Royal Rally of Scandinavia 2023

Information

Date and time SS Information
08. 07. 2023 19:06 CET 16 retired (48 - Åkesson Jonas / Bengtsson Maja): retired after SS 16
08. 07. 2023 17:39 CET 16 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I have to say the competition has been incredible against Hayden and the others, this is one of the best wins, it is 1 hour from my house! So rough on the last stage, so many rocks! It's a great feeling to be here with my family and my best friend Reiersen winning the Juniors. It's gonna be a party tonight!
08. 07. 2023 17:35 CET 16 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): So far so good, we have to be keep building on it, can't say I'm the biggest fan of being 2nd all the time but it's working well, thanks to the Kiwis and the team that came out here and fair play to Oliver he's done an excellent job. We've picked up some Power Stage points so that's good.
08. 07. 2023 17:32 CET 16 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): Friday morning was very frustrating but we worked hard with the MRF engineers and with my physio, all the guys did a fantastic job. Thank you!
08. 07. 2023 17:29 CET 16 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I am sure it isn't enough to catch Sesks, I made 2 mistakes and almost spun, the ruts are hard to get out of. Sesks will not do the big mistakes, but I tried at least.
08. 07. 2023 17:26 CET 16 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): Yeah we went flat out and it went well, it has been a really long rally, my co-driver has done a very good job and thanks to the team and all the supporters.
08. 07. 2023 17:24 CET 16 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): It's been the best gravel race I've done to be honest, I'd like to thank the team and all my sponsors that supported us for this race, we have improved, made progress and this is important for all of us.
08. 07. 2023 17:24 CET 16 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): I am so happy to be here, really nice stage to finish the story with this car, lots of memories and lots of winning with this car, I love you! We need to switch to tarmac mode now, but thank you my team and please take good care of this car in the garage!
08. 07. 2023 17:18 CET 16 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): eah I was fully flat out, I don't think it was that good, but now when we are talking about the most important thing in the rally, I missed the left hander, I was a bit too wide in the right hander. We did our best, I am glad to be at the end. Maybe, we can bring this home as a big positive.
08. 07. 2023 17:17 CET 16 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): No scares! We only touched one barrier there, we had a blast in there. I want to thank everyone that makes this come true and my father, we do this together and we love it.
08. 07. 2023 17:08 CET 16 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's been an amazing week to get this opportunity, lots of fun to hop in a Rally2 car with Julia on the Notes, thanks to MRF Tyres and to all our sponsors for getting us here.
08. 07. 2023 17:08 CET 16 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I tried a clean run, I had a bit in the line where we lost something. I don't really know what to say, it's bad luck again. Our difficult season carries on, sorry to all our sponsors and team that we did the mistake. Thanks to all that we have the experience to drive here.
08. 07. 2023 17:03 CET 16 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): I think it was good to get the confidence back after yesterday. but big thanks to the team and the academy as well. It's good to get to the finish.
08. 07. 2023 17:03 CET 16 flash info (44 - Reiersen Isak / Karlsson Lucas): I'm getting emotional, it was a great day yesterday, we got a puncture today and we made up time. It feels so good... YESSS!
08. 07. 2023 17:00 CET 16 flash info (45 - Hallberg Patrik / Stigh John): I don't think it's enough to win, we didn't really get a feeling in there, pushed a bit too much but we're happy to be here.
08. 07. 2023 15:59 CET 16 flash info Starting order: Reiersen, Hallberg, McErlean, Heikkilä, Armstrong, Gustafsson, Mabellini, Ostberg, Franceschi, Mareš, Joona, Gryazin, Sesks, Paddon, Solberg
08. 07. 2023 15:32 CET 15 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I think now when he realised he couldn't catch me he backed off a bit, but a nice clean run in there.
08. 07. 2023 15:32 CET 15 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): I've been stuck in minds of points for the Championship or go for the win since yesterday, we've taken a bit out of the tires recently so let's see how we go on the Power Stage and hopefully we can get the win.
08. 07. 2023 15:30 CET 15 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I don't think I'll get 5 points in Power Stage, there's no point in taking risks.
08. 07. 2023 15:28 CET 15 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): At least it's nice to drive on the Power Stage, we changed some things in the car again but it's getting better. We need to focus on the last stage.
08. 07. 2023 15:24 CET 15 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): The plan is to drive. Drive fast. This one was a different rhythm so lets see.
08. 07. 2023 15:22 CET 15 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It's a real throwback to be fighting with Sesks. I don't know whether this is enough, but we'll see.
08. 07. 2023 15:20 CET 15 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): I love this stage, its very difficult because its very narrow and very fast. I don't think about the result because I just want to enjoy.
08. 07. 2023 15:18 CET 15 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): I'm not sure on the best tyre choice for the Power Stage. After yesterday it was hard to get back into it, but lets see what we can do in the Power Stage. We'll give it a bit of a go.
08. 07. 2023 15:16 CET 15 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): I would like to say that despite the result, it's really nice to be here and I'm enjoying these super fast stages, I would like more of it like this, it's brilliant.
08. 07. 2023 15:16 CET 15 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): I can understand Mareš being up on the splits.
08. 07. 2023 15:12 CET 15 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): We are trying to enjoy it and keep the pace, we will see for the Power Stage.
08. 07. 2023 15:12 CET 15 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): We will try our best in Colin's stage now, we took it a bit carefully in here.
08. 07. 2023 15:11 CET 15 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): I think just trying to clean things up [for the Power Stage] is important, some corners aren't perfect.
08. 07. 2023 15:14 CET 14 retired (49 - Lassila Leevi / Lukka Mikko): technical problem - engine in SS 14
08. 07. 2023 14:41 CET 14 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's a long way to go for victory, we need to watch out for punctures so.
08. 07. 2023 14:41 CET 14 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): Went a bit wide in 5th with a high speed corner, unfortunately there was a stone and it broke the rim, so we had to change it. But this if life.
08. 07. 2023 14:38 CET 14 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We're just looking to preserve the tyres, as said before. We want the Power Stage points.
08. 07. 2023 14:33 CET 14 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): I had big moment close to the finish. Lets hope that everything is fine!
