't make any mistakes, and that paid off big time.
21. 08. 2022 15:58 CET 20 flash info (24 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): It was a long time since our last win in WRC2. I am so proud of what we achieved this weekend and I want to thank the whole team. It was tricky to come back to WRC2 and this victory is for them.
21. 08. 2022 15:58 CET 20 flash info (20 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): With our zero scores from earlier in the year, we knew we needed to score maximum points here and in Greece. But still, second place is still not so bad and it's still possible. Stéphane's pace was very difficult to match and he did a great rally.
21. 08. 2022 15:58 CET 20 flash info (21 - Rossel Yohan / Sarreaud Valentin): The feeling is not bad. I searched for good settings all the time and it was not easy because the roads here are completely different. For the championship this result is not bad and that's the most important thing.
21. 08. 2022 15:58 CET 20 flash info (31 - Ingram Chris / Drew Craig): It's been an amazing weekend. We're hopefully back in the lead of the WRC2 Junior championship now, so full attack in Greece!
21. 08. 2022 15:57 CET 20 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was a tough weekend definitely and it was not easy on such difficult roads. I didn't have a good tarmac rally last time in Croatia and after Finland it's been a very tough couple of weeks. It's nice to finally have something.
21. 08. 2022 15:57 CET 20 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I must be happy because we survived this weekend and it was a tough weekend for us. Big thanks to the team - of course some things were happening but everything was working well.
21. 08. 2022 15:57 CET 20 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I think for everyone we just need to get on the flight, go home and have a few days to ourselves and then we can get together next week and go again. We just need to keep going until it comes right, and it does come right - that's the thing. It does come right.
21. 08. 2022 15:57 CET 20 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Unfortunately I had some transmission issue - the gears were jumping from second to fourth and I had to downshift many times. It was good to see the speed was there and the car was somehow working quite okay. Not where we want to be, but it's going in the right direction and that's positive. Unfortunately we couldn't get the result we wanted but we had some fun for the spectators.
21. 08. 2022 15:56 CET 20 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It felt pretty fast anyway. It was not easy to step up the pace after what happening, but at least we tried.
21. 08. 2022 15:56 CET 20 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): We've got a small technical issue that we've carried since the last one. A bit of a disaster really and nobody is happy. For everybody inside the team and the fans it's not so much fun at the moment, but we're all trying our best.
21. 08. 2022 15:56 CET 20 Starting order: Breen, Rovanperä, Neuville, Greensmith, Katsuta, Solberg, Ingram, Rossel, Mikkelsen, Lefebvre, Lappi, Evans, Tänak
21. 08. 2022 12:55 CET 19 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This stage was very tricky with a lot of dirt and many surprises. I had a good stage - I pushed, and this is a good margin with one stage to go.
21. 08. 2022 12:51 CET 19 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It’s been very consistent. We have not done any mistakes. We have had smart pace throughout the weekend.
21. 08. 2022 12:48 CET 19 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was a bit more stressful almost because I had cold tyres at the start and it was quite tricky! We just need to bring it to the finish now.
21. 08. 2022 12:45 CET 19 Stage continues.
21. 08. 2022 12:44 CET 19 Stage was stopped because of accident of st.no.16.
21. 08. 2022 12:43 CET 19 retired (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): accident in SS 19
21. 08. 2022 12:43 CET 19 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Quite a boring stage because we have no hybrid again. I don't say anything because I don't want to make any drama but this is frustrating.
21. 08. 2022 12:42 CET 19 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was okay. A lot of pollution in the stage.
21. 08. 2022 12:42 CET 19 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We are trying to save the tyres a bit. Hopefully it's helping us for the next stage and we can at least get some points from the weekend.
21. 08. 2022 12:42 CET 19 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The Power Stage has been the target since the first day.
21. 08. 2022 12:42 CET 19 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): King of the cone! To be fair to the boys, they did a lot of work in service to try and give us a bit more confidence and they've been working flat-out all weekend. Let's see.
21. 08. 2022 17:52 CET 18 retired (91 - Bauwens Kim / Vandamme Tony): retired after SS 18
21. 08. 2022 17:52 CET 18 retired (79 - Merlevede Cedriek / Callens Laury): accident in SS 18
21. 08. 2022 12:41 CET 18 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Some brakings were a bit slippery and I was cautious in some places. The first loop is more important, but now we know the places (to watch out for) and it should be more consistent.
21. 08. 2022 12:41 CET 18 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I was a bit conservative in a few tricky places. Let's see, it was a clean run but I don't know if it will be quite enough.
