Rally of New Zealand

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Datum	RZ	Bod.	Sk.	Info
24. 06. 17:16	RZ 22	P	3	LIGATO M. / GARCIA R. (st. č. 133) “I am very happy, it was a difficult rally. We had a big advantage from the beginning but rain every day, slippery and muddy and trying to keep the car on the road was really difficult.”
24. 06. 17:15	RZ 22		3	GILMOUR E. / MacNEALL G. (st. č. 53) “We got there; it definitely wasn’t a good day. Had a good first two days but day three was pretty tough. Brake problems this morning and that wasn’t fixed in service and had an off into some water barriers which damaged the radiator and we have just been watching the temp on the last couple of stages to make sure we got to the finish.”
24. 06. 17:14	RZ 22		3	JANSEN M. / FARMER J. (st. č. 56) “Fantastic, exactly the weekend we were after. We are happy to be here, backed off a lot on that stage, got a scare at the start and didn’t want to lose it from there.”
24. 06. 17:13	RZ 22		3	MASON R. / MASON S. (st. č. 51) “We were very close to top Kiwi. In the championship we have taken a good point’s haul so very very happy.”
24. 06. 17:12	RZ 22	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “It’s a great victory! It was a long weekend with some very difficult conditions. The big big fight with Mikko for the weekend was not easy, but we are here now at the end of the rally. We made two mistakes in the power stage, pushing a bit too hard and I went wide two or three times so we took one point but it is more important to win here.”
24. 06. 17:11	RZ 22	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Yeah it was a fantastic weekend; we had such a great fight for the first two days. It was really important to get the speed back again because in Greece I wasn’t happy with my driving so now it is good again and right before Finland which is good.”
24. 06. 17:10	RZ 22	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “We knew it would be difficult (to catch Latvala in the power stage) as it was raining very heavily from the start. It (the rain) started when Novikov started so I tried but it was too slippery with the rain, I am very happy to get through after the first day.”
24. 06. 17:09	RZ 22	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “A very good result, it was a very difficult rally with very tight times and even a small mistake can cost you a lot. It was very slippery today but all the weekend we had the right tyre choice so I am happy and it was a very good result.”
24. 06. 17:08	RZ 22	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “It’s been a very hard rally for us, we have had a lot of problems and even the puncture we had two stages ago. We just had to settle down and get here so we got maximum points for the championship which is great but still a lot of room for improvement yet.”
24. 06. 17:07	RZ 22	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I’m really happy with this weekend, I think Friday was quite a bad day we had a few little problems and we lost some time behind some other driver otherwise we could have finished fourth. But okay I have to thank the team, they did a very good job and the car worked well.”
24. 06. 17:06	RZ 22		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “I think it was a really difficult weekend and we did a lot of bad times but okay to be honest, in the power stage I like to do my best, I failed to do really good. I made a small mistake.”
24. 06. 17:05	RZ 22	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “I haven’t had the confidence all weekend, especially Friday and then on Saturday it started to pick up in the evening and Sunday has been alright, but I would have been able to finish on the podium without the off, but at least we are here and got the points.”
24. 06. 17:04	RZ 22		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Really happy with result. Know that with these type of stages the car works well. Much more confident, the Mini is working well. We are now waiting for the tarmac. It is good for us as it earns some points and good for the team. Really happy with the weekend.”
24. 06. 17:03	RZ 22		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “We absolutely loved the rally. After three months without rallying, it feels really good to get back into it and be competitive.”
24. 06. 17:02	RZ 22	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Nice dream is over and back to work. It’s not so easy to find sponsors and prospects not good so unsure of the future.”
24. 06. 17:01	RZ 22		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Happy to get to the finish. Enjoyable event. Had to do a lot to get the best from the car the driver and codriver but we enjoyed the event.”
24. 06. 16:53	RZ 20	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “We had a problem in there on the very first corner and just lost the back and we smacked the bank and we spun around 180 degrees and knocked the tyre off the rim. It was the first corner so we had no option so we had to stop and change it. I’m not sure how far in front of Richard we were to be honest so we'll just have to settle down a little bit now.”
24. 06. 16:52	RZ 20	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “Everything has been ok, no problems at all. We tried to keep a good rhythm to keep a good concentration because it’s not easy in these conditions, so I am feeling really good with the car everything is okay. We will see about power stage, I will drive how I feel, no pressure. If I feel it well, why not. If I don’t feel ok I prepare for them to secure the victory.”
24. 06. 16:51	RZ 20	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Just looking at it for fun, no big deal really, quite steady in the stage, nothing to report everything is working fine.”