08. 07. 2023 14:32 CET 14 (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): broken wheel
08. 07. 2023 14:30 CET 14 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): Actually this stage was really fast, it's much better but there's no grip, it's good fun though.
08. 07. 2023 14:30 CET 14 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): It's a bit better for sure, it's really fast in the forest section, but I'm just trying to enjoy and see some points in the stage for next year.
08. 07. 2023 14:26 CET 14 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Just trying to find a rhythm to be honest, it's difficult to try and get back into it after the roll. If the rhythm is alright in the next one, we'll push on in the Power Stage.
08. 07. 2023 14:26 CET 14 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): For sure it would be nice to go faster in the stage, I like these kind of stages but without any experience on these roads it's difficult. The pace notes were difficult too.
08. 07. 2023 14:25 CET 14 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): We've had an engine issue all day, we have two issues. One is fixed, but the response of the engine is not there as I need the angle on the car and need to floor the power, but it creates a lot of understeer so it's hard to get the rhythm.
08. 07. 2023 14:20 CET 14 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): I was a bit scared at the beginning because it started to rain, in the first few kms I kept too calm, in the 2nd part you can push.
08. 07. 2023 14:19 CET 14 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): My main target is to be the best Ford! We are pushing as much as we can and I'm really happy with that stage.
08. 07. 2023 14:19 CET 14 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There's a km of damp gravel in there, not a bad run but we just need to check something with the car and see if its ok, but all good here.
08. 07. 2023 14:14 CET 14 It is slightly raining on stage.
08. 07. 2023 14:01 CET 13 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I'm not happy with my driving this morning, I feel confident and the car is working well but I need to be better. Some nice short stages.
08. 07. 2023 13:55 CET 13 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We're just taking it back a couple of notches now, making sure we have tyres left for the last stage, bringing it back and focussing on the Power Stage. A little boring.
08. 07. 2023 13:53 CET 13 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I don't feel pressure, I just enjoy the competition. In the morning this stage was better than others, hopefully we can keep this position.
08. 07. 2023 13:50 CET 13 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It feels okay, but tyre wear was not good. Trying to fix.
08. 07. 2023 13:50 CET 13 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): It's different to the morning - the road is fantastic. On the second loop it gets better and better and faster and faster - AH this rally is CRAZY!
08. 07. 2023 13:47 CET 13 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was a good stage for us, of course there is a place to get more spped. It is the first time I felt like driving in the rally.
08. 07. 2023 13:44 CET 13 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): It was better than this morning, but it's good because it's better. We need to continue this fight.
08. 07. 2023 13:42 CET 13 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): There's a lot more grip than the first pass, it's got a lot warmer now. I think we can trust the changes we made and go for it now.
08. 07. 2023 13:40 CET 13 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): Our position is good, I don't know if Østberg is faster than us, but we have to keep the pace and try our best. This situation to be fighting [with Østberg] is good for us.
08. 07. 2023 13:39 CET 13 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): It's not so bad, quite a lot better in terms of grip in there now, a couple of ruts but quite nice, a little bit rough on the edges but it gives a good line for the guys behind.
08. 07. 2023 13:39 CET 13 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It was a clean stage, not too many big risks, tried to understand the gravel roads a bit more so let's see for the last 3 stages.
08. 07. 2023 13:39 CET 13 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): We had a good stage, did our best and had a nice feeling in there. A full send!
08. 07. 2023 13:39 CET 13 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's difficult to say why I'm faster this time! It's drier than the morning, a bit looser too. Just tried to clean a bit more, we could do a little bit more but we've had a decent weekend so far. The MRF Tyres are working well!
08. 07. 2023 11:32 CET 12 retired (34 - Zanin Mattia / Pizzol Fabio): broken suspension in SS 12
08. 07. 2023 10:57 CET 12 flash info (44 - Reiersen Isak / Karlsson Lucas): We got a puncture 2km from finish in SS11, but good push in here and we'll do our best to get the lead back and win.
08. 07. 2023 10:55 CET 12 flash info (50 - O'Brien Patrick / O'Brien Stephen): Difficult day, we're struggling.
08. 07. 2023 10:53 CET 12 (45 - Hallberg Patrik / Stigh John): was out of road
08. 07. 2023 10:50 CET 12 (50 - O'Brien Patrick / O'Brien Stephen): spun
08. 07. 2023 10:50 CET 12 flash info (12 - László Martin / Berendi Dávid): We had 2 spins in one stage, maybe I was frustrated because of the big jump after my Fafe crash, but we'll see.
08. 07. 2023 10:50 CET 12 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I tried to reset my mind and approach it in a different way, I've tried to have fun and I had it in this stage. The jump is not as bad as in my mind so I will try to jump more in the next pass.
08. 07. 2023 10:46 CET 12 (12 - László Martin / Berendi Dávid): spun
08. 07. 2023 10:42 CET 12 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's up and down and flowing, made a few mistakes as I was pushing very hard. Not clean but a great push!
08. 07. 2023 10:39 CET 12 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): You'd love to win the rally, but I want to win the championship more. We're not driving slowly, we're just pushing. Had a couple of moments as the road here is so sandy!
08. 07. 2023 10:39 CET 12 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I didn't manage that so well and it's so slippy. We get caught in ruts too, it shouldn't be that difficult!
08. 07. 2023 10:38 CET 12 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I was not really watching what I did in the snow before here, the jump is sick!
08. 07. 2023 10:38 CET 12 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): The morning was a bit better, we're starting to lose a bit of momentum, but a proper service, readjust and go again.
08. 07. 2023 10:30 CET 12 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): I'm pushing hard but it was really slippy, there's so much loose gravel but a really enjoyable stage.
08. 07. 2023 10:28 CET 12 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): It's difficult for the driver and co-driver as well, everything is not in order so we need to work on it. This stage was difficult stage and it was hard to do this magnificent jump. The time was not so good.
08. 07. 2023 10:26 CET 12 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): If we go to service and do some changes, why not get points on the Power Stage.
08. 07. 2023 10:26 CET 12 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): We're trying to maintain a top 10 position, I was struggling to find the rhythm this morning. We need to finish the race with a good feeling and we will try to improve the feeling.