21. 08. 2022 12:41 CET 18 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't see any reason why I should drive faster, so this is good. It was not too bad, but a couple of spots are really slippery even though they are dry. I can't imagine what it would be like if it was wet!
21. 08. 2022 12:41 CET 18 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was a terrible stage. Very tricky and easy to do a mistake, so I took it very easy and if I lose a few seconds on the next two it's not a problem. The time is okay but I am just playing it safe.
21. 08. 2022 12:41 CET 18 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am happy with my run. It was quite slippery with some dirt coming onto the road, so I didn't take any risks. It's a nice fight for sure but we still have two stages to do.
21. 08. 2022 12:40 CET 18 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I was not so confident in myself. If I am confident then it's quite okay, so I am going to work on myself.
21. 08. 2022 12:40 CET 18 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): The pace notes - they are so slow compared to the rest of the weekend. I don't why.
21. 08. 2022 12:40 CET 18 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): There were a few corners we could do better, but it's only the first pass through and there are quite a lot of grip changes. I enjoyed it - after yesterday, it's good to have a bit of a smile when you are driving.
21. 08. 2022 12:40 CET 18 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It doesn't really matter in the morning - let's see what we can do in the afternoon. It's quite a tricky stage and the conditions are not going to be easy on the second pass with all the gravel, but let's see how it goes.
21. 08. 2022 12:39 CET 18 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): It's disappointing but obviously we have a little bit of speed in the car, which is nice. We're first on the road which is an advantage but we're just trying to enjoy the day.
21. 08. 2022 17:51 CET 17 retired (62 - Verbeke Alexandre / Ramon Christophe): retired after SS 17
21. 08. 2022 17:51 CET 17 retired (92 - Brown James / Blondeel Frank): retired after SS 17
21. 08. 2022 17:50 CET 17 retired (71 - Kenis Guino / Vanoverschelde Bjorn): retired in SS 17
21. 08. 2022 12:39 CET 17 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): That;'s the action plan - to protect the lead. At the moment we can lose two seconds per stage, so one second is okay.
21. 08. 2022 12:39 CET 17 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Feeling pretty good - it was quite slippery at the start, but otherwise everything was working pretty okay.
21. 08. 2022 12:39 CET 17 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): For sure, I am not closing any gaps and I hope the car behind us will not close our gap.
21. 08. 2022 12:38 CET 17 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Adrien is pushing so it will be difficult definitely, but I will do my best. It was just a clean and simple stage with nothing special - we are just driving.
21. 08. 2022 12:38 CET 17 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I had a really clean stage. It was really nice to drive the car and even better than yesterday. I didn't feel very well before the start but it didn't distract the drive at all.
21. 08. 2022 12:38 CET 17 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I wanted to see - that's it.
21. 08. 2022 12:38 CET 17 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was okay. A little bit careful in my braking points, but other than it's all good.
21. 08. 2022 12:38 CET 17 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was a huge disappointment yesterday, so today I am just driving through and trying a few settings on the car.
21. 08. 2022 12:37 CET 17 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): The stage was okay. Just a careful run through to see how everything is - nothing special.
21. 08. 2022 12:37 CET 17 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Not so much. I'm just trying to get back into some sort of rhythm yesterday, so it’s all fine.
21. 08. 2022 00:05 CET 16 Stage was cancelled.
21. 08. 2022 00:04 CET 16 Stage was stopped because of accident of st.no.90.
20. 08. 2022 23:57 CET 16 retired (90 - Ollevier Aaron / Santy Steven): accident in SS 16
20. 08. 2022 22:22 CET 16 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I don't really know. Like Neuville said before that probably I don't have an issue. It's a shame what happened, but I think inside the team we shouldn't fight with each other - we should be fighting the others. I don't know what he was thinking.
20. 08. 2022 22:21 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It felt like a pretty okay run to be honest. Ott's going well obviously, but it's still close. We're trying everything we can and we're going to continue doing that.
20. 08. 2022 22:21 CET 16 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): There's a long way to go still! Like we saw on the previous stage, it's so easy to do the mistakes. I don't want to be happy yet - I want to finish in a different style to the last rally!
20. 08. 2022 22:21 CET 16 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): Crack on - that's all we can do. Go to bed, get a nice sleep and do a better job in the morning.
20. 08. 2022 22:21 CET 16 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's not too bad, but for sure it's sad to hear about Thierry. It's never a nice thing to happen in front of all of your fans and family.