24. 06. 16:50	RZ 20	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “It’s going okay. It is very slippery and muddy. Lines everywhere, I saw Tänak now, that was too bad. Just trying to drive every stage now with no risk now I want to finish the rally and have a nice rally here. We'll find out in the power stage, I would like to have 3 points for sure.”
24. 06. 16:49	RZ 20	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It was very difficult job during the last two days I tell you. The roads are very fast so even a small mistake can cost you for a place. For the moment we are very satisfied with the result, I think that fourth place is very good but there is still two stages to go. We have to drive it now, it was very difficult conditions today, was very slippery. Today, second stage was very slippery. But the tyre choice was very good for us. I am satisfied. We will see what happen. Next one will be slippery because it will be first run though for everyone, the power stage I hope will be better because it is the second pass through.”
24. 06. 16:48	RZ 20	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) Accident
24. 06. 16:48	RZ 20	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “Great battle, I’m sorry for Tänak but I tried to put the pressure on him and finally he lost. So now I just need to get through. We are now fifth so we should stay fifth and we will see but 3 points is not the aim now, the aim is just get through.”
24. 06. 16:47	RZ 20		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “The car drove a little bit better in the first stage of the morning but it’s ok. I will try to do my best in power stage with the soft tyres. Try to push it.”
24. 06. 16:46	RZ 20	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “We have been doing some little things and overall I think we have learnt something on this rally and that is the main thing. I have to say I was very broken on Friday but I started to get the feeling back and enjoying the driving that’s the main thing. We need to make it to the end but it’s always interesting to try to push a bit on the power stage but I want to come back now for the remaining stages and rallies. I want to become stronger.”
24. 06. 16:45	RZ 20		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “I think we are managing our tyres well, we are not making mistakes, always have good pace, keeping ninth place has been our target since yesterday so we are very happy with the results.”
24. 06. 16:44	RZ 20		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “I was a little too cautious. We went over a crest, it was a quick corner and was actually a big crest and it dropped away and because I was being a little cautious I got a little wide and got into the marbles and the car just spun so I lost 10 or 15 seconds there, but the rest of the stage was really good it was a lot of fun.”
24. 06. 16:43	RZ 20	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “I feel very good. I had a better feeling in this stage. The first time through I was not very confident.”
24. 06. 16:42	RZ 20		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “I am just trying as hard as I can. I will just try to see where we are with the time and I can’t go any faster. We were completely sideways under steering lock and I kept pushing it to the end, it was unbelievably slippery.”
24. 06. 16:41	RZ 20		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “This stage is better than in the morning, most of the parts are dry but some corners still really really slippery. It’s a lottery because sometimes you don’t know what you can get, we got scared in some corners when they are more wet than we expect. But we are here this means that everything was okay.”
24. 06. 16:39	RZ 19	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) Technical problem
24. 06. 16:38	RZ 18		3	COX S. / COX T. (st. č. 54) Accident
24. 06. 16:37	RZ 17	S	2	AL RAJHI Y. / ORR M. (st. č. 36) “Was nice stage, fast section, I like it, I enjoy it.”
24. 06. 16:36	RZ 17	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) “Everything is okay; we're just trying to get the car through today with no problems like that last two days.”
24. 06. 16:35	RZ 17	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “Very slippery, we are going quite slowly, we have to just finish today. It’s very hard conditions. Slippery on the corners, quite grippy when you brake so it’s hard to feel the car properly. The car is really strong, it wants to fight.”
24. 06. 16:34	RZ 17	S	2	ANDERSSON P.-G. / AXELSSON E. (st. č. 33) “It’s okay, trying to get on with the day and to make sure we get to the finish and nothing happens. The service crew has done a great job this weekend. We tried on Friday and didn’t manage to make it the whole way. Paddon had his day yesterday, and we we're struggling yesterday to keep up with his pace.”
24. 06. 16:33	RZ 17	P	3	LIGATO M. / GARCIA R. (st. č. 133) “It’s difficult to enjoy, you must be concentrate all the time and make no mistakes right to the end. If we make it to the end we will enjoy it. The car is perfect, everything is okay. With the advantage that we have we can carry on with not too much risk.”
24. 06. 16:32	RZ 17	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “Broken rear suspension so it’s like a yo-yo in the back. So we're driving it but it’s really disappointing. We changed the dampers last night to try a different setting but the dampers were obviously not so good when they went in. It’s a little disappointing because we wanted to try and catch Manfred this morning which I think we would have done but obviously it’s not to be.”
24. 06. 16:31	RZ 17	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “No problems, no big risks. Everything is working perfectly. Running cross axle with our tyres, for what we have to do, it’s okay.”