08. 07. 2023 10:20 CET 12 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): We had a crash course just before the start that everyone was listening to. At least I did what I told everyone else to do, because there was lots of spectators and it was fun.
08. 07. 2023 10:18 CET 12 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It's okay, but this stage is very cool. I need to thank Mads cause he told me not to worry! He wrote small jump on his pace notes!
08. 07. 2023 10:16 CET 12 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): It's an amazing experience and a really cool stage. I thought we did really good but seems we are a bit slow.
08. 07. 2023 10:13 CET 12 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Good fun, I was chatting to Østberg before the stage and he said it's easy to land, the stage was quite clean and a little wide in some places but still a good run. Cleaning the road isn't the best thing but you get to choose the lines so the drivers have to follow where I go.
08. 07. 2023 10:57 CET 11 (44 - Reiersen Isak / Karlsson Lucas): puncture
08. 07. 2023 09:40 CET 11 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): No flow in the driving, I can't find the rhythm whatsoever.
08. 07. 2023 09:38 CET 11 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We're just trying to keep the pressure on, anything can still happen. We're not gonna do anything stupid, but we possibly underdrove a bit there with the loose gravel.
08. 07. 2023 09:34 CET 11 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I need to improve. It was really slippy and I was losing the front a lot, a couple of times I was concerned we could go off!
08. 07. 2023 09:32 CET 11 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It's easier for us, normally it means if you can see the line you can expect when to brake. Where it's mostly darker is where people brake harder!
08. 07. 2023 09:30 CET 11 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): Sometimes we've been cautious, sometimes there has been too much sliding. You have to think about where you will end up in these roads, but it's amazing.
08. 07. 2023 09:29 CET 11 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): I tried to push hard but in this kind of road, it's very hard! It is so slippy.
08. 07. 2023 09:28 CET 11 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): We are really slow.
08. 07. 2023 09:25 CET 11 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): The stages are really fast and the rally is new for everyone, so we need the pace notes to be perfect on the first pass. This stage was very difficult to what we know on other stages, I was struggling a lot and took the stage very carefully.
08. 07. 2023 09:20 CET 11 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): We have the power to do it but now we don't have the brakes to do it. The brake problem is back, we tried to solve it but we couldn't. It's quite slippy, so for the first pass on Colin's the winter is better, but we'll see.
08. 07. 2023 09:18 CET 11 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): This one we found a lot of spots of rain and bits of loose gravel, maybe sometimes I was a bit too careful, but some guys already went off the race so it's better to think about what we're doing.
08. 07. 2023 09:17 CET 11 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): There is a LOT of loose gravel on this one so there will be a lot of cleaning, especially towards the end. It's fun!
08. 07. 2023 09:17 CET 11 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There was a 2km straight in there where I thought Julia could take a little break! This stage had some loose spots, but some sections were really bad! We did our best though. Some corners have some loose gravel bits on them and when you get onto them it's like driving on loose marbles because of how compacted the road is.
08. 07. 2023 09:21 CET 10 retired (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): broken suspension in SS 10
08. 07. 2023 08:51 CET 10 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I didn't see Frank, I didn't see anything like that. I think I have a front right puncture or something. Battery from finish photocell is in the road.
08. 07. 2023 08:50 CET 10 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We have stopped at crashed Larsen. I hope we will receive fair time as I felt we did a good stage.
08. 07. 2023 08:50 CET 10 retired (24 - Binbach William / Eriksen Jørgen): accident in SS 10
08. 07. 2023 08:47 CET 10 (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): stopped at crashed Larsen, will obtain notional time
08. 07. 2023 08:45 CET 10 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): We are trying to push but probably a bit too much on this one, at the beginning I had a small moment I would say, but we have to keep going.
08. 07. 2023 08:42 CET 10 retired (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): accident in SS 10
08. 07. 2023 08:41 CET 10 (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): rolled
08. 07. 2023 08:40 CET 10 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The pace notes were not good, but from my side I was super slow. I have changed the setup and I improved on the entry to turns, but on the exit there were lots of close calls!
08. 07. 2023 08:39 CET 10 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): This one was really crazy! Really fast, you can lose control in some places, but other than that very fun.
08. 07. 2023 08:36 CET 10 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): This was not the stage for us, very gravelly, but otherwise OK!
08. 07. 2023 08:36 CET 10 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): I don't know what I can say.
08. 07. 2023 08:32 CET 10 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): We need to test some things as we have a lot of fast rallies coming up, so it's good for moving forward.
08. 07. 2023 08:32 CET 10 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): This stage was better than the 1st, I would say I could go faster but I will try to improve.
08. 07. 2023 08:30 CET 10 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): The grip is not there and it is difficult because we are doing a lot of cleaning. However, I feel I have power in the car again. We are starting in front but it is a penalty for our speed yesterday.
08. 07. 2023 08:26 CET 10 retired (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): broken suspension in SS 10
08. 07. 2023 08:26 CET 10 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): I hope this one is a bit better in terms of times, it's a bit more difficult today as we are 3rd on the road so we will see in the next stages.
08. 07. 2023 08:24 CET 10 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): We are going to my limit now, so we can push from here.
08. 07. 2023 08:24 CET 10 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): 1st stage was really good, tyre worked really well in there, I'm not sure there was a lot of cleaning to do as it was quite damp and compacted, but in this one there was lots of loose gravel so it was difficult to keep the line. The 1st stage and this stage were different to each other, this one was much wide whereas the 1st one was much more narrow. The tyre wear isn't too high here, but as the temperatures get warmer we'll see what we can do then. You can practice on an eSports setup to help prepare you for a car change, so that really helps.
08. 07. 2023 08:24 CET 9 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): FIA scrutineers said the windscreen was a bit broken, I tried to take it out and come back with the goggles but it was quite pointless to do that so I came back here. It was a soft roll, we put a bit too much angle into the crest there but came down. It hasn't really been my weekend. We knew that it would be tough and we didn't have the preparation we should have, just the one test day and I haven't driven this car in over a year. You have to keep up with these guys, they do a rally every other week. We are disappointed, but we're happy we tried.
08. 07. 2023 08:11 CET 9 retired (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): broken windscreen after SS 9
08. 07. 2023 08:08 CET 9 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Really slippery, no flow whatsoever. That was not good.