20. 08. 2022 22:21 CET 16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am really happy with my day. It was really good for the confidence and it's really positive. We will see if we can catch Oliver in the last day.
20. 08. 2022 22:20 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): You can guess what happened! No hybrid! It's okay, I am getting used to it.
20. 08. 2022 22:20 CET 16 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's never easy to start to drive when you have nothing to drive for, but I think we did a few nice stage times. We were just driving and that was the mindset.
20. 08. 2022 22:20 CET 15 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was a good stage. I am pushing a bit and it was a clean stage.
20. 08. 2022 22:19 CET 15 retired (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): accident in SS 15
20. 08. 2022 22:19 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): More of the same really. It didn't feel so good in some places but in others it was alright.
20. 08. 2022 22:19 CET 15 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): This was a very clean stage. It's in good condition and it was enjoyable.
20. 08. 2022 22:19 CET 15 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Not perfect. It was quite slippery and I was using the tyres too much. The car was floating a lot, but it's okay.
20. 08. 2022 22:18 CET 15 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): There were a lot of people on the road section so we were trying to pass people but we were stopped by police. We need to have a look if we can do something but yes, we were two minutes late.
20. 08. 2022 22:18 CET 15 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was okay. In the morning on the first pass I was quite careful, but now I was enjoying the driving. It's all good.
20. 08. 2022 23:57 CET 14 retired (74 - Prinzie Stefaan / Vermeulen Sharon): retired after SS 14
20. 08. 2022 23:56 CET 14 retired (58 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): retired after SS 14
20. 08. 2022 23:55 CET 14 retired (60 - Roussel Frédéric / Coulombel Antoine): accident in SS 14
20. 08. 2022 23:55 CET 14 retired (41 - Díaz Aboitiz Miguel / Hereu Jordi): accident in SS 14
20. 08. 2022 22:18 CET 14 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was like the first pass for me obviously, so I was discovering the stage. I felt I was a bit cautious but our gravel crew told us it was very dirty. Now we know more or less where we have to be careful on the suspension side. There is still a bit of room for improvement but we will stay like this - it's fine.
20. 08. 2022 22:18 CET 14 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): No stories to tell. It's a demanding stage but we had a very clean run. The car is working fine.
20. 08. 2022 22:17 CET 14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The target doesn't really change. We're doing what we can in each stage and just going through them to see what's possible. It wasn't perfect, but 100 per cent effort at least!
20. 08. 2022 22:17 CET 14 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Everything is okay. I had a clean stage - all good.
20. 08. 2022 22:17 CET 14 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's not very nice going into an afternoon where you haven't done a first pass and it's covered in gravel. It's hard to know where to push and I don't want to make any mistakes.
20. 08. 2022 22:17 CET 14 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I was way too careful - way too clean. It's a very slippery stage and easy to do a mistake. It's okay.
20. 08. 2022 22:17 CET 14 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): The rally is still really long and I don't want to make mistakes. As long as he is only taking two seconds per stage, it's okay.
20. 08. 2022 22:16 CET 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): When you have no hybrid boost it's quite boring and you don't feel the power so well, but when you have it, it's a lot more entertaining and funny!
20. 08. 2022 22:16 CET 14 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): In places it's dirty, but it's quite good. The conditions are quite changeable on the Tarmac but everything is okay.
20. 08. 2022 23:54 CET 13 retired (62 - Verbeke Alexandre / Ramon Christophe): retired in SS 13
20. 08. 2022 23:53 CET 13 retired (35 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): retired after SS 13
20. 08. 2022 23:52 CET 13 retired (51 - Verstappen Jos / Van Koppen Harm): accident in SS 13
20. 08. 2022 22:16 CET 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a clean run. I don't really like this stage so I am too careful in the cuts all the time. I am trying to avoid the punctures and be nice and tidy - it seemed to work.
20. 08. 2022 22:16 CET 13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The problem is fixed - it's just different settings so I need to get used to it. It's working okay.
20. 08. 2022 22:15 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We're trying what we can but it's quite dirty out there. To know whether to speed or slow down is quite difficult to be honest.
20. 08. 2022 22:15 CET 13 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It was quite slippery to be fair. More pollution than yesterday or in any stages before. It's tricky.
20. 08. 2022 22:15 CET 13 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): There's a lot of loose on the stage. The guys did a great job of fixing the car so we can go out and learn some stuff this afternoon.
20. 08. 2022 22:15 CET 13 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Very tricky. It was better now with the car and I could play a bit more with it.
