Rallye Monte Carlo 2024

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18. 02. 2024 22:30 CET 17 (60 - Fumal Armand / Escartefigue Jules): According to stewards decision made on Rally Sweden, car no 60 has received notional times for SS 5-8 because of not correct refuelling by P1.
28. 01. 2024 13:18 CET 17 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I don't have the words to be honest. It was just so great this weekend, I felt so comfortable in the car. The whole team was doing an amazing job and I think the whole package was working really well. We need to continue working, but we are very happy to win this rally.
28. 01. 2024 13:14 CET 17 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's been, first of all, a nice battle with Thierry. Well done to him, he has been really fast this weekend. For me it's been a rollercoaster of emotions. I struggled a lot on Friday especially. It was hard to say goodbye on Monday to a person who was very important to me, who basically launched my career in motorsport and who bought me my first kart. There is never a good time for these things but it was so sudden.
28. 01. 2024 13:08 CET 17 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): We weren't fast enough to win this weekend. The potential was there but we didn't quite get it right on Saturday afternoon, really. In here it was okay but the tyres started screaming enough half way up. That's how it is.
28. 01. 2024 13:06 CET 17 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We need to take it fourth place. It was not an easy event and there was a lot to learn. Anyway, it's done now, so let's see what comes next.
28. 01. 2024 13:02 CET 17 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We are really happy to be at the end of this rally at the top of the Col de Turini. We still have to improve on some points but for a start I think it's really good, so I am positive.
28. 01. 2024 12:57 CET 17 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was more difficult to get used to than what I expected. Anyway, we had nice progression yesterday. Here, we tried to push a bit but the first narrow section is new for me and we were struggling there a bit I guess. These cars are awesome. Some more seat time and we should be good to go.
28. 01. 2024 12:54 CET 17 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Some good stages and some bad stages. I lost the opportunity to fight for anything on Friday morning, which was a huge disappointment. The next one will be a flatout rally and one of my favourites, so I will just try to be flatout everywhere in Sweden. But on this rally, I need to look at how I can improve.
28. 01. 2024 12:49 CET 17 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I think there are positives to take back home. I am just sorry for the team because the car was perfect all weekend and the gravel crew did an amazing job, but I couldn't make it to the end without a small mistake.
28. 01. 2024 12:47 CET 17 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): It's a pity not to win this rally because we fought a lot, but it is what it is. We did our best, so thanks to the team and to the people who have always believed in me. Let's see what this year can bring us.
28. 01. 2024 12:41 CET 17 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): It's crazy. My tyres were completely dead, I think it's the same for him! It's an incredible feeling but I need to wait now.
28. 01. 2024 12:37 CET 17 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I don't know how Rossel is going that fast because I was trying my best! I think he has some different style which helps him to not overheat the tyres, because I just overheated the fronts and it was really difficult at the end. I am disappointed with how it finished but it was a nice fight. These kind of rallies make you stronger, for sure.
28. 01. 2024 12:31 CET 17 flash info (24 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): This stage was more easy than what we have had this last couple of days. I am very happy to be at the end, and in terms of the classification I think we are in the best position we could have got. Now we are expecting some new updates on the car to improve the performance.
28. 01. 2024 12:29 CET 17 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): It was not an easy weekend for us. We need to work on the car to find a good setup for me, but the car is very impressive. At the moment, on tarmac, I need to improve.
28. 01. 2024 12:16 CET 17 Weather is sunny, road is almost completely dry with some damp patches, temperature around 13°C.
28. 01. 2024 12:01 CET 17 Starting order: Lefebvre, Ciamin, Gryazin, Rossel, López, Munster, Katsuta, Mikkelsen, Fourmaux, Tänak, Evans, Ogier, Neuville
28. 01. 2024 09:16 CET 16 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): It is fun. I was pushing a lot on this stage. We will see on last stage.
28. 01. 2024 09:14 CET 16 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): Yohan is the driver with best tyres, so I know he will fly.
28. 01. 2024 09:12 CET 16 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I wanted to push, but in the last part end of my car started to move so much, tyres were overheated.
28. 01. 2024 09:10 CET 16 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was nice. It's hard to judge the speed because it was actually much more slippery than we expected in the beginning, and it was getting really dirty. So far it feels good, but there is one more stage to go and we need to keep concentrated.
28. 01. 2024 09:07 CET 16 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was over after the first one anyway. It's okay, we have done a decent weekend but Thierry was just flying so well done to him. We will try on last stage, but I was never a driver to take extra risk.
28. 01. 2024 09:04 CET 16 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It was alright, but that's it. The start especially is very, very difficult. It's not easy.
28. 01. 2024 09:03 CET 16 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I didn't have a good rhythm on this one. The beginning was really tricky and I was not in a good flow. Some places are frozen and you start to hesitate in case the next bit is frozen or not. That's where the time goes.
28. 01. 2024 09:02 CET 16 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I was losing the tyres at the end. We lost the hybrid also, but it should be okay. We're going to fix it.