08. 07. 2023 08:07 CET 9 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): Amazing to have fans out here! It's great to have their support. I want to also wish a happy birthday to my partner, I'm sure she'll be celebrating tonight.
08. 07. 2023 08:00 CET 9 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It's still a long day, but what a way to start the morning! It was a proper stage and as long as we are on the pace, I'm happy.
08. 07. 2023 07:57 CET 9 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): Of course I will try to catch Larsen, but this one was not so clean, bit too many slides! The grip was changing so it's easy to slide.
08. 07. 2023 07:57 CET 9 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The car feels a little bit better, but still slippery in places, like the beginning there where the grip is okay, it feels better.
08. 07. 2023 07:57 CET 9 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): That means our speed was good, a bit steady some places! Actually, we have more experience because this morning was more understandable regarding service, so it's all good.
08. 07. 2023 07:53 CET 9 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): I'm not a boring person, but I tried a bit more to push today. It's really slippy!
08. 07. 2023 07:49 CET 9 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Small issue in service, the team did a tremendous job after our roll yesterday. Let's enjoy the day and have fun.
08. 07. 2023 07:45 CET 9 (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): spun
08. 07. 2023 07:44 CET 9 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): Let's see, it will be a long day for sure, I was expecting more cleaning with this stage and I tried to be fast but lets see.
08. 07. 2023 07:44 CET 9 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): It was not so good but at least we have power again which is very nice and not shocking, but very difficult to drive yesterday, so I need to get used to power again!
08. 07. 2023 07:44 CET 9 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): I tried to push a bit but quite slippery there, had a bit too much angle over the crest and didn't manage to save it. Just says everything about my weekend!
08. 07. 2023 07:43 CET 9 (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): was out of road
08. 07. 2023 07:43 CET 9 flash info (23 - Gustafsson Kalle / Nilsson Magnus): We are doing our best, car is working perfectly so we just need to keep focussed and stay trying.
08. 07. 2023 07:43 CET 9 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Yeah Julia is getting on really well, this stage was really nice to be honest, the cleaning was more pronounced towards the end of the stage but we've put some interesting lines in there for the other guys. We had a moment at the end there where we were in a hedge but all good.
07. 07. 2023 17:44 CET 8 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It's just stupid! Come in the corner, turn in, front goes out! When it's so fast, it scares me I'll tell you that!
07. 07. 2023 17:42 CET 8 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It's so fast in there. It feels good in the car, but I'm scared if I go to the limit I will go overboard.
07. 07. 2023 17:42 CET 8 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): The car has got a lot nicer to drive, we made some changes to the setup so. Unfortunately we used the first day more for testing, but it is what it is. Let's try and push tomorrow.
07. 07. 2023 17:37 CET 8 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We're a little bit in no mans land which we need to manage, we're trying to keep the pressure on and we'll come out fighting again tomorrow and see what we can do.
07. 07. 2023 17:35 CET 8 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): We look at it stage by stage, we cannot do anything else. We can get a bit more confident with this kind of road. We keep going and we have to try to do our best for MRF.
07. 07. 2023 17:33 CET 8 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): Tomorrow is a long day, it'll be fine. Thank you!
07. 07. 2023 17:32 CET 8 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): Many feel it's right to push, but we rely on the grips. Today was okay, in terms of the grip and the feeling from the car.
07. 07. 2023 17:29 CET 8 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): I am happy, the time is not so bad, for sure it was a good loop for us, this morning wasn't so good though. Not the best pace notes! It is good to discover, it's completely new for the Frenchman.
07. 07. 2023 17:28 CET 8 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It's a pleasure racing against these guys, I tried until the end but I don't think we'll reach the top 10 for the moment. We will see tomorrow.
07. 07. 2023 17:28 CET 8 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): It is different here, I feel more comfortable than in Liepaja, then tyres are working really well, thank you to the engineers. We have to be consistent, flat out and then we'll see.
07. 07. 2023 17:23 CET 8 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): We tried to push, but this is not the best I've had for today. Hopefully the start position for tomorrow will be better but I hope that tomorrow we can push.
07. 07. 2023 17:21 CET 8 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): It's nice to have fans from Czech Republic here, it was quite successful for us today, we can be happy with our pace and we didn't leave too much time in their for Mathieu Franceschi so tomorrow will be interesting for us.
07. 07. 2023 17:20 CET 8 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): I have an idea of what is going on, there is nothing we can do. I have been in this situation before, I am really on the limit and enjoying it. If you are losing more than a second a km, then it will be difficult. It has been a difficult rally from the start of the rally week and it hasn't gotten easier.
07. 07. 2023 17:18 CET 8 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I will rewatch footage from today and I will see if I can do something, it is a constant fight with my mind and I can't decide whether to go on or not.
07. 07. 2023 17:13 CET 8 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): It has been quite easy to adjust from RallyX, but I struggle a little bit especially with going back to gravel, it's been a while so. It's been a difficult day but big thanks to the guys for never stopping the push. We're gonna try and work with the car a little more.
07. 07. 2023 17:15 CET 7 retired (32 - McRae Max / Kierans Macartan): accident in SS 7
07. 07. 2023 17:15 CET 7 (32 - McRae Max / Kierans Macartan): puncture
07. 07. 2023 16:58 CET 7 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): The car is going left and right on its own, its incredible. I am shaking because I am pushing like hell and the car is going everywhere. It's not a victory, not yet. I am trying my hardest.
07. 07. 2023 16:57 CET 7 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It's super fun to be in a tight fit with many talented drivers, so we're excited to be here.
07. 07. 2023 16:57 CET 7 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): The weather is moving a lot so the grip is constantly changing, so it's hard to build speed throughout there. Good clean run from us though.
07. 07. 2023 16:57 CET 7 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): I made a small mistake in the last corner, I drove a bit too wide and lost a couple of seconds. Our target is to stay with our teammates.
07. 07. 2023 16:57 CET 7 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): It's getting better and better, I said it would be fine, but it's obviously getting better and better.
07. 07. 2023 16:56 CET 7 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): We had some small drizzle during the stage, but no drama. At the end it was quite wet!