20. 08. 2022 22:14 CET 13 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's been a clean stage for us - it's quite dirty now so I was being very careful in places.
20. 08. 2022 22:14 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The car is good, it's just a bit difficult to carry the right speed into the corners because of the gravel.
20. 08. 2022 22:14 CET 13 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): All good. There is quite a gravel now with the second pass conditions, but eveeything is okay.
21. 08. 2022 00:03 CET 12 Stage was cancelled.
21. 08. 2022 00:02 CET 12 Stage was stopped because of crash st.no.66.
20. 08. 2022 23:52 CET 12 retired (66 - Syx Bjorn / Vanrobaeys Ari): accident in SS 12
20. 08. 2022 22:13 CET 12 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I am not really sure if Ott has problems. I think if Ott has problems then I have only three cylinders! Of course, we want to fight for victory and I had to give it a go. We are getting a bit better with the car but I feel like there is some more in it - we just need to find it.
20. 08. 2022 22:13 CET 12 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): We got through, so we can get to service. It was my fault - we dropped a wheel into the ditch and hit the rear left.
20. 08. 2022 22:12 CET 12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I came through as smooth as I can but we have very inconsistent four-wheel drive at the moment and it's so disappointing. You can drive it forever, but not like a rally car.
20. 08. 2022 22:12 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Not bad - but I'm never happy! With new notes there are always a few places you can go a bit better, but overall it was a good run. It all adds up.
20. 08. 2022 22:11 CET 12 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't have many highlights but it's been a very clean morning with no mistakes. Nice driving - I can even say that I am maybe even enjoying it a bit!
20. 08. 2022 22:11 CET 12 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): The car is very difficult to drive, so it's quite scary sometimes. When it's narrow I am really struggling with front and I know I am losing time.
20. 08. 2022 22:11 CET 12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): The road was a little bit dirty in some places so I didn't take too many risks. We still have a position to defend with Solberg and the rally is still long.
20. 08. 2022 22:10 CET 12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The hybrid unit is all okay, but I was not so confident in some sections. It's tricky with a lot of surface changes.
20. 08. 2022 22:10 CET 12 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It's quite a challenging stage. There is a bit of everything and we are here. Nothing special for us - we are just trying to enjoy the driving.
20. 08. 2022 23:51 CET 11 retired (84 - Pyck Gilles / Mourisse Emile): accident in SS 11
20. 08. 2022 23:50 CET 11 retired (30 - Cracco Pieter-Jan-Michiel / Vermeulen Jasper): accident in SS 11
20. 08. 2022 23:50 CET 11 retired (52 - Casier Bernd / Vyncke Pieter): retired in SS 11
20. 08. 2022 22:10 CET 11 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's okay but the car is a bit nervous. Somehow the time is not so bad so we must be satisfied with it.
20. 08. 2022 22:10 CET 11 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I broke something on the rear left in the stage before. We tried our best to fix it, but I think it needs a bit more fixing to get us back to service.
20. 08. 2022 22:09 CET 11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I didn't have any problems with the gears - it's just more transmission.
20. 08. 2022 22:09 CET 11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We didn't have any moments. To be honest I am not happy - the rhythm is not there and it's tricky to be honest.
20. 08. 2022 22:09 CET 11 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I am just relaxed. I am surprised to be fair - I braked many times too early. But okay, I'll take it as it is!
20. 08. 2022 22:09 CET 11 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's crazy understeer and an awful stage.
20. 08. 2022 22:08 CET 11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We were really lucky in the last one and I am really sorry for Craig. For us, in here we just wanted to get through. Last year I finished my rally on Friday so I wasn't taking risks on this one.
20. 08. 2022 22:08 CET 11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The hybrid is on now, so I am happy. I don't know why it happened.
20. 08. 2022 22:08 CET 11 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): This one was okay. A bit slippier sections than in the first one in the morning, but all good.
20. 08. 2022 22:58 CET 10 retired (63 - Davroux Pierre / Milleville Patrick): accident in SS 10
20. 08. 2022 22:57 CET 10 retired (77 - Merlevede Christophe / Vandromme Giljan): retired in SS 10
20. 08. 2022 22:07 CET 10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We started to have some transmission issue on the first one, so let's see how far we get.
20. 08. 2022 22:06 CET 10 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I just missed my braking. I carried too much speed on the entry to a corner and I just couldn't get to a line - that was all my fault. We just stopped and made sure Craig's car wasn't catching fire, but they'd put it out all okay.