24. 06. 16:30	RZ 17	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “I tried to take it quite careful. My tyres are not too bad but it’s very very slippery during braking so I’m not too confident to push, but there is no way I can fight against Sébastien with these tyres.”
24. 06. 16:29	RZ 17	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “It’s no point to try harder. I can’t push or get a good feeling. Third is much more important for me so I will not risk anything at all. My tyres are quite worn now but I tried to come through here and not do anything crazy. It’s very very slippery you know so that’s how it is.”
24. 06. 16:28	RZ 17	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “Yes everything is okay. We needed to do a big push here we are just driving at 95% like yesterday and that is all. I think the next stages we will drive very safe. I am happy and I think the tyre choice was good.”
24. 06. 16:27	RZ 17	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “The only thing is that they have some soft tyres and we are on hard tyres so we are doing everything to keep them (Thierry Neuville) behind.”
24. 06. 16:26	RZ 17	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I don’t know. I just tried to drive fast; we had a clean run, a nice stage at the end it got more and more slippery and more muddy so was quite difficult be okay we managed. Tänak is on hard tyre I have two hard and two soft tyres, so its a little advantage and I tried to use it to come back to him.”
24. 06. 16:25	RZ 17		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “After the first stage I think it will be impossible to be quick because I pushed like hell in the first stage. I’m driving like a girl, really sorry to the girls, but it’s really bad. The time is good although, I don’t know maybe I tried to drive in the line. Maybe the soft tyres are better but I don’t have any explanation for the time.”
24. 06. 16:24	RZ 17	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It is tricky in places because it is very very fast and its getting very twisty and a lot of rhythm changes and although the grip level was changing it was good grip in places and slippery in others, so tried to balance. But I have to say the Michelin hard tyres are working surprisingly well in these conditions. The road conditions are different, the road is so hard now that you actually get grip from underneath the gravel. For sure it is slippery in some places but it’s no drama you don’t need to be worried.”
24. 06. 16:23	RZ 17		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “This stage was really really difficult. We are using mixed condition tyres. Two good soft tyres and two really bad soft tyres so the feeling is strange. I will try but the rally only ends on the podium.”
24. 06. 16:22	RZ 17		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “Yeah really tricky stage but I really enjoyed it. Quite a challenge at this time of the morning, and on the third day to have some of these tougher stages on the rally, but its good, it’s enjoyable. Some of the corners are really slippery; some are nice and grippy so we drove a little bit conservative just trying to make sure we get to the end there. It was fun, we’re really enjoying it.”
24. 06. 16:21	RZ 17	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Very very slippery. I was very surprised how slippery this stage was, it was not an easy stage. I enjoyed it but that was hard. You think today would be easy but that was not easy.”
24. 06. 16:20	RZ 17		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Very well but very very slippery. In the previous stage the grip was absolutely great but on this stage there is absolutely no grip at all, it’s unbelievably slippery; I don’t know why. The surface looks like the same than in the last but completely different so very tricky stage. I hope my softer tyres are working better than hard Michelin tyres and we can do some good stage times.”
24. 06. 16:19	RZ 17		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Very very very very very slippery! I am trying to keep the same speed as yesterday but it was hard. It was really narrow so I slowed down a lot. Today I’m not fighting for anything else but to finish this rally. So we'll just keep the concentration until the end of the day.”
24. 06. 16:18	RZ 16	P	3	KIKIRESHKO O. / CHEREPIN P. (st. č. 141) Technical problem
24. 06. 16:17	RZ 16	S	2	AL RAJHI Y. / ORR M. (st. č. 36) “Nice stage a bit slippery but we have soft tyres, I enjoye it. No dramas.”
24. 06. 16:16	RZ 16	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) “No problems. Just planning to drive out the day. Still have an issue with the car cutting but hopefully we will get to the end.”
24. 06. 16:15	RZ 16	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “Very slippery, a lot of mud on corners from people cutting. Driving slowly to consolidate safe position.”
24. 06. 16:14	RZ 16	S	2	ANDERSSON P.-G. / AXELSSON E. (st. č. 33) “Steady run. Slight issue with tracking of the car, does not seem to be 100% straight.”
24. 06. 16:13	RZ 16	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “The rear suspension is not working at all. We have absolutely no rear suspension so it’s bouncing all over the show.”
24. 06. 16:12	RZ 16	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) (Cross over on tyres) “It was not bad, for sure it is not the best tyre choice in really wet conditions but the balance of the car was okay.”