07. 07. 2023 16:55 CET 7 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): We have a lot of rain 2km before the end, it was very strange. We find some confidence and some speed so it's good.
07. 07. 2023 16:55 CET 7 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It's started to rain! Maybe it signals change.
07. 07. 2023 16:55 CET 7 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): It's really difficult, there is a lot corners and it's so narrow, you can suffer damage!
07. 07. 2023 16:55 CET 7 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): I will try to push harder, but the guys behind will be pushing harder, maybe next stage will be wet, maybe not, but we'll see.
07. 07. 2023 16:54 CET 7 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): We are happy that we are only a couple of seconds from Mathieu Franceschi. Unluckily in this stage I hit some rocks and I have some doubt in this stage about a puncture, but we are here and that is what is important.
07. 07. 2023 16:54 CET 7 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): It's bad to be honest, I don't have any power so I guess that's it.
07. 07. 2023 16:53 CET 7 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): It was good, the stages are beautiful - my driving not so much! I'm trying to understand myself - it's a long way but we're doing our best.
07. 07. 2023 16:53 CET 7 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): Bit better than last time, it's still very loose outside of the line, it can be very challenging but the rhythm and confidence is coming back.
07. 07. 2023 16:53 CET 7 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): I'm really happy, we're improving with every km.
07. 07. 2023 16:53 CET 7 Rain has just began to fall on the stop line of SS7! It is slowly growing heavier.
07. 07. 2023 16:07 CET 6 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Something is wrong with the car, last 3 kms, something is wrong on the front. It doesn't turn and there is no puncture.
07. 07. 2023 16:05 CET 6 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It was a good stage to be honest, really clean all the way and no mistakes or punctures, I'm quite happy with that one.
07. 07. 2023 16:05 CET 6 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): It was really really slippy, I can't do much more on this stage. I have no idea what to change, I have tried something but nothing helps. We can't go fast.
07. 07. 2023 16:01 CET 6 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): It's enjoyable and similar to Finland without the jumps, but you equally have to be skeptical of the jumps.
07. 07. 2023 15:57 CET 6 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): I have enjoyed this stage, it was a bit sore on the previous loop and everytime I was checking it was okay in the first part so I lost a few seconds cause of confidence, but at least it's okay.
07. 07. 2023 15:57 CET 6 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): We had some little problems with the throttle pedal, but it's alright. We have to check.
07. 07. 2023 15:54 CET 6 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): Different compound tyres and maybe the road is making it work better, the feeling is good but the pacing is hard to find. It's enjoyable.
07. 07. 2023 15:52 CET 6 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): There is too much rain at the middle of the stage, it is completely crazy. Can I return to the start?
07. 07. 2023 15:50 CET 6 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It is much more fun, easier to drive and you have much more grip. We're starting to know how to drive the car, we try to keep the pace and the time and we're going to keep an eye on the big guys behind.
07. 07. 2023 15:50 CET 6 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): Its tight! There are a lot of corners where you can't be loose, the tyres are working very well!
07. 07. 2023 15:45 CET 6 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It's nice to drive when there is more grip, I don't know how its enough but we try!
07. 07. 2023 15:43 CET 6 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): This stage I really enjoyed, we can be happy and the pace notes are working, so I am enjoying.
07. 07. 2023 15:43 CET 6 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): It feels not clean and effective! I feel like I'm lacking a lot of power, I felt really low on power in there. I did some cuts, so maybe I took some bushes!
07. 07. 2023 15:42 CET 6 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I'm trying to enjoy it and we're cruising, I'm trying to understand how to push but it is difficult, so we will see what we're doing.
07. 07. 2023 15:42 CET 6 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): Did some changes that helped, still a little bit to go and these stages are absolutely fantastic! It is a mini Rally Finland so it is really nice.
07. 07. 2023 15:42 CET 6 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): We've improved the setup a bit, now it is much better, the start was very good, but towards the end I felt a bit of overdrive. Good stage, looking forward to the next one!
07. 07. 2023 15:45 CET 5 retired (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): technical problem after SS 5
07. 07. 2023 15:17 CET 5 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Difficult stage, a lot of loose rocks everywhere and tried to be careful driving around. Lots of grip, so I was quite surprised how clean it was.
07. 07. 2023 15:16 CET 5 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): Maybe a small moment there! There were some proper rocks in the line that I underestimated and we had a lot of understeer. Other than that, all good.
07. 07. 2023 15:16 CET 5 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): I pushed a lot, there was a lot of sliding towards the end, a more awkward feeling than before but let's see for the next one.
07. 07. 2023 15:11 CET 5 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): Too early to be thinking about this at the moment, the stages are still in immacculate condition so, need to keep pressure on Oliver but long way to go yet.
07. 07. 2023 15:10 CET 5 retired (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): accident in SS 5
07. 07. 2023 15:07 CET 5 (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): rolled
07. 07. 2023 15:06 CET 5 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): Now the car is good, everything is fixed and the steering wheel is great, now we have to remain focussed on my driving.
07. 07. 2023 15:06 CET 5 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): A few mistakes, but it feels a bit better.
07. 07. 2023 15:06 CET 5 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I was expecting it to feel easier, but it wasn't. Something is wrong that I need to find.
07. 07. 2023 14:59 CET 5 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): It was better! This time I kept both wheels on the floor.
07. 07. 2023 14:59 CET 5 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): Little bit cleaner now so it's easier to find the grip, it seems to be okay, we're trying to keep this pace for the afternoon.
07. 07. 2023 14:59 CET 5 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): We are trying, we are in a completely different position to this morning because now the corners are more tight, so it's a bit tricky but we'll see.
07. 07. 2023 14:55 CET 5 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): The grip is quite high, so it was a pleasure to drive but I don't know about the time, we'll ask the top guys, but we try.
07. 07. 2023 14:52 CET 5 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): I was quite lost in the first loop, so if our time is bettee than I can be satisfied.
07. 07. 2023 14:52 CET 5 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): We did some significant changes in service and it seems to work a lot better now, I made the mistake of putting hard tyres on the car, with the rain it didn't help so hopefully the stages don't have much rain on and we can push.