20. 08. 2022 22:06 CET 10 retired (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): accident in SS 10
20. 08. 2022 22:05 CET 10 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I am really struggling with the front. It's very difficult to drive. If you try to brake late you get a lot of understeer. I am just trying to do my best to drive and we'll see.
20. 08. 2022 22:05 CET 10 (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): puncture
20. 08. 2022 22:05 CET 10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I had no hybrid boost again. I had nothing since the start.
20. 08. 2022 22:04 CET 10 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): This one was a bit tricky with the grip. It was maybe not as enjoyable as the first one, but all good.
20. 08. 2022 22:57 CET 9 retired (46 - Brazzoli Enrico / Fenoli Manuel): retired after SS 9
20. 08. 2022 22:57 CET 9 retired (39 - Fukunaga Osamu / Saida Misako): accident in SS 9
20. 08. 2022 22:04 CET 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was quite a tricky one to start. It was quite dirty in places and I was a bit careful. The feeling in the car is good, so that's the main thing.
20. 08. 2022 22:04 CET 9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The road is very dirty with some tricky places. It's all okay - we are here.
20. 08. 2022 22:04 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It wasn't the cleanest run. A lot of gravel pulled out already and I went wide in a few places. Not an ideal start.
20. 08. 2022 22:03 CET 9 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I am just trying to keep the position where we are. At the moment it looks okay, but it's easy to improve on from my side - I did not have a good stage.
20. 08. 2022 22:03 CET 9 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): It's fairly simple today. I tried some things on the car and in some areas it's better, but in others it's worse. It's a work in progress.
20. 08. 2022 22:03 CET 9 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I'm struggling - the car is wandering like crazy. At the beginning of the stage it was doing whatever it wanted and I don't know why it's so different to yesterday. It was horrible in there.
20. 08. 2022 22:03 CET 9 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was a tricky stage with a lot of understeer. I couldn't trust the front. We did some changes yesterday and it wasn't very good, so I just took it easy.
20. 08. 2022 22:02 CET 9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): The tyre choice is much easier than yesterday! I had a good feeling with the car, so it was positive. It was quite slippery in some parts of the stage and it's easy to make mistakes.
20. 08. 2022 22:02 CET 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Today I will try to be very smart with the driving. It's no stress - I will just try to improve my tasks and the weather looks very good, so I try to enjoy me day.
20. 08. 2022 22:02 CET 9 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): It was a good stage and the car is working fine, so a big thanks to the mechanics. It's all good and we will just try to enjoy the day.
19. 08. 2022 23:49 CET 8 retired (23 - Huttunen Jari / Lukka Mikko): technical problem - engine after SS 8
19. 08. 2022 23:38 CET 8 (38 - Simpson Neil / Gibson Michael): was out of road
19. 08. 2022 23:37 CET 8 retired (35 - Linnamäe Georg / Morgan James): accident in SS 8
19. 08. 2022 18:41 CET 8 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am really happy with this morning, it was just a shame and unlucky with the rain. This afternoon Craig's rain dance was definitely not working! The weather is unpredictable, but tomorrow the sun should be here and we will enjoy.
19. 08. 2022 18:24 CET 8 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): In this one the gearbox is completely stuffed. I had to lift off for every single gear change and I lost so much time.
19. 08. 2022 18:21 CET 8 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's clear everybody kind of thought the same thing about the weather. It's a shame, but it's okay. This was more like a first pass for me.
19. 08. 2022 18:21 CET 8 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): This stage was good. Very clean driving and no mistakes. I think we have done a decent job - the tyre choice was not the greatest for the afternoon, but that's how it is sometimes.
19. 08. 2022 18:21 CET 8 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Nearly the worst day I've had. We've been very unlucky with the way we planned our tyre choice. We were expecting the rain and it's unbelievable that we've done the whole loop without seeing a drop of it.
19. 08. 2022 18:21 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Of course, today was not what we expected, but we are here. Already this morning everything went wrong, so now I just need to focus on what I can improve in these tarmac rallies.
19. 08. 2022 18:20 CET 8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): There's that - and it's just not been a great afternoon. We had a slow puncture after the second stage, so we were having to use a rain tyre on this stage which was not ideal.
19. 08. 2022 18:20 CET 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's been a whole different afternoon in terms of the handling with the car. I am much happier now. I feel like I have seen some areas where we can improve and get a bit more speed, but with this afternoon we can be very happy. Our weather team has done an amazing job with some very precise information and I have felt confident to trust their predictions. That's very important on a day like this.
