1.8.2009 14:37

FLASH INFO

SS16 SURKEE 2
14.95kms

3: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
"It is looking good at the moment and we are driving fast to the max but making no mistakes."

1: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
"For me the rally is over. I cannot catch Mikko if he continues like this with no mistakes. We will just try and finish for second place now."

2: Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
"We are still smiling, although I am not sure if I have a puncture on the front right or not. Just feels a bit strange. We shall check at Service."

4: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila
"Good to be fastest in that stage and I was very pleased with that time. Good to be third overall now. This is the perfect medicine!"

10: Matti Rantanen/Mikko Lukka
"No problems in there but we will give the car a good look over at Service."

14: Mads Ostberg/Jonas Andersson
"It was OK in there but again we were too slow. The grip is quite amazing and if you are able to use it you can go quite quick."

16: Jari Ketomaa/Mika Stenberg
"We are running well and the car is driving better. We have a lot to do to catch Ostberg so we shall see what we can do this afternoon."

12: Sebastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
"It was a good time for us and the car is perfect, so now I am happy."

5: Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin
"I was a little bit cautious the last couple of kms because I thought I´d cut a tyre on a corner but it´s OK. Really good stage with lots of support from the spectators."

8: Conrad Rautenbach/Daniel Barrit
"Nothing to say about that. I´m having a tough day and it´s just not happening for me today."

15: Khalid Al Qassimi/Michael Orr
"It is sharp over the ruts. You can feel it in your steering wheel so you have to be careful. I still want to push hard though."


9: Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc
"We were quicker that time but a lot of stones on the inside at the end where it gets very rough."

66: Juho Hanninen/Mikko Markkula
"The car is working perfectly and we are pushing hard."

67: Anton Alen/Timo Alanne
"The last stage before this the rear roll bar broke and the sump guard was coming off so we need to fix it at Service."

70: Kimi Raikkonen/Kaj Lindstrom
"We broke the suspension on the last big jump so it is not very nice to drive at the moment. We´re just going to keep pushing this engine until it blows as we can´t do too much about it."

68: Patrik Flodin/Maria Andersson
"We know Kimi is having problems with his engine but we are OK with our car. It is behaving itself well and we will get it checked at Service to make sure we are good for the afternoon."

38: Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek
"On the last part of the stage it was a bit rough and I had a bit of a moment with my braking, leaving it too late on a corner. I hope we enjoy the afternoon and to finish in the same position would be very good for us."

59: Kalle Pinomaki/Matti Kaskinen
"We jumped too much in the stage and lost our timing card under the seat! We find it in time though!"

31: Aaron Nicolai Burkart/Michael Kolbach
"We were pushing very hard and had a puncture on the previous stage but now we are pushing for third position again."

32: Michal Kosciuszko/Maciek Szczepaniak
"I was really careful not to get a puncture and all the big rocks are on the racing line so I had drive to look after the car."