07. 07. 2023 14:51 CET 5 flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): There is something wrong here.
07. 07. 2023 14:47 CET 5 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): No changes in service, just tried to have a different approach. It's still quite hard but we're just going to keep it safe for now.
07. 07. 2023 14:47 CET 5 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): We did a lot of changes, the road is very different to when we came in the first pass. I need to get some more grip!
07. 07. 2023 14:46 CET 5 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): There's so many anti-cuts in that stage and occasionally you get a bit close and unfortunately I clipped it, we just need to keep going.
07. 07. 2023 14:46 CET 5 (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): puncture
07. 07. 2023 14:41 CET 5 There appears to be no precipitation at the stop line, however the road seems more saturated than this morning.
07. 07. 2023 12:39 CET 4 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): The two last stages are getting better, it's nice to get into it. Best stage I've done in my life, the stages are beautiful.
07. 07. 2023 12:37 CET 4 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): I was aiming for top 10, I was hoping we could fight within it, so I'm getting goosebumps talking about it, it makes me so happy.
07. 07. 2023 12:37 CET 4 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): Bit too soft on the tyres this morning, I think this may be the reason for lack of grip.
07. 07. 2023 12:33 CET 4 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): We've got our pace and we're sticking to it, we have a strategy to stick to and we like to stay within touching distance of the rally.
07. 07. 2023 12:33 CET 4 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's about trying to race and get going again, good to get back to service and get it checked over because it's been going at the road at all angles.
07. 07. 2023 12:29 CET 4 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): It is better to have beachwear on this stage in case you can fall in the lake!
07. 07. 2023 12:27 CET 4 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): I don't have experience in these kind of roads, so it was completely different and we were comparing for something different.
07. 07. 2023 12:27 CET 4 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): The problem is if I do not know the times from behind! I tried to find some grip in the car, it's getting better but timewise it's still not really what I want. It can be difficult when you don't have the grip.
07. 07. 2023 12:27 CET 4 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): I am not happy with my package, I am driving badly and my pace notes are bad, it isn't my day.
07. 07. 2023 12:21 CET 4 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): The MRF Tyres work very well, this stage I didn't feel quite good with driving, it's very difficult to know how to put the car into the corners. It's a different job here, it's totally different to other races.
07. 07. 2023 12:17 CET 4 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): It's our first time in this type of stage, here it is crazy compared to Spain. I think we are doing a good job, sometimes we need to go flat out. We can keep fighting.
07. 07. 2023 12:15 CET 4 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): We're doing what we can, but this stage was very slippy compared to the other one but as I said here, we have to try that again!
07. 07. 2023 12:15 CET 4 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): That was our target, to fight for the Top 10, maybe 7th would be nice. It is difficult to set some competitive times, this stage was quite clear from my point of view, it is very flowing. In the corners we lose some time every time, but we'll find some time in the second loop.
07. 07. 2023 12:15 CET 4 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): We have to do something, so we'll have to search a bit and discuss with the team what we can do. We try to have fun and the stages are beautiful, would be nice to drive how I want, but every corner I feel I cannot drive properly so I'm losing a lot of time in places.
07. 07. 2023 12:11 CET 4 flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): I have tried to change the setup, but not succeeded. I hope for big changes in setup. It's quite low.
07. 07. 2023 12:09 CET 4 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I will try to find some confidence for the afternoon, I'm not too sure how to do it but I will start from the pace notes.
07. 07. 2023 12:09 CET 4 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): Really nice stage, this last section is so fast so you need a lot of trust which I don't have! We're enjoying, but we're not near where we want to be.
07. 07. 2023 12:04 CET 4 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): This stage is the fastest of the loop, really fun with fast corners over crests as well, it's like a rollercoaster! There will always be a bit of cleaning in there but we just have to have fun and keep going this afternoon.
07. 07. 2023 12:04 CET 4 Weather remains the same, damp but slowly drying out as the day goes on.
07. 07. 2023 13:19 CET 3 retired (26 - Creighton William / Regan Liam): double puncture after SS 3
07. 07. 2023 12:03 CET 3 retired (27 - Feofanov Dmitry / Kokins Normunds): accident in SS 3
07. 07. 2023 12:03 CET 3 (27 - Feofanov Dmitry / Kokins Normunds): rolled
07. 07. 2023 11:56 CET 3 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Wasn't the best run, so narrow and technical and difficult. Done a little adjustment on the car now, but still very difficult.
07. 07. 2023 11:52 CET 3 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It's difficult to know what to expect. The roads are fantastic, the pace notes are great. I'm aiming for a top 10 so.
07. 07. 2023 11:52 CET 3 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): During the stage, we still have no grip, it was quite fun but we have absolutely no grip!
07. 07. 2023 11:47 CET 3 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): Driving with a little bit of reserve, there are so many ditches to avoid. We were not on the limit but naturally trying to avoid any obstacles.
07. 07. 2023 11:47 CET 3 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): We had a clean stage, for the last stage it's getting to service. We'll race then it's time for service.
07. 07. 2023 11:46 CET 3 flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): As I said before, in SS 1 I hit a block in the tighest corner and we broke the steering arm. I am so thankful to the Swedish fans and they offered to change the part. We had a bit more time to make it and we had to stop and stay behind to fix it. But we are on the road.
07. 07. 2023 11:44 CET 3 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): Nothing good to be honest. But it was alright, we'll keep the pace and still be fine at some time.
07. 07. 2023 11:39 CET 3 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It's nice to drive fast stages but it's difficult to find the proper pace to be honest, it's slippery and sometimes we went outside too much.
07. 07. 2023 11:39 CET 3 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): Its the more difficult stage of the day, the pace notes are not perfect. We need to work during the service!
07. 07. 2023 11:36 CET 3 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): I think the surface is a bit different from the previous one, it is a bit slippery. The timing isn't so bad, better than the stages before. I think I need to change my driving style.
07. 07. 2023 11:35 CET 3 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): I am happy withj this stage, I tried to be fast but it's really narrow and really slippery! We are still in the fight.
07. 07. 2023 11:31 CET 3 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): Quite the same as Finland, but a little bit more narrow so we need to keep the line!