19. 08. 2022 18:20 CET 8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The day has been a lot better than we expected. We really didn't have the feeling yesterday to be in the fight, and even if it's been coming the hard way we are in a surprisingly good position. We have been lucky that the weather has been quite consistent.
19. 08. 2022 17:48 CET 7 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I had a little bit of luck! I was surprised that the grip was quite low on this braking point, but it's fine. We are doing our best and we have to be careful.
19. 08. 2022 17:48 CET 7 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's a very tricky stage, so I was a bit careful. It's my first time doing these stages in a world car, so I have top be smart and do things step by step.
19. 08. 2022 17:48 CET 7 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): All okay - not as bad as the other two. I wasn't happy with my first two stages this afternoon so I tried a bit harder in there. It seems to be better, but we still have a bit of work to do.
19. 08. 2022 17:48 CET 7 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): We are leading the class with the wrong tyres! It's okay.
19. 08. 2022 17:48 CET 7 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I took a gamble on the tyres but the rain is just dancing around us, unfortunately. It's so difficult to predict and it's not great.
19. 08. 2022 17:47 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I was hoping we could get rain two hours a go but it's not coming! We are getting a lot of drifting experiences!
19. 08. 2022 17:47 CET 7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): There were a few places where I lost time for sure. It wasn't a great run, but that's it.
19. 08. 2022 17:47 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Like I said this morning, I was really uncomfortable in the car. It's getting better now, but it was getting interesting in there when the raindrops started to fall. I thought we would lose a bit but we managed.
19. 08. 2022 17:47 CET 7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This afternoon has been more consistent actually. The final bit was messy but it's been more enjoyable than this morning. For me it's okay.
19. 08. 2022 17:45 CET 6 Stage was cancelled.
19. 08. 2022 17:20 CET 6 Stage is stopped because car st.no. 53 is blocking the road.
19. 08. 2022 17:19 CET 6 retired (53 - Cachon Alejandro / Vela Ángel Luis): accident in SS 6
19. 08. 2022 17:06 CET 6 retired (32 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): accident in SS 6
19. 08. 2022 16:59 CET 6 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's quite dirty and I think there will be even more dirt. Some rain was expected in this stage so we didn't take risks. We are not in the fight for anything now but still things can happen, so we will continue.
19. 08. 2022 16:59 CET 6 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Better now, but I have some problem with the gearbox. It's not gearing correctly. Those are impressive times from the top guys but my rear was very loose - three times it snapped away and you lose confidence when that happens.
19. 08. 2022 16:59 CET 6 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It's all okay but the time is not good. I'm not sure why because it felt fine for me. We had a couple of slides at the beginning but nothing big.
19. 08. 2022 16:58 CET 6 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): We didn't get enough rain to disturb us at all. A good stage from us.
19. 08. 2022 16:36 CET 6 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Not so bad. It's still tricky and we were hoping the rain was going to come a little bit earlier. I'm off to do a rain dance now.
19. 08. 2022 16:36 CET 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): We have rain tyres on, so it's okay. I am just enjoying it.
19. 08. 2022 16:29 CET 6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was okay. It was quite difficult now - we are probably more geared up for rain and obviously it's fully dry in here. It's okay but it's not so easy to be fast.
19. 08. 2022 16:29 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We had a clean run but I am still fighting in the bumpy sections to get the balance between the front and the rear. It's still moving a lot and not where I want it to be.
19. 08. 2022 16:28 CET 6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This time it was a clean stage.
19. 08. 2022 18:22 CET 5 retired (65 - Van Parijs Timothy / Heyndrickx Kurt): retired in SS 5
19. 08. 2022 17:06 CET 5 retired (46 - Brazzoli Enrico / Fenoli Manuel): accident in SS 5
19. 08. 2022 16:28 CET 5 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): The rally is not finished and there is a long way to go, but with our position there is a lot of pollution and it is easy to make a mistake.
19. 08. 2022 16:28 CET 5 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I am just doing my best. We changed a few things in service which improved our confidence with the rear. It's easy to make a mistake but it's quite good fun anyway.
19. 08. 2022 16:28 CET 5 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): It was very loose with lots of pollution. I could have been braver in some places but apart from that it was all okay. You'd be having a big crash if you didn't have a good gravel crew here!
19. 08. 2022 16:27 CET 5 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Pretty good. It's not too bad - we had some nice slides for sure - but we need to play the game. It was decided together with the team that we wanted to be a bit aggressive. Let's hope it starts to rain soon.