24. 06. 16:11	RZ 16	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “The hard tyres are not working so well, it was very slippery in some places and I’m taking it very steady. Okay it was an average time but I don’t need to hurry anywhere.”
24. 06. 16:10	RZ 16	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) (Hard tyres) “That tyre choice was our feeling, it is very muddy in some places, the car was moving a lot in the corners, it’s an okay stage time and I didn’t take any risks.”
24. 06. 16:09	RZ 16	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It feels okay but it was quite slippery. There was heavy rain in the middle of the stage but everything is fine.”
24. 06. 16:08	RZ 16	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Tyres are quite hard, in places it is not that easy but I still think it is not too bad, I felt some grip so it was quite ok, we just need to check Neuville’s times.”
24. 06. 16:07	RZ 16	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) (Has a hard and front on each end, crossed over) “I really like the feeling of the car, of course four soft tyres would be better but the time is not so bad so I am happy with this.”
24. 06. 16:06	RZ 16		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “I have soft tyres but I was surprised Jari-Matti was really fast. I think with the soft tyre we need to do better and I hope for a better time.”
24. 06. 16:05	RZ 16	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) (On hard tyres) “The worst bit was that we had a seven minute delay at the start of the stage and we have hard tyres on. So at the beginning it was difficult to get the feeling but then they were working surprisingly well, there were a few places that were slippery but not as bad as I thought.”
24. 06. 16:04	RZ 16		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Using a mix of worn and new soft tyres. Not so tricky but balance a little strange but stage was okay.”
24. 06. 16:03	RZ 16		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “Quite slippery. No need to push too hard but had a couple of moments as it was so slippery”
24. 06. 16:02	RZ 16	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “We’re on soft tyres and the stage looks easier than it is. It was difficult finding the grip. Bit strange in the stage.”
24. 06. 16:01	RZ 16		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “A very nice stage but a very tricky stage. Some places were very fast but were some tight corners. Some braking areas were very muddy and we came very close to going off.”
24. 06. 16:00	RZ 16		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “We were first on road and were a little bit nervous. In the rain it was quite slippery; we were really careful but now can press a little bit harder with the notes for the power stage. It’s not necessary to go on maximum attack, it’s better to just finish the rally.”
23. 06. 15:27	RZ 15	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “A little crazy rally in S-WRC, just who will finish now? PG Andersson had stopped in the stage and in the previous stage Yazeed had stopped on the stage so we are driving really slowly. The conditions are tricky, it is very slippery in a few places. We had an accident this morning so it’s hard to be confident.”
23. 06. 15:26	RZ 15	P	3	LIGATO M. / GARCIA R. (st. č. 133) “Everything is ok, we are very happy, and today the car is working well. We just have to check everything in the service park.”
23. 06. 15:25	RZ 15	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “It hasn’t been too bad, we’ve been setting some good stage times. There is still a lot of room for improvement and we still need to find a good balance in the car to give me good confidence. At the moment I’m not able to drive 110%.”
23. 06. 15:24	RZ 15	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “We are still leading but really hard in this one. It is not my stage and we saw in the first pass he was a lot faster, so I had to push really hard but I am only one second behind him so it’s okay.”
23. 06. 15:23	RZ 15	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Don’t think my time is quick enough. After rain, setup is not optimal. Car a bit soft.”
23. 06. 15:22	RZ 15	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “Very slippery, took it easy as nothing too much to fight for. Looking forward to tomorrow.”
23. 06. 15:21	RZ 15	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “No major problems, back in a podium place. No problems in the stage. I still have some soft tyres for tomorrow, and I’m hoping for rain.”
23. 06. 15:20	RZ 15	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Very tricky in places, had a spin in SS14, and the tyres are worn so finding the conditions tricky.”
23. 06. 15:19	RZ 15	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “Good stage, sun strike almost caused me to go off. Dirty windscreen compounded sun strike problems. Very tricky conditions.”
23. 06. 15:18	RZ 15		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Found harder tyres had less grip but better as rear suspension is not working properly. The suspension has been broken for most of the day.”
23. 06. 15:17	RZ 15	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It is a great rally, I’m enjoying the stages but it is still like something is missing and this is not the same it normally is but we are trying to work with the car. I have to say the last two stages of today I think I have the car a little bit better as it is giving me a good feeling.”
23. 06. 15:16	RZ 15		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “That was a really really challenging stage, especially with a fresh coat of rain on it, so I’m really happy to be done with this day. It is tricky in spots but one of the best days rallying I have ever had, these stages are awesome! I made one mistake in a spectator area, the rear got a little too loose and I spun so kind of disappointing to have one mistake today.”