07. 07. 2023 11:31 CET 3 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): Really difficult to concentrate, there are lots of places to do a mistake, especially the last part of the stages which are very slippery.
07. 07. 2023 11:31 CET 3 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): I think 'a bit uncomfortable' is maybe not the right thing. I don't know what to do. I'm just driving with what I have. We agree in the car that rally is normally fun, so we try and have a fun. We also agree that something is not right.
07. 07. 2023 11:23 CET 3 flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): It's fun, I did a restart and some setup changes, the stage was very fun and there's still some improvements to do. I improved the rear to make it stop sliding in the corners, I made it harder.
07. 07. 2023 11:23 CET 3 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I feel like I'm under a rock, still driving very badly and it's very difficult to keep up the pace and forget everything that I've done wrong in the last season. Some day I will be back again.
07. 07. 2023 11:19 CET 3 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): I don't know what to say, I went a little bit too fast in a junction, but there is not much too say. I made too many mistakes and have no trust at all.
07. 07. 2023 11:17 CET 3 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): Very hard to know, we're just concentrating on ourselves and find the best rhythm, there's some wider moments than what we wanted, we just need to keep enjoying and see if we can improve now.
07. 07. 2023 11:13 CET 3 (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): was out of road
07. 07. 2023 12:19 CET 2 retired (47 - Åhlin Fredrik / Sjöberg Joakim): double puncture after SS 2
07. 07. 2023 11:31 CET 2 (47 - Åhlin Fredrik / Sjöberg Joakim): stopped in stage, continue
07. 07. 2023 11:20 CET 2 (35 - Tiits Mark-Egert / Viilo Jakko): puncture
07. 07. 2023 11:13 CET 2 retired (33 - Raftery Aoife / Kierans Arthur): accident in SS 2
07. 07. 2023 11:12 CET 2 (33 - Raftery Aoife / Kierans Arthur): rolled
07. 07. 2023 11:12 CET 2 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I was awful in there, say much understeer. I missed the braking many times - DIFFICULT!
07. 07. 2023 10:59 CET 2 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): It was just about to get tough, I thought I had a puncture at one stage but we got through it without any issues so I am happy.
07. 07. 2023 10:57 CET 2 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): It was really, really slippy! We have no grip, I don't understand why it was so slippy! It was a difficult stage for sure.
07. 07. 2023 10:57 CET 2 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): Very slippery still! Makes all the pace notes too fast, it can make it tricky. This one didn't flow as nice as the previous one!
07. 07. 2023 10:55 CET 2 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Big moment towards the start, spun in 5th gear. Not the way we wanted to start, but we move on.
07. 07. 2023 10:55 CET 2 (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): spun
07. 07. 2023 10:51 CET 2 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): I am struggling a bit to be honest actually. Just need to get on! We'll be fine.
07. 07. 2023 10:50 CET 2 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): This stage I was not happy with the pace. It was too soft and I slid too much. We need to find small adjustments to fix it. I lost confidence on this stage but I'm trying to still be in the pace. It's good but it is slippery.
07. 07. 2023 10:47 CET 2 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): It's really really fast! Crazy one. Never ideal as a Frenchman to discover this and go flat out. We're going to check the pace notes.
07. 07. 2023 10:45 CET 2 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): One of the most difficult stages I've done in my life, you have to be clear with the pace notes, but we are watching our speed. I was not happy about this.
07. 07. 2023 10:41 CET 2 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): We are happy to be here, it's a massive moment. I hit a massive rock with by front left, the tyres have served me well though. The time is not bad and we are happy to be here!
07. 07. 2023 10:41 CET 2 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): I felt quite good! It was the kind of stage you get in Finland so it was very nice to drive, but I think it was cleaning car by car.
07. 07. 2023 10:41 CET 2 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): A bit better but to be honest, but I need to find some speed, especially the 2nd part because it's wide and flowing. I wasn't so confident though.
07. 07. 2023 10:35 CET 2 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): I'm scared to death to be honest. I have never been this scared to drive before. I have nothing to say, I do my absolute best, but something is very, very strange.
07. 07. 2023 10:33 CET 2 flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): I'm speechless about what a disaster this is. I don't know really.
07. 07. 2023 10:33 CET 2 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): Still I have to understand where I am, apparently it is a lot faster and very slippery, it can be quite frightening for the mind. I have to battle a lot with myself!
07. 07. 2023 10:30 CET 2 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): I don't think it will be as much cleaning on this one as there was on the first one. A bit better, I am still way too slow on the last section. We're getting there though.
07. 07. 2023 10:28 CET 2 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's been going quite well, still getting to grips with everything, this stage is a bit more fast than the first one so it's about keeping the right lines and everything. We're happy with how it's going, going to continue like this and hopefully improve.
07. 07. 2023 10:28 CET 2 flash info (12 - László Martin / Berendi Dávid): We had a spin in the stage and stalled the car. I can't drive this car - I don't know what the problem is.
07. 07. 2023 10:23 CET 2 (12 - László Martin / Berendi Dávid): spun
07. 07. 2023 11:06 CET 1 retired (36 - Jalava Miko / Peippo Matias): health reasons after SS 1
07. 07. 2023 11:06 CET 1 retired (38 - Spitalier Patrice / Spitalier Nicolas): technical problem - driveshaft after SS 1
07. 07. 2023 10:39 CET 1 retired (37 - Schulz Timo / Wenzel Michael): retired after SS 1
07. 07. 2023 10:38 CET 1 (37 - Schulz Timo / Wenzel Michael): rolled
07. 07. 2023 10:13 CET 1 (20 - Cuzma Bogdan / Minor Ilka): accident in SS 1
07. 07. 2023 10:09 CET 1 flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was a bad stage to be honest, no flow whatsoever, lots of loose rocks! I was bad, but start of the first stage and I am here. Very rough, more than I expected.
07. 07. 2023 10:07 CET 1 flash info (22 - Larsen Frank Tore / Eriksen Torstein): First of all, big thank you to the mechanics who stayed up all night so we could be here today. The main goal is to have fun, enjoy and do them proud.
07. 07. 2023 10:06 CET 1 flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): Maybe a bit too much sliding, but difficult to say! It was fun, but we lost some time so we can improve.