28. 01. 2024 08:56 CET 16 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): The stage is actually not so bad, but the same story with this one at the beginning. The conditions have changed so much since my gravel crew went through so after that I was very unsure.
28. 01. 2024 08:52 CET 16 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): After our gravel crew came through there is black ice and frost in many places. It wasn't so easy but my plan is just to get through and finish the weekend.
28. 01. 2024 08:49 CET 16 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Just before the time control it was completely frozen. We didn't know what to expect from the gravel crew. The first few corners were quite icy but after that it was okay.
28. 01. 2024 08:30 CET 16 Weather on stage is cloudy, road is mostly dry with damp part on beginning, temperature is slightly above zero.
28. 01. 2024 07:39 CET 15 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): That's good! The beginning was a big push, towards the end I was a bit more careful but I guess everybody has to slow down on that section. We did well, I'm happy with my time.
28. 01. 2024 07:35 CET 15 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was interesting conditions, with some ice in places. I was a bit too cautious in some places probably. That's a big push from Thierry.
28. 01. 2024 07:30 CET 15 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Quite okay. I was really too careful at the end with the ice. It's really difficult to judge but all okay.
28. 01. 2024 07:27 CET 15 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We had a good run, but let's see. There are still some sketchy places where it's difficult to be brave.
28. 01. 2024 07:25 CET 15 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I had a small push in that one. The gravel crew has done a really good job so it gave me a lot of confidence.
28. 01. 2024 07:23 CET 15 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): The stage condition is like it is. I did the best I could with what I saw. I have to approach every corner with caution and I was so slow, but that's how it is.
28. 01. 2024 07:21 CET 15 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Conditions are tricky as we expected. My plan has changed a bit and I am just bringing the car back. Nothing special.
28. 01. 2024 07:20 CET 15 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): A tricky one for sure. Less ice than expected. I was very cautious but I have nothing to play for today. For the ones that are in the tight battle it might be tricky if they take the full risk.
28. 01. 2024 07:01 CET 15 Weather on stage is dark, road is mixture of dry and damp tarmac with some icy parts, temperature around zero.
27. 01. 2024 17:53 CET 14 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): We did a lot of work today. But I still need to understand how to drive the car.
27. 01. 2024 17:51 CET 14 flash info (24 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): It was very tricky, more muddy than in the morning. Very difficult, I was lacking some confidence. Not great, but we are here and in good position tonight.
27. 01. 2024 17:49 CET 14 flash info (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): We have tried many things today. We are trying to find some way to go. I am quite happy and need to stay positive.
27. 01. 2024 17:48 CET 14 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): It is crazy. Tomorrow I can fight. I was little bit cautious before the stage, but it was clean run. But we will see tomorrow. Maximum attack.
27. 01. 2024 17:46 CET 14 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): Really difficult final stage, really difficult to judge the grip. Here we are and lets see tomorrow.
27. 01. 2024 17:45 CET 14 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): We have changed setup, it is much more fun to drive, more extreme in some places. Car is little bit different, but it was good. Tomorrow will still be the fight.
27. 01. 2024 17:42 CET 14 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): This afternoon's not been what we hoped for. The feeling is not where it was for some reason, but that's how it is. Tomorrow with the new format is sort of like the start of a new day, so that's what we'll treat it like.
27. 01. 2024 17:39 CET 14 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I tried since the beginning of the rally basically. This was no different, but Thierry did a good stage. It looks like we need to try harder tomorrow.
27. 01. 2024 17:36 CET 14 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): We did a good stage, it was perfection. Everything went well and I really enjoyed the car - it was incredible. It's important to take the points tonight but we also needed to keep the car on the road. I had a good feeling so I went for it and it seems like it paid off.
27. 01. 2024 17:34 CET 14 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I have been a bit in trouble with the whole engine topic. It's difficult to know how it would be but at the moment it's not there yet.
27. 01. 2024 17:31 CET 14 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am really happy about the last three days. We have done a really job on Thursday and Friday so it was a bit easier today to manage it. For sure, we always want to be better, but at least it's a good start.
27. 01. 2024 17:30 CET 14 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): I didn't have the hybrid on the last split. I just missed it, and it's a really long straight. It's about learning and I have to say that it's been a positive day. I am really looking forward to continuing our progress tomorrow.
27. 01. 2024 17:22 CET 14 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The cuttings are much worse so it was very slippery in places. This morning there were dry sections but now it's quite damp and wet. The gravel crew did a good job but there were still some surprises.
27. 01. 2024 17:01 CET 14 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 6°C.
27. 01. 2024 17:10 CET 13 retired (56 - Dolce Renaud / Giroud Quentin): accident in SS 13
27. 01. 2024 16:36 CET 13 flash info (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): Beginning was ok, but in the end it was so muddy and slippery. I am still trying to find a confidence.
27. 01. 2024 16:35 CET 13 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): I can fight for win. My speed came little bit later, but it is ok.