23. 06. 15:15	RZ 15	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Perfect, no problems, everything was ok. The car was perfect, I like very much. Now it is a bit slippery with the hard tyres but it is the same for everyone I believe.”
23. 06. 15:14	RZ 15		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Soft tyres worked well, didn’t have any issues, very enjoyable day of rallying.”
23. 06. 15:13	RZ 15		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Very tricky, the last two stages in the morning were better with the sun. The stage was drier then but is now quite slippery. I have a little bit more trust in the pace notes so I will try to go faster but also because it’s more slippery, it’s more dangerous. But very good; we have finished the second day and we are really happy about that.”
23. 06. 15:12	RZ 15	S	2	ANDERSSON P.-G. / AXELSSON E. (st. č. 33) Accident
23. 06. 15:11	RZ 15	P	3	KARLSSON R. / WALFRIDSSON M. (st. č. 144) Fire
23. 06. 15:10	RZ 14	S	2	AL RAJHI Y. / ORR M. (st. č. 36) Retired
23. 06. 15:09	RZ 14	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “No problems at all, gone with the cross in the tyres, the softs and the hards. The softs are pretty bald too, can feel they're not hanging on too well. We do have a couple of hards on board but we thought with the wet conditions it might have been best to use the softs but maybe not.”
23. 06. 15:08	RZ 14	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “It has been good afternoon. The whole time I have been faster than Mikko. Now it’s important not to lose anything in the next one. So we'll have to push, very tricky with this hard tyre but we'll see. I have to find a solution.”
23. 06. 15:07	RZ 14	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Very much still on. Very difficult now, it’s raining, so slippery in places. We’re just having massive glides at very high speed so having moments here and there. Let’s see.”
23. 06. 15:06	RZ 14	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “No it was not so good, very slippery with this car. We’re driving 100% trying to get good result so no moments.”
23. 06. 15:05	RZ 14	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “Very very muddy now, very slippery, now we should have had the soft tyre but we stopped in the corner 3 kilometres before the finish, where the motor stalled.”
23. 06. 15:04	RZ 14	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “I spun in a muddy place and lost a lot of time but it’s done now. I misunderstood a pace note wrong in previous stage and I was far too quick but I’m glad it was just a pace note wrong. When I push I concentrate quite hard so, sometimes this happens when you’re on the limit.”
23. 06. 15:03	RZ 14	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “It was not the best one; it was not always a clean one so a few little mistakes. In some places there was less grip than I imagined. We did the stage, we made a few little mistakes, lost a little bit of time but it was okay.”
23. 06. 15:02	RZ 14		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “It’s really bad, really muddy in some places but still the grip is constant so it’s good but unbelievably narrow. To be honest I did my best though I felt it was a really good stage. Very slippery very fun, the first run was completely dry.”
23. 06. 15:01	RZ 14		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “It’s really difficult we don’t have any kind of support on the rear especially in the left side. We had a big spin in the previous stage [360 degrees]. Now we're off to the next stage. We fix the car in the service. Tomorrow we will fight to be in the top ten; that is our target.”
23. 06. 15:00	RZ 14	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “Little bit of bad luck; we got rain on that stage so it was not the right combination but I got some feedback anyway so it was quite useful. I have a positive feeling.”
23. 06. 14:59	RZ 14		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “I can honestly say that was the funnist stage of the entire rally for me! It’s still a lot of grip, especially being able to slide it into those cambers, just incredible fun so we're doing ok. Beat Ketomaa in that one, so happy about that and hopefully still gaining on Araujo; so I think I’m down to about 40 seconds before this stage so, I think he’s got a problem so I’m gonna make up as much as I can before we get back to service. I definitely think the hard tyres are the way to go on these hard surfaces as they worked exceptionally well for me right there.”
23. 06. 14:58	RZ 14	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Very slippery, very slippery but everything is still under control and fine for me so far.”
23. 06. 14:57	RZ 14		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Quite tricky, there are some places which are very very slippery and it is quite difficult to find a rhythm but we have a soft tyre. We can't do anything with problem in the rear so we just have to live with it.”
23. 06. 14:56	RZ 13	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “A little bit of rain but ok, the time is good, a little faster than Mikko, but we are in the fight.”
23. 06. 14:55	RZ 13	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “We’ll see what happens [with the weather], maybe if it happens it will be lucky for me. Seb is not making it easy anyway, I keep pushing hard and he takes the time back in the next split so it’s a good fight.”
23. 06. 14:54	RZ 13	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “Everything is ok, I took some places a bit easy but I didn’t want to risk pushing 100%, we are doing maybe 95% so everything is fine.”