07. 07. 2023 10:03 CET 1 flash info (1 - Paddon Hayden / Kennard John): When you drive on roads like this, it's hard not to push the right foot a little bit harder! Hard to gauge the grip but a nice warm up for the next one.
07. 07. 2023 10:02 CET 1 flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): Quite challenging, it's okay. We'll get the rhythm up in the next one and see how it goes.
07. 07. 2023 10:01 CET 1 flash info (6 - Sesks Mārtiņš / Francis Renārs): Really steady sometimes, sometimes sliding too much! Need to find the rhythm now. Crazy.
07. 07. 2023 09:57 CET 1 flash info (19 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I was not trying to push the limit, I was trying to keep the flow, the grip is low but the steering is good.
07. 07. 2023 09:57 CET 1 flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): When we saw Campedelli on the road I lost my focus a bit, but we're okay. The pace notes were okay too. We will see for the next one.
07. 07. 2023 09:52 CET 1 (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): big moment before finish
07. 07. 2023 09:50 CET 1 flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): We did a great stage, I tried my best and it is not easy to keep the pace, you have some flowing and very fast sections, but some nice easy ones too so it's okay.
07. 07. 2023 09:49 CET 1 (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): broken wheel in SS 1
07. 07. 2023 09:49 CET 1 flash info (3 - Llarena Efrén / Fernandez Sara): Soft tyre is working very well, it's competitive so I'm happy with that. Lots of traction and lots of braking in this one. Maybe we could do better, but it's all working.
07. 07. 2023 09:47 CET 1 flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was quite slippery, I think the guys behind are going to push harder but at the moment it's good!
07. 07. 2023 09:45 CET 1 flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): The penultimate corner of the stage, maybe we were too fast. I am okay, luckily we're here. Let's see how the rest of the day goes for us.
07. 07. 2023 09:43 CET 1 flash info (2 - Østberg Mads / Barth Patrik): It's slippy, I can say that for sure! It's tricky, there are some anti-cuts on the road and they are difficult to see. We have started so that's good, we can build.
07. 07. 2023 09:43 CET 1 flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): Quite slippery! Some moments we were in the ditch, we might have dropped a bit of time but we tried to push a bit.
07. 07. 2023 09:39 CET 1 flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): I think a short stage is okay to keep good measure, I enjoyed it, it is fast! I think we saw more of the grass than the road, but I think we can keep up!
07. 07. 2023 09:39 CET 1 flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): Was really slippery in there, quite a tricky stage actually, I am not feeling the need to push at all but I can build on this.
07. 07. 2023 09:39 CET 1 flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): You have to find the balance of the car, it moves around a bit more than the Rally3. The stage was okay, could have gone a few places, but you also have to enjoy it.
07. 07. 2023 09:23 CET 1 Roads are damp.
06. 07. 2023 14:53 CET QS retired (25 - Al-Rashed Rakan / Haapala Antti): didnt started to QS
06. 07. 2023 14:38 CET QS flash info (18 - Joona Lauri / Hussi Janni): It was quite slippery with the wet, but we are in the learning process in the ERC, so we need to finish this rally which is quite good for us.
06. 07. 2023 14:38 CET QS flash info (17 - Armstrong Jon / Thulin Julia): It's a big opportunity, thanks to MRF Tyres, there was a big improvement in there and I felt a bit more comfortable with the time. We know we can improve and we know we can get faster.
06. 07. 2023 14:35 CET QS flash info (16 - Veiby Ole Christian / Andersson Jonas): It's been a while since I did a gravel rally and I feel it would take some time for me to get back to it, but we're looking forward to having some fun this weekend!
06. 07. 2023 14:33 CET QS flash info (5 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): Its gonna be fun, slippery like hell, it was crazy! Now that it stopped raining it is more muddy like water, and it isn't the best on a harder tyre!
06. 07. 2023 14:32 CET QS flash info (12 - László Martin / Berendi Dávid): Not easy, I was fighting with the car, I don't know what the problem is but I'm not comfortable with these fast roads but we need to change something so we will see.
06. 07. 2023 14:32 CET QS flash info (15 - Battistolli Alberto / Scattolin Simone): Very slippery, we stayed on the safe side because 4km to ruin your rally is not the best of choices, we will see where we start tomorrow so we just want to enjoy it.
06. 07. 2023 14:29 CET QS flash info (11 - Rådström Dennis / Johansson Johan): I was surprised at how good grip we had, and I thought that maybe the issue I had early in the stage might not have helped, but looking forward to this weekend - amazing roads!
06. 07. 2023 14:25 CET QS flash info (14 - Campedelli Simone / Canton Tania): In the middle of the stage, I lost my wiper! I don't know what was happening, it was on my side and it was raining. Even with this problem, I believe it is not so bad. We could make something more of I could see a bit better.
06. 07. 2023 14:22 CET QS flash info (4 - Mabellini Andrea / Lenzi Virginia): It's very difficult, trust me. I tried to do my best, timing not so bad but the guys in front are a bit faster. The race is tomorrow - lets see the other guys behind me.
06. 07. 2023 14:22 CET QS flash info (10 - Mareš Filip / Bucha Radovan): To be honest I have no idea, the only thing I can say is the conditions are different from Free Practice, so it was difficult to keep an optimum line.
06. 07. 2023 14:19 CET QS flash info (9 - McErlean Joshua / Fulton James): It's gonna be a challenge, it's new for everyone. The last few corners were quite slippy, the tyre combination is gonna be important for the rally.
06. 07. 2023 14:19 CET QS flash info (8 - Heikkilä Mikko / Vaaleri Samu): Difficult to say how it's going to be for the guys behind, but very very slippery, luckily we managed to go through!
06. 07. 2023 14:16 CET QS flash info (7 - Franceschi Mathieu / Escartefigue Jules): For sure it's different than when we're in France, it's really fast and you're completely flat out. It can be quite slippery but it's a good challenge to be in Sweden.
06. 07. 2023 14:03 CET QS It is raining, roads are completely wet and muddy.
06. 07. 2023 11:11 CET FP1+FP2 retired (25 - Al-Rashed Rakan / Haapala Antti): accident in FP1