27. 01. 2024 16:33 CET 13 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): Downhill was really slippery, we were trying.
27. 01. 2024 16:32 CET 13 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It was quite ok. It was slippery, but I did what I can. It is not easy.
27. 01. 2024 16:28 CET 13 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I think I'm really struggling in the low grip sections, especially for confidence. The other guys are clearly going faster this afternoon.
27. 01. 2024 16:26 CET 13 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): We need to keep pushing - it's very close. It's very nice - we love [the fight] and it's good for the fans too. There is no time to back off now, there's just time to push.
27. 01. 2024 16:25 CET 13 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It felt really good to be honest, so let's see.
27. 01. 2024 16:19 CET 13 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): When it's nice and clean it's enjoyable, but the second part is mixed. It's challenging but it's fine.
27. 01. 2024 16:16 CET 13 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): At the start it's fully dry, and then you have 5km where it's so slippery and muddy. I think somebody could run faster than us in those places.
27. 01. 2024 16:14 CET 13 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was a little bit tricky down the hill. We took it very safe in this stage as we have such a big gap in front and behind.
27. 01. 2024 16:07 CET 13 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Honestly, it's not such nice conditions to be honest. After the tunnel it's a completely different stage - very greasy on the downhill. I had to be very careful.
27. 01. 2024 15:50 CET 13 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 6°C.
27. 01. 2024 15:49 CET 12 retired (54 - Oberti Damien / Gastinel Jean-François): accident in SS 12
27. 01. 2024 15:16 CET 12 retired (34 - Daprà Roberto / Guglielmetti Luca): technical problem - alternator in SS 12
27. 01. 2024 14:48 CET 12 flash info (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It was really tricky stage, I was missing some confidence. Next two stages will be easier with this.
27. 01. 2024 14:45 CET 12 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): Lopez has good time. If he can take a risk, it can be a good time. For me it was clean run.
27. 01. 2024 14:44 CET 12 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): It was difficult in the cuts. It was like dancing on the stage, I like it.
27. 01. 2024 14:44 CET 12 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): It was slippery like hell. In the beginning I thought I had a puncture.
27. 01. 2024 14:42 CET 12 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): I don't know... that's a big surprise. I'm surprised it's so bad - it didn't feel so great but that's a bit chronic.
27. 01. 2024 14:36 CET 12 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): A good start, but there is two more. We had to go for some risk.
27. 01. 2024 14:35 CET 12 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a good stage. Let's see what the guys do behind, but we had a good stage. It's a long run and the tyres start moving after 5km. We have six good tyres with us, so let's see.
27. 01. 2024 14:32 CET 12 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's quite tough, actually. Quite a bit of dirt and very rough in the cuts, so it can be a bit trickier for the tyres.
27. 01. 2024 14:28 CET 12 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's a real shame for Grégoire. He was doing a great job today and it was a corner full of gravel. I don't know if they can restart or not, but they were all okay.
27. 01. 2024 14:25 CET 12 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was much easier this time around. When I saw Munster I backed off a little bit, and then I tried to get my rhythm back after a little bit.
27. 01. 2024 14:19 CET 12 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I am trying to drive with a good feeling but in the more dirty conditions it's not easy to trust everyhting from the information. It's okay, I'm now starting to enjoy the driving.
27. 01. 2024 14:14 CET 12 retired (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): accident in SS 12
27. 01. 2024 14:14 CET 12 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 10°C.
27. 01. 2024 16:16 CET 11 retired (76 - Šekuljica Slaven / Petrović Damir): retired after SS 11
27. 01. 2024 11:43 CET 11 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's getting dirtier all the time. That won't help and maybe the feeling wasn't perfect. We had no hybrid in the previous stage.
27. 01. 2024 11:42 CET 11 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It would be better if we didn't give away so much time this morning.
27. 01. 2024 11:37 CET 11 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was no risk, but I don't know. Sometimes I can't really understand the notes and then I hesitate, and I lost a bit of time there. My pace notes were a bit slow towards the end but it's a new stage and we did what we could.
27. 01. 2024 11:34 CET 11 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Tricky stage, and I guess the conditions are getting more and more dirty. Some sketchy places but we had quite a clean run.
27. 01. 2024 11:33 CET 11 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I need to follow the team orders, so I just want to get through the stages. There is no push, it's like that.
27. 01. 2024 11:29 CET 11 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was changing quite often. Not very easy, but I tried to drive where I feel comfortable. I feel a step up in feeling with the car from yesterday, but still there is much more to get.
27. 01. 2024 11:25 CET 11 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It has been really good. First stage was really good, in the second one I could have benefited more from the tyre package, but I am still getting used to the aero and everything. In this one we took it quite easy.
27. 01. 2024 11:21 CET 11 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's an amazing stage. Very tricky with plenty of grip changes, but I enjoyed it a lot.
27. 01. 2024 11:03 CET 11 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 10°C.