23. 06. 14:53	RZ 13	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “It’s a very nice stage, worked well no problem, it’s good.”
23. 06. 14:52	RZ 13	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “It’s really a very nice stage but we had a big big moment in there; I heard a pace note wrong and I was much faster and we had a proper moment. We are pushing hard and some moments are okay but I don’t want more to happen.”
23. 06. 14:51	RZ 13	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I tried to drive well but the time is quite bad so I think the car is moving a little too much so I will work on the set up now.”
23. 06. 14:50	RZ 13		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “A little bit better, at the end of this stage I can count maybe two seconds in small places so the time is not bad, we’re close to Latvala so a little more happy.”
23. 06. 14:49	RZ 13		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “We have a problem with a rear damper since this morning and did a big 360 degree spin near to the end of the stage.”
23. 06. 14:48	RZ 13	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Nice stage, no problems. Top surface of the roads are getting very loose and slippery.”
23. 06. 14:47	RZ 13		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Very nice stage, slightly too fast over bridge and was a bit too fast into the tight right afterwards.”
23. 06. 14:46	RZ 13		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) Enjoyed the stage, wanted to maximise the jump over the bridge but was a bit slow over the bridge at the end as misjudged his braking.”
23. 06. 14:45	RZ 12	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “I was throwing the car round a little bit at the end there, but no problems. Just a slight drizzle but nothing major.”
23. 06. 14:44	RZ 12	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “We are pushing hard; it was tricky, very slippery along the river. I did better than the stages this morning. I don't want this big race to fight with my team mate; but in the end I understand I have to.”
23. 06. 14:43	RZ 12	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Seb's a bit faster now. We’ll try again in the next one. No orders I did try well on this one.”
23. 06. 14:42	RZ 12	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “No rain, in some places there was muddy stuff under trees; in the second part of stage when it started to get twisty it got very muddy there.”
23. 06. 14:41	RZ 12	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “It was raining from the start, maybe more rain is coming? I am happy with my driving, it’s ok. Hard tyres all round.”
23. 06. 14:40	RZ 12	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Still pushing for sure, we are doing our best and I made a couple of mistakes in the beginning of the stage; maybe because pushing too hard but was ok I think; not too bad.”
23. 06. 14:39	RZ 12	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “It wasn't perfect, we're sliding too much, very slippery surface so was okay, we have finished and now we look forward to the next one. A little bit damage and a little bit muddy. The surface is very hard feels like you’re driving on tarmac.”
23. 06. 14:38	RZ 12		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “We haven’t changed anything, feeling good. It’s not the car, the car is working well.”
23. 06. 14:37	RZ 12		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “This morning we had a problem with the rear damper so we tried to fix the problem in the service, it’s not 100% perfect but its better and we will try to manage to do the next stages without big problems but the balance in the rear is not perfect so it’s really difficult the car is snapping a lot but we will try to drive to the end in these conditions.”
23. 06. 14:36	RZ 12	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It was okay, we made a couple of changes to the car so we just see if we can learn anything but otherwise it was good. We're just playing with the rear diff load and cambers so we'll see if we learn anything.”
23. 06. 14:35	RZ 12		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “This was actually really fun, quite a good challenge down here in this gorge. It’s pretty slippery but kind of flat not like the camber the other stages had. The beginning was a lot of fun. I did this stage and another stage in 2007 when I raced here in the championship. A lot of fun. The car feels great and looking forward to the rest of the day.”
23. 06. 14:34	RZ 12	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Yeah was ok, loose camber on top and it makes it a bit difficult for first cars but no problem for me.”
23. 06. 14:33	RZ 12		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Not much difference on road position, it’s quite clean. Quite happy, I would like to go a bit faster but there is an issue with the car so I just can’t. The rear anti-roll bar has snapped so I’ll do what I can.”
23. 06. 14:32	RZ 12		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “I accelerate, it was nice and fun. Some corners are really freaky because they are starting to get slippery because of the stones but it was nice and it’s getting better.”
23. 06. 14:31	RZ 12	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) Retired
23. 06. 16:18	RZ 11	P	3	BERTELLI L. / GRANAI L. (st. č. 134) Accident
23. 06. 14:30	RZ 11	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “Very very nice stage and quite a bit faster, we really enjoyed it and the time is not so bad.”
23. 06. 14:29	RZ 11	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “Not too bad, better than yesterday. I’m on stages that I enjoy. We are not there with the car yet but you know it is pretty slippery.”