19. 08. 2022 16:27 CET 5 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Obviously we're preparing for the rain. Our weather guys were on it this morning, so hopefully it arrives. We think it should come within the next hour or so - we'll either be in the game or it will be a long old loop!
19. 08. 2022 16:27 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am just waiting for big rain to come and then maybe I can gain some big time.
19. 08. 2022 16:27 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was a clean enough run. Maybe not as clinical as we would have liked, but no mistakes.
19. 08. 2022 16:26 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's a mix of tyre choice for this afternoon's loop. The weather is changing constantly as you can see. We were hesitating to even take the rain jacket, so it could be worse, but we are going to find out.
19. 08. 2022 16:26 CET 5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The grip is changing so much and there are many places with full dirt and many surprises. It's tricky now.
19. 08. 2022 14:49 CET 4 retired (91 - Bauwens Kim / Vandamme Tony): accident in SS 4
19. 08. 2022 13:42 CET 4 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I think it's always the same! We get the rain at the end. I could not do anything else - it was full of water and we lost all the hard work we did this morning. It's like that.
19. 08. 2022 13:41 CET 4 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): All the rain came from the start! The wipers are so slow so I couldn't see anything in the straight and it was like ice sometimes. It's not easy.
19. 08. 2022 13:40 CET 4 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I saw EP set off in the dry and then around two minutes later it started hammering it down. I had to wait for another minute before going!
19. 08. 2022 13:40 CET 4 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): For sure, when you need to put the wipers in flat-out mode it doesn't give you much confidence that the grip was okay, but it wasn't bad. Let's go to service now to try and improve the car.
19. 08. 2022 13:40 CET 4 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): We got some rain about halfway through the stage. The speed wasn't anything fantastic up until then and we have a lot of work to do.
19. 08. 2022 13:40 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): We got some issue at the end of the last stage and we could not fix it, but at least we are here and we could go through the stage with only one or two gears.
19. 08. 2022 13:40 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was a pretty okay stage to be honest and we were finding a better balance between cleaning and pushing. I am happy with my driving but of course this is only very early and there is still a long way to go.
19. 08. 2022 13:39 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's so different compared to last year and I am struggling so much to find the confidence. We are going to work a bit on the setup now and see what we can do for the afternoon loop, but I don't feel good in the car at the moment.
19. 08. 2022 13:03 CET 3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I didn't expect that, but it's good. I just tried to drive sensibly because in the junctions there is a lot of dirt. I have really good confidence with the car and I am enjoying.
19. 08. 2022 13:03 CET 3 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I had some gearbox smell on the previous stage and we are just driving through and learning.
19. 08. 2022 13:02 CET 3 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): On the recce notes there is one corner where both times we went the wrong way. I had to put in my notes for Jonas to shout: 'Go left, not right!'.
19. 08. 2022 13:02 CET 3 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): On the previous stage I hit a fence pole. I don't have any confidence on the corners. On the junctions it's okay, but on fourth and fifth gear corners I have no control.
19. 08. 2022 13:02 CET 3 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): Not bad. I know this stage from last year, so I felt a bit more confident. We need to make some changes to the setup in service but we're going in the right direction.
19. 08. 2022 13:02 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's a technical issue. It's something mechanical - that's all I can say. It's a shame.
19. 08. 2022 13:01 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Not the best. I had a couple of little slip-ups, but nothing too major. It all counts.
19. 08. 2022 13:01 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We had a clean stage but on a junction we were a bit sideways. I am fighting with the car at the moment and compared to last year it's not enjoyable. I have a lot of diff openings and the wheels are locking under braking - you can not judge where to brake.
19. 08. 2022 13:01 CET 3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I thought I had something broken in the rear, it was really searching the road, but then I realised it was just the car. It's like this.
19. 08. 2022 14:54 CET 2 retired (70 - Janssens Glenn / Prévot Stéphane): retired after SS 2
19. 08. 2022 14:54 CET 2 retired (92 - Brown James / Blondeel Frank): accident in SS 2
19. 08. 2022 13:01 CET 2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was a clean stage but we had a little bit of rain, so I tried to get confidence that the grip was still there. The pollution is quite big in some places and I think the afternoon will be even worse.
19. 08. 2022 13:01 CET 2 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Very difficult. It started to rain quite a lot in a few places, so I just backed off. It's not easy and it's hard to find confidence in these conditions.
19. 08. 2022 13:00 CET 2 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): We were told there would be no rain until later in the day, so to get a bit of a downpour in the middle was a surprise. Apart from that it was okay.
19. 08. 2022 13:00 CET 2 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I was too slow and too safe everywhere. The time is not great but that's how it is.