27. 01. 2024 11:35 CET 10 retired (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): double puncture after SS 10
27. 01. 2024 10:38 CET 10 (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): puncture
27. 01. 2024 10:34 CET 10 (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): puncture
27. 01. 2024 10:29 CET 10 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): A little issue is going on, but it's okay.
27. 01. 2024 10:25 CET 10 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): The first one was terrible for us, it's a shame that we lost so much time there, but the only thing we can do is look forward and keep on pushing.
27. 01. 2024 10:24 CET 10 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It's getting quite dirty and after the tunnel the grip was much higher than I expected. I was really too careful on the braking zones but it is what it is. So far it's been a good morning for us.
27. 01. 2024 10:19 CET 10 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): This one is a bit faster, so in the fast it's not too bad. Quite okay at the moment with the engine.
27. 01. 2024 10:17 CET 10 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I don't want to take any risks. The gap to the guys behind is quite big, and also in front. The beginning was all dry so it was quite nice, but after the tunnel it's quite slippery.
27. 01. 2024 10:13 CET 10 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It's an awesome stage, really beautiful. I really enjoyed it - this was proper tarmac. There is still so much to come but this was good learning in this stage, really cool.
27. 01. 2024 10:10 CET 10 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): This one was a bit less good. The beginning was really abrasive and very dry, and I did not commit enough. Then you cross a really damp section and that was really quite tricky.
27. 01. 2024 10:07 CET 10 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): No moments, we are just going safely through. It's quite dry at the beginning but the downhill section is quite greasy. There is no frost or ice but it's quite slippy on the high-speed sections.
27. 01. 2024 09:53 CET 10 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 6°C.
27. 01. 2024 08:46 CET 9 flash info (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): It was clean one, not big push. We will see on next stage, I didnt take so much risk.
27. 01. 2024 08:44 CET 9 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): Lot of things happened. In first corner we were too long, almost out on black ice. Also rest of the stage was unpredictable.
27. 01. 2024 08:42 CET 9 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): First part of stage we took it very cautious, I was not sure with frozen parts and it has no sense to risk so much on first stage of the day.
27. 01. 2024 08:42 CET 9 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Very difficult to judge. Some places were very slippery and in others we had some frost that seemed to have quite full grip. It's really difficult to judge.
27. 01. 2024 08:39 CET 9 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It's a lot of time lost. My information was too safe, probably.
27. 01. 2024 08:34 CET 9 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): Probably I was well awake this morning! I expected the conditions to be worse to be honest but I had a decent run through.
27. 01. 2024 08:33 CET 9 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): Quite a struggle again with the engine, like the first stage on Thursday. This morning we had some engine trouble where it's sometimes driving and sometimes not.
27. 01. 2024 08:29 CET 9 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's quite tricky. From when the route note crew went through and what we have now is really different. I took it really carefully. There were lot of frozen and icy parts. Too bad.
27. 01. 2024 08:27 CET 9 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): First corner! In the middle of the corner there was ice and it flew off the road and we are super lucky to be here. After that, for sure you have no confidence in anything anymore.
27. 01. 2024 08:23 CET 9 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): These are very difficult conditions and I like it. This was the trickiest one, and this tyre choice should be even better for the next one so that's good news that our time is good.
27. 01. 2024 08:20 CET 9 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Very frosty, with plenty of surprises. I think the gravel crew did a good job but still the conditions have been changing a lot and it was very difficult.
27. 01. 2024 08:12 CET 9 (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): was out of road
27. 01. 2024 08:00 CET 9 Stage is mostly dry with some wet and damp parts, temperature is around 5°C.
27. 01. 2024 07:30 CET 9 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): couldn't get started in parc fermé, had to be towed into service
26. 01. 2024 20:20 CET 8 retired (84 - Andrade Fernando / Coronado Axel): accident in SS 8
26. 01. 2024 19:01 CET 8 (24 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): spun
26. 01. 2024 18:57 CET 8 flash info (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): In the beginning I thought I had a puncture, but it was ok. So in second half I took some risk.
26. 01. 2024 18:57 CET 8 (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): problems with brakes
26. 01. 2024 18:48 CET 8 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It's always nice in the dark, but very tricky in the last part. Every ice patch has melted so it made a lot of water and mud on the road. The car is jumping all over the place so we will try to improve that for tomorrow.
26. 01. 2024 18:44 CET 8 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It was a really tricky stage. I was struggling to find the confidence because the car was moving so much and the line was full of dirt everywhere.
26. 01. 2024 18:42 CET 8 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): We had a good day. A lot of mileage. I would like to be faster, but there's so much to learn in these cars at this speed and it will come. I am really looking forward to tomorrow to get the mileage in and improve.
26. 01. 2024 18:39 CET 8 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): It's not so easy to improve myself because the situation is not really like I need to push. I have to look after everything and I am trying to work on improving my driving and pace notes for the future.
26. 01. 2024 18:35 CET 8 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): Much more slippy than this morning, with a lot of mud. It was a difficult start to the rally but we expected that with our start position, and now I am glad that we managed to be very close. Tomorrow will be fun.