23. 06. 14:28	RZ 11	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) (Has damage to front right) “I don’t know, we had no big problems but it was really muddy and I lost a lot of time on Mikko. I feel like I have to take risks and on the hard tyre I can’t.”
23. 06. 14:27	RZ 11	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Stages have been absolutely unbelievable. It’s so amazing and so nice to have a big fight on stages like this. So let’s see what Seb can do on that one.”
23. 06. 14:26	RZ 11	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “We are following the plan, everything is fine. I took it easy on this stage because it was really difficult for me. We are checking our pace notes for the second time. I’m not sure how I will do in the second pass of this stage. Tyres are in much better condition than yesterday and we didn’t even swap them.”
23. 06. 14:25	RZ 11	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “If you look at tyres overall it must have been very good, it’s warm and it’s very very dry and hard in the stage but we take time back on the twisty and we lose time when it’s fast, but overall I’m happy with that.”
23. 06. 14:24	RZ 11	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Yeah I was sliding in a couple of places and lost quite a bit of time. Sure, it wasn’t our best drive but still very good; it’s very interesting to fight with the guys.”
23. 06. 14:23	RZ 10	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “We were pushing very hard, we hit a little bit of a bridge but the car seems ok so we lost a little bit of time on that but otherwise was ok. It is tricky because we have to drive with the hard tyres and it is slippery.”
23. 06. 14:22	RZ 10	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “I thought in the stage we were just perfect but we are losing some time now so I don’t know, maybe I am going too much sideways and don’t have the perfect lines all the time. I thought it felt really really good but I think we will lose some time.”
23. 06. 14:21	RZ 10	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “Everything is going okay, difficult very fast stage. Had to concentrate a lot but everything is fine.”
23. 06. 14:20	RZ 10	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Really nice stages, couldn’t get proper rhythm at beginning of the stage but worked into it.”
23. 06. 14:19	RZ 10		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) Reasonably happy but not getting speed out of corners I would like.
23. 06. 14:18	RZ 10		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Not as fast as yesterday, tyres not working as I would like.”
23. 06. 14:17	RZ 10	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “Lovely stages but it is a difficult position for me. My position on the road is now fifth and I think it is still cleaning so it is difficult to get better position. I am trying to go as fast as I can. I guess the top eight is now where we are but to move forward on a fast rally like this will be difficult.”
23. 06. 14:16	RZ 10		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “A lot more confidence in the car what we are doing today, these roads are just so amazing it is so much fun to throw the cars into these corners and really lean on the tyres. I’m really enjoying it and my times are right there with Jari Ketomaa, another excellent Finnish driver.”
23. 06. 14:15	RZ 10	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “The stage is very very nice, I enjoyed every metre, this is incredible, I am very happy to be back in New Zealand. I really don’t want to push too much because if I crash the car there is no point, I want to enjoy this and get used to the car.”
23. 06. 14:14	RZ 10		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “There is some mud on the inside of some corners, but very nice. Completely happy, great roads, very enjoyable. I just hope to be a little faster but this is what we can do at the moment.”
23. 06. 14:13	RZ 10		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Everything is ok, the car is fantastic. I spun in this stage as I tried to go a little more faster than I can handle - but this special stage is fantastic. Really really fast and like Latvala said, this is the stage where you dance on the road.”
23. 06. 14:13	RZ 9	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) Rolled
23. 06. 14:12	RZ 9	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “Soft tyres on the rear, hard tyres on the front with hard spares. This same tyre strategy worked okay yesterday but there is a bit of movement in the tyre and the next stage is longer so I don’t know what I have to do.”
23. 06. 14:11	RZ 9	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “We are allowed to fight at the moment we are going flat out pushing very hard and there is only a few seconds different. I’m trying, but every stage you try to be perfect but one small mistake can cost you a few tenths of a second and every second counts.”
23. 06. 14:10	RZ 9	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “The point was not to fight with Petter because of course we can go a bit faster. We are driving at 90-95% because if we go to 100 we will take a little risk and we don’t want to do this. We don’t want to make mistakes so we don’t want to fight with Petter. His car is faster and he knows the roads better.”
23. 06. 14:09	RZ 9	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “Time is good. We were told that it was wet and it’s very very dry on a soft tyre to be different.”
23. 06. 14:08	RZ 9	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Very easy tyre choice for us, we don’t have any soft tyres left. Conditions are quite dry so it’s quite good for the hard tyres.”
23. 06. 14:07	RZ 9	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I made a little mistake in a left hander so I lost about one second but otherwise it was a good nice stage.”
23. 06. 14:06	RZ 9		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “Today is much better. We made a big tyre mistake yesterday morning and during the day we were not on the pace but today, that was good fast stage and I feel good.”