19. 08. 2022 13:00 CET 2 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I had a couple of drops of rains and problems with the wipers getting stuck on the screen. It was fairly atrocious in there.
19. 08. 2022 13:00 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I just overshot and nothing else - that is it. I am just trying to improve myself, nothing big.
19. 08. 2022 13:00 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's not too bad in terms of confidence to be honest, but I feel like there is more to come. Maybe we were a bit more on the careful side.
19. 08. 2022 12:59 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I do not feel comfortable at all at the moment. This stage is bumpy and I had no confidence. I had a clean run through without pushing, but we need to work on the car.
19. 08. 2022 12:59 CET 2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We had a puncture for the last six kilometres, so we were just managing it through.
19. 08. 2022 12:59 CET 2 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): puncture
19. 08. 2022 12:10 CET 2 retired (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): accident - rolled in SS 2
19. 08. 2022 13:05 CET 1 retired (81 - Vandamme Chris / Declerck Kurt): retired in SS 1
19. 08. 2022 13:05 CET 1 retired (62 - Verbeke Alexandre / Ramon Christophe): retired before SS 1
19. 08. 2022 12:58 CET 1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I just tried to really listen to my pace notes. There is so much different grip and we were careful in the dirty places, but there was so much pollution on the road.
19. 08. 2022 12:58 CET 1 flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's nice to get through the first stage at least. We are just building it up step by step now, but it's a very long rally and anything can happen. We'll see how it goes in the end.
19. 08. 2022 12:58 CET 1 flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I didn't expect there to be so much loose and pollution on the road, so for sure the stage is a lot slower.
19. 08. 2022 12:58 CET 1 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I think it's a decent start from my side. We had a few surprises but we didn't do any mistakes, but at the same time I was maybe a bit too careful. There is such low grip in some places and a lot of pollution on the road.
19. 08. 2022 12:58 CET 1 flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): I have zero confidence with the car. I know how fast I should be going, but I really don't feel it well at all. In the cuts I don't feel the front very well - we have a bit of work to do.
19. 08. 2022 12:57 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It was slippy under braking, so I just went wide. I didn't stall but I maybe lost a few seconds there. It's hard to see where the Tarmac is changing a lot and it's slippery in some places.
19. 08. 2022 12:57 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Dirty already. Very, very loose in places and quite difficult - as to be expected.
19. 08. 2022 12:57 CET 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Already the road is getting quite dirty and I went straight on in the braking, so I had to turn around. There was zero, zero grip.
19. 08. 2022 12:57 CET 1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I will say it's the fastest stage, but it's quite tricky still. I am not comfortable at all - I am actually quite struggling.
19. 08. 2022 12:57 CET 1 flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): We were not sure what's coming and we tried to cover every weather a bit, so that was the choice. Not an easy stage and much slippier than I thought - there is no line for us. I think it's really tricky to be fast.
18. 08. 2022 16:30 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's really nice to be here on this rally and it's nice to be back on Tarmac. It's really slippery and we need to find the confidence, but it will come. It was good for us just to have a clean run.
18. 08. 2022 16:25 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (2 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Finland is forgotten now. It's been a bit tough but we just need to move forward and work with the team. It's very different here on Tarmac and it's going to be a tricky weekend with the weather and everything. We'll see how it goes.
18. 08. 2022 16:25 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (44 - Greensmith Gus / Andersson Jonas): I've never driven here in the rain. First time on slicks, I was very careful in there.
18. 08. 2022 16:20 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (42 - Breen Craig / Nagle Paul): We're hoping for a good weekend. It can't go much worse than the last ones we've done. We had a difficult test, so we just need to finish this rally and get back the love a bit.
18. 08. 2022 16:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's okay. I am not really feeling confident - trying to get that confidence is the biggest thing for me in this rally.
18. 08. 2022 16:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): There was a section in there which was fully wet, so we've got to be careful on these hard compound tyres. The feeling is generally okay and the car was feeling quite good in here.
18. 08. 2022 16:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's going to be a tricky event. We already have changing conditions in shakedown, so that's what we can expect for the weekend. We need to have a clean, clever drive through and try to enjoy the weekend.
18. 08. 2022 16:17 CET SHAKEDOWN flash info (69 - Rovanperä Kalle / Halttunen Jonne): Of course I always would like to get a win, but let's see. This weekend it's going to be tricky and we already saw the stage was getting wet and with a hard compound tyre on the car it's not easy. Let's see how the weekend goes.