26. 01. 2024 18:32 CET 8 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): We made it through. It was definitely sketchy and we were not in a good rhythm, but let's see.
26. 01. 2024 18:28 CET 8 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I am happy to be here. It was not a good morning but we had a better afternoon. We will keep focused and we have to do a better job tomorrow.
26. 01. 2024 18:26 CET 8 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It never gets easier, this rally. Very difficult in the dark. I had a lot of information but I couldn't see a lot of it to be honest, I just had to trust it. It's very difficult to read the conditions on the road. I'm happy to get through today without any issues.
26. 01. 2024 18:13 CET 8 Conditions are mix of dry, damp and some icy parts.
26. 01. 2024 16:40 CET 8 Start of stage will be 10 minutes later.
26. 01. 2024 19:12 CET 7 retired (26 - Ingram Chris / McKillop Hannah): technical problem after SS 7
26. 01. 2024 17:54 CET 7 (26 - Ingram Chris / McKillop Hannah): stopped in stage, continue
26. 01. 2024 17:39 CET 7 (37 - Laurencich Federico / Mlakar Alberto): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 17:22 CET 7 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): I thought it was a good stage, but time is terrible. I dont know where we have lost so much.
26. 01. 2024 17:16 CET 7 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I had an issue in one cut, car turn off fully. So I was trying almost ten seconds to understand what is happening. After that realised that car is working, just ignition is off.
26. 01. 2024 17:15 CET 7 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I think we have a bit more understanding of how the car is working and we are enjoying it a lot.
26. 01. 2024 17:11 CET 7 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's nice to have some really different stages in the loop. This one had a lot of dirt at the end of the stage but at least we had some ice, damp and mixed conditions. This is Monte Carlo and this is what we like.
26. 01. 2024 17:10 CET 7 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It's going better and better. I am still adjusting to the speed you can carry into the corners but it's nice to be back in this kind of rhythm again in a car like this. We just have to take it as it comes. It is completely different for me. Biggest difference is not hybrid, but downforce.
26. 01. 2024 17:08 CET 7 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Quite ok, no issues.
26. 01. 2024 17:01 CET 7 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was okay, it was a clean run but nothing special. This one is more dirty than the morning but we can see now at least that the conditions are the same for everybody.
26. 01. 2024 16:58 CET 7 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): There is some pollution on the road, but it was a clean stage.
26. 01. 2024 16:55 CET 7 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): That's always good to be faster. It was a good stage.
26. 01. 2024 16:51 CET 7 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): A bit dirty towards the end. A lot of gravel out on the cuts. I was probably not quite smooth or brave enough through the narrow and dirty places.
26. 01. 2024 16:41 CET 7 Stage is mostly dry.
26. 01. 2024 16:29 CET 7 Start of stage will be 10 minutes later.
26. 01. 2024 16:06 CET 6 (37 - Laurencich Federico / Mlakar Alberto): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 15:40 CET 6 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): A bit better, but we went with the crossed tyres and I think the super soft was not a good option here.
26. 01. 2024 15:36 CET 6 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's really getting muddy and there was a lot of water on the road. I just wanted to be careful because this stage is quite tricky.
26. 01. 2024 15:33 CET 6 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was better now. The feeling is coming, definitely. I am still a bit on the safe side and there are so many places where we can go a lot faster, but I want to take my time and not push anything.
26. 01. 2024 15:31 CET 6 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Conditions have improved, but I was still very careful. I am not fighting for anything at the moment. Let's see if I can gain any positions, but I am focusing on Sunday.
26. 01. 2024 15:27 CET 6 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was a good stage for us. I think the battle is really starting now that we have more equal conditions.
26. 01. 2024 15:23 CET 6 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): A clean stage from us, no trouble this time. All is good.
26. 01. 2024 15:21 CET 6 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was an okay stage but it's hard to know how much you can push on the tyres. I tried to be smooth and it worked.
26. 01. 2024 15:18 CET 6 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): It's pretty fast coming down to the end there, with a lot of loose gravel. It's quite okay but, I don't know, let's see what we're able to do.
26. 01. 2024 15:14 CET 6 Stage is mostly dry with some damp parts.
26. 01. 2024 14:50 CET 6 Start of stage will be 10 minutes later.
26. 01. 2024 17:39 CET 5 flash info (46 - Černý Jan / Krajča Ondřej): It was very good. The first one was very tricky. The second one, I really enjoyed it. It was almost dry. The third one was quite difficult, with some ice at the end, we were quite cautious there.
26. 01. 2024 17:37 CET 5 flash info (26 - Ingram Chris / McKillop Hannah): Went off in the first stage this morning, we lost quite a lot of time. But then the last two stages, we found a bit more rhythm. This afternoon is going to be better.
26. 01. 2024 12:55 CET 5 flash info (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I had ice in pacenotes everywhere and in the final there was almost nothing, it was to go flat out.
26. 01. 2024 12:53 CET 5 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): I have no confidence with the car. I scare myself in tricky parts. We must find solutions for this afternoon.
26. 01. 2024 12:50 CET 5 (20 - Rossel Yohan / Dunand Arnaud): technical issues in the middle of stage
26. 01. 2024 12:45 CET 5 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): On the first stage this morning I went wide and was stuck. Here, there were also some icy patches and I was way too careful but from my experience of this morning I think that staying on the road is the best option.
26. 01. 2024 12:42 CET 5 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): I am quite happy. We tried something on the first stage but we had to adjust a little bit between stages. Now I am quite happy with the car and I have the confidence.
26. 01. 2024 12:38 CET 5 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): For sure we would like to be faster, but I don't want to push it. We are a little bit driving blind but it should be better for the second loop.
26. 01. 2024 12:38 CET 5 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): The conditions have changed a lot after the gravel crew came through, so it's not easy to trust information. I am just trying to get more experience and finish the rally.
26. 01. 2024 12:34 CET 5 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I was struggling so far. I am having a tough week but I am trying my best. I will tell you later.
26. 01. 2024 12:29 CET 5 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It was actually quite good, but this black ice is a bit different and you don't really know if it's before the corner or in the corner.
26. 01. 2024 12:26 CET 5 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I had a lot of ice in my notes at the end and it melted down faster than expected. So I was just too careful. It's risky to take more risks when the pace notes say there is more ice everywhere.
26. 01. 2024 12:24 CET 5 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Tricky. It's improved a bit, but it's so bad where it is icy and quite good grip where it's not.
26. 01. 2024 12:01 CET 5 Stage will be restarted at 12:10.
26. 01. 2024 11:56 CET 5 Start of stage is delayed.
26. 01. 2024 11:50 CET 5 Weather is sunny, road is mixture of dry and damp tarmac, in last 5 kms should be icy parts.
26. 01. 2024 14:10 CET 4 retired (60 - Fumal Armand / Escartefigue Jules): retired after SS 4
26. 01. 2024 12:06 CET 4 (50 - Prat Jérémy / Deslauriers Julien): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 11:07 CET 4 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): I need to learn the car. After previous stage we have changed the setup, I never drove with it before.
26. 01. 2024 11:05 CET 4 flash info (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): It is not like I wanted to be. I need to learn to drive.
26. 01. 2024 11:01 CET 4 flash info (21 - Gryazin Nikolay / Aleksandrov Konstantin): I have made some changes on setup. It is more precise, but I have worse confidence.
26. 01. 2024 10:59 CET 4 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): The tyre was overheating a bit and the road position is quite tricky, there is so much gravel. Not the best run but we are slowly getting there.
26. 01. 2024 10:56 CET 4 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We went the wrong way with the set-up for the previous one, but it was the right way for this one. I am much more confident. We had a clean stage and for sure, with all the dirt in front, I am quite happy to only be eight seconds down.
26. 01. 2024 10:52 CET 4 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It's quite dirty. The same as the previous stage, my gravel crew is going very early and the conditions are all changing. I am using my eyes, that's the only thing I can do to make it safely through the stage.
26. 01. 2024 10:50 CET 4 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Anything can happen in this rally so I don't think it's over yet. I try to push but it's hard to know how much to push at the moment. The car is working well so I just need to focus on the driving.
26. 01. 2024 10:45 CET 4 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): I think it's difficult to really go faster with this start position. I am doing my best so far but I have to accept it and we will see what we can do.
26. 01. 2024 10:43 CET 4 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): It's more dirty and there is more dirt on the road. I had a mistake this morning so I just took a steady run to be clean. We need to get to Sunday but definitely we need to score a lot with a stage like this.
26. 01. 2024 10:41 CET 4 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I just lost the rear. There's no rhythm, I have no idea what happened. There must have been some gravel or something that I didn't have in my notes, but it was a big surprise for me.
26. 01. 2024 10:37 CET 4 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The grip was quite low in places. Not easy, I was a bit careful in some places.
26. 01. 2024 10:35 CET 4 (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): spun
26. 01. 2024 10:25 CET 4 Stage is mostly dry with some damp parts, temperature slightly above zero.
26. 01. 2024 10:45 CET 3 (71 - Morini Olivier / Marquez Stéphane): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 10:33 CET 3 (62 - Berard Christophe / Bernabo Christophe): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 10:26 CET 3 (82 - Biagetti Lucas / Biagetti Loan): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 10:21 CET 3 (61 - Baffoun Philippe / Dupuy Margot): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 10:15 CET 3 retired (51 - Ressegaire Nicolas / Pellegrin Emeryc): accident in SS 3
26. 01. 2024 09:59 CET 3 (41 - Morato Maurizio / Bosi Massimiliano): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 09:50 CET 3 (38 - Locatelli Massimiliano / Tiraboschi Stefano): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 09:39 CET 3 retired (28 - Bouffier Bryan / Vauclare Frédéric): accident in SS 3
26. 01. 2024 09:37 CET 3 flash info (24 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): It was very slippery in shadow places under the trees. Soft tyres were not good choice.
26. 01. 2024 09:35 CET 3 flash info (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): It was very slippery, I had few moments.
26. 01. 2024 09:33 CET 3 (26 - Ingram Chris / McKillop Hannah): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 09:32 CET 3 flash info (23 - Pajari Sami / Mälkönen Enni): I was too cautious in some places.
26. 01. 2024 09:26 CET 3 flash info (25 - López José María / Vázquez David): It was a tricky stage. I think I made a mistake with setup in the morning.
26. 01. 2024 09:25 CET 3 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): I expected slippery conditions later in the stage, but not in this one. I had some info from the team but still we got caught out. Thanks to the spectators for getting us out.
26. 01. 2024 09:23 CET 3 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): We made some changes last night and it wasn't in the right direction for today. Compared to yesterday the grip is lower so we went in the wrong direction.
26. 01. 2024 09:21 CET 3 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): Just my mistake, so stupid. It's really bad, actually. I will try to finish the stages and see what I can do.
26. 01. 2024 09:20 CET 3 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It is actually better than expected, I just have to use my eyes. It has changed a lot since my gravel crew came through. The engine feels nice again and easier to drive.
26. 01. 2024 09:18 CET 3 (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 09:14 CET 3 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was okay, but the most difficult thing is the dirt on the road and not the patches of ice.
26. 01. 2024 09:09 CET 3 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): I went a bit wide on the ice and then it spun around and the front was in a ditch. I was just stuck.
26. 01. 2024 09:09 CET 3 (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 09:07 CET 3 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was really tricky. Once you hit the ice there is zero grip. We got through the stage and I had a decent rhythm. We have to work a bit on the car to give me a bit more confidence.
26. 01. 2024 09:03 CET 3 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): A bit carful from my side. I was not really driving so well, but otherwise it was okay.
26. 01. 2024 09:02 CET 3 (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): was out of road
26. 01. 2024 08:50 CET 3 Weather is cloudy, first 6 km is damp, rest is mostly dry. Temperature is 4°C.
26. 01. 2024 11:30 CET 2 flash info (43 - Chiarani Maurizio / Zanella Flavio): Difficult rally, very dirty but still very entertaining.
26. 01. 2024 11:30 CET 2 flash info (38 - Locatelli Massimiliano / Tiraboschi Stefano): I’m happy because it’s my first Rallye Monte-Carlo. The stages are really difficult and there is a lot of dirt. We could push and we are satisfied with that. Let’s do this again tomorrow.
26. 01. 2024 11:30 CET 2 flash info (37 - Laurencich Federico / Mlakar Alberto): The first two stages were not so easy. We need to change a few set up for tomorrow to see if we can attack a bit more and get some pace.
26. 01. 2024 11:29 CET 2 flash info (35 - Burri Olivier / Levratti Anderson): We can’t wait to go to sleep. It was good but the second stage was quite slippery, with a lot of dirt. That one was truly a Monte stage, with the pyro and the atmosphere from the fans. This is crazy and we’ll cherish those memories for a long time. So beautiful to see fireworks when you are an amateur driver.
26. 01. 2024 11:29 CET 2 flash info (32 - Miele Mauro / Beltrame Luca): This first day was so good. We are struggling because we can’t see but there is nothing we can do about it and I was quite slow.
26. 01. 2024 11:29 CET 2 flash info (27 - Lefebvre Stéphane / Malfoy Andy): There is a lot of pollution on the road, which has become really dirty and slippery. The conditions are getting more though and it will be even harder for the drivers that will be coming after us. We made no mistake and took no risk.
26. 01. 2024 11:28 CET 2 flash info (24 - Ciamin Nicolas / Roche Yannick): Nothing particular to say. The second special was quite complicated but we are here and the rally is still long.
25. 01. 2024 23:58 CET 2 Stage was cancelled.
25. 01. 2024 23:44 CET 2 Stage is stopped after car no. 62 because of fire.
25. 01. 2024 23:43 CET 2 retired (31 - Wartique John / Andernack Maxime): technical problem - engine in SS 2
25. 01. 2024 23:11 CET 2 (31 - Wartique John / Andernack Maxime): stopped in stage
25. 01. 2024 23:02 CET 2 flash info (22 - Solberg Oliver / Edmondson Elliott): I have no confidence, we have lost so much.
25. 01. 2024 22:53 CET 2 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): It was a bit better in terms of the setup, but we maybe went a bit too far in the wrong direction. This one was a bit more muddy with more damp patches around the stage and so the tyre could not keep its temperature.
25. 01. 2024 22:51 CET 2 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): There was more dirt in there than on the previous one. I struggled to find the feeling, but it was okay.
25. 01. 2024 22:47 CET 2 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): Step by step. It's a big difference to be in this car and I have to get used to things. It's still accelerating on the entry to the corners so it's hard to trust it. I took it really reserved.
25. 01. 2024 22:45 CET 2 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): I was too careful in the damp corners. There's still a long way to go, so let's focus and try to be better tomorrow.
25. 01. 2024 22:43 CET 2 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It seems that it's difficult for us, but we expected that a bit. With these conditions it's better to be at the front. We had a decent run - I have a rhythm but, like I said, the road is getting very dirty very quickly.
25. 01. 2024 22:39 CET 2 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): With throttle issues it's got really bad now. To be honest, I am very happy to be here. That's all we can say. It's incredible what this thing is doing at the moment, but let's see.
25. 01. 2024 22:35 CET 2 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): It was okay but I had some small trouble with the car in this stage so I needed to be careful. We will see what is the problem.
25. 01. 2024 22:32 CET 2 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): Difficult... really difficult to judge how quicly to go. Conditions were very, very mixed, but we need to wait and see how the others have done. Some bits good, some bits not so good. We'll see.
25. 01. 2024 22:04 CET 2 New start time 22:15.
25. 01. 2024 21:58 CET 2 Stage will be delayed.
25. 01. 2024 21:33 CET 2 Stage is dry with some damp parts, temperature slightly above zero.
25. 01. 2024 22:23 CET 1 (56 - Dolce Renaud / Giroud Quentin): was out of road
25. 01. 2024 22:10 CET 1 retired (58 - Astier Raphaël / Giraudet Denis): fire in SS 1
25. 01. 2024 21:42 CET 1 (31 - Wartique John / Andernack Maxime): puncture
25. 01. 2024 21:38 CET 1 (32 - Miele Mauro / Beltrame Luca): was out of road
25. 01. 2024 21:32 CET 1 (28 - Bouffier Bryan / Vauclare Frédéric): spun
25. 01. 2024 21:12 CET 1 flash info (13 - Munster Grégoire / Louka Louis): Quite a bad stage from my side. We had no testing in the dry and it was very difficult to feel the car. It was too soft, but we will try to change it for the next one.
25. 01. 2024 21:09 CET 1 flash info (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): It's really, really nice. I really like to drive in the dark, and with this car it's such a great feeling. We can see a lot of spectators with the lights and the fires. I had a really clean stage but in some places there is so much dirt and I had to slow down.
25. 01. 2024 21:06 CET 1 flash info (9 - Mikkelsen Andreas / Eriksen Torstein): It was not easy. Realy sturggling with the engine mapping - every time i go with the slower speed the car starts to accelerate. I had to change the map a bit but it was really annoying.
25. 01. 2024 21:03 CET 1 flash info (18 - Katsuta Takamoto / Johnston Aaron): For sure, it's getting more and more dirty,. There's still a long way to go in this rally and it's not like in every stage you are pushing to the maximum. We need to improve step by step across all the stages.
25. 01. 2024 21:00 CET 1 flash info (17 - Ogier Sébastien / Landais Vincent): It was kind of expected we will loose here. There were so many cuts full of gravel for us on the road already, so it's not really a surprise.
25. 01. 2024 20:57 CET 1 flash info (8 - Tänak Ott / Järveoja Martin): The stage itself was very consistent, a nice stage. But we are far, far too soft - we are really like a snow setup, not dry tarmac. In the middle of the stage I started to have an issue with the throttle... When we are lifting, it's full gas.
25. 01. 2024 20:54 CET 1 flash info (11 - Neuville Thierry / Wydaeghe Martijn): I wouldn't say I was very cautious, but the tyre is moving a lot. I tried to not overheat it from the beginning. I think I could have done a little bit more but it's the first stage and it's a long rally. We need to see how the tyres look now.
25. 01. 2024 20:51 CET 1 flash info (33 - Evans Elfyn / Martin Scott): The grip is really high in there, to be honest I wasn't sure whether I'd used enough of it. It's tricky with such high grip to start but [it was] all okay. No problems.
25. 01. 2024 20:40 CET 1 Stage is completely dry, temperature around 10°C.
24. 01. 2024 22:21 CET SHAKEDOWN (68 - Rota Rémy / Gendraud Nil): jump start
24. 01. 2024 22:16 CET SHAKEDOWN Last runs of drivers codriven by VIP: Neuville (2:05.1), Ogier (2:04.2), Katsuta (2:17.3), Fourmaux (2:09.0), Munster (2:11.0)
24. 01. 2024 17:04 CET SHAKEDOWN (26 - Ingram Chris / McKillop Hannah): was driving carefully in first loop due to new brakes
24. 01. 2024 17:03 CET SHAKEDOWN (16 - Fourmaux Adrien / Coria Alexandre): technical issues in first run
24. 01. 2024 15:07 CET SHAKEDOWN Starting order: Evans, Neuville, Tänak, Ogier, Katsuta, Mikkelsen, Fourmaux, Munster, Rossel, Gryazin, Solberg, Pajari, Ciamin, López, Ingram, Lefebvre, Bouffier
24. 01. 2024 15:04 CET SHAKEDOWN Weather in Gap is sunny, road is completely dry, temperature is 15°C.