23. 06. 14:05	RZ 9		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “We had hard tyres and the feeling is really different. The speed was not so good but we will see in the next stage.”
23. 06. 14:04	RZ 9	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “Surprisingly dry, I would say at the moment they're only 70% dry only 30% damp patches but not enough, some patches are like surprises, like a pollution on the top.”
23. 06. 14:03	RZ 9		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “Quite amazing, have the confidence from yesterday and able to really throw the car into the corners and trust what it’s going to be able to do so just two seconds off Jari; he is a great driver who I’m watching behind me today and I don’t want him to catch me so nice to know I got some speed and really looking forward to the rest of the day especially if it’s going to be like that.”
23. 06. 14:02	RZ 9		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Forget yesterday morning. That was an unbelievable stage, very very nice stage. Everything is working now, quite ok, not completely satisfied with the car but stage is absolutely fabulous.”
23. 06. 14:01	RZ 9		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Back to my original position, I feel good. I like to open the special stage, it’s more difficult but it’s difficult for me anyway so I prefer the challenge to start [first] every time that I can.”
22. 06. 14:21	RZ 8	P	3	TRIVINO R. / HARO BRAVO A. (st. č. 142) “I have no clutch at all. I have been starting with the key. No good.”
22. 06. 14:20	RZ 8	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “The hardest job is getting back to town. We’ve got no second gear, no sixth gear and no clutch. And it is getting worse and we have to get back to Auckland yet.”
22. 06. 14:19	RZ 8	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “Well it has not been an easy day. In the morning I was fighting with the car and I have not been happy with the car. I have been trying to drive with it and fight the Citroens. I am so disappointed because I have been avoiding big risks and then I touched something and bang. Well not even bang, it was just a soft edge and the tyres dug in and then spun and we went through the fence and got stuck. I am so disappointed. I don’t have words about this feeling right now.”
22. 06. 14:18	RZ 8		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Everything was good today. When Thierry caught me I went off the road so not to disrupt him. And I went off and got stuck in the mud. It happens but at least I didn’t disturb him and I am glad I am here.”
22. 06. 14:17	RZ 8	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “All day I needed to pass Paulo Nobre and then he nearly went off in front of me and we hit the ditch and I couldn’t see anything after, with a lot of mud on the window. We nearly went off three or four times. I think it was stupid that we needed three minutes as we were held up all day. I think we are here to fight and to lose time like this is not nice.”
22. 06. 14:16	RZ 8		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Much happier now. At the end of this stage the tyres are destroyed and it has been difficult to keep the car straight but ok it was a good day for us.”
22. 06. 14:15	RZ 8		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “The stages have been so much fun and today has been a great battle with Manfred so it is king of a bummer to see him have an issue. Those stages are so fun and I wish we could do one more loop. Tomorrow is another good day though and I am looking forward to it.”
22. 06. 14:14	RZ 8	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “I am very happy to have finished the day, especially now as I think we have broken something in the driveshaft or something as we only have two-wheel drive. But I am very very happy to have finished this day. Perfect.”
22. 06. 14:13	RZ 8	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It was ok. We made the right tyre choice to just take one spare. We only lost a little bit of time on this stage. Everything is fine and I am enjoying running on the middle of the road.”
22. 06. 14:12	RZ 8		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “We have had a really good second pass of the stages and the car now feels pretty good. It was difficult this morning with the wrong tyres and also with the gearbox. Nothing was a problem this afternoon and now we are looking forward to tomorrow and to do the best we can.”
22. 06. 14:11	RZ 8	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “It has been a long day and it is still only Friday. We tried really hard. These roads are very fast and exciting. We have been good and not too many mistakes.”
22. 06. 14:10	RZ 8	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “I tried really hard at the end of the day. It was strange to run with hard tyres in the front and soft in the rear but in the final pass it felt good. I was felling good with myself and it allowed me to push really hard. Our position this morning was good. Even Jari-Matti’s 13th position was not bad but our position was better.”
22. 06. 14:09	RZ 8	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “The afternoon has been normal but the morning was a disaster. That is how it is. There is no-one to blame because we do it together. And that is how it is. I have done my best this afternoon but it is difficult to catch anyone if they are using the same tyres too. We knew as soon as we got to the first stage today and we saw that it was raining, wet and there were puddles that we had the wrong tyres.”
22. 06. 14:08	RZ 8	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “I am not as confident as I was before. It was drier than I thought. So I did not go quite as well as this morning. I really enjoyed it today though. It has been a long day. It has been fantastic. Fantastic stages. This is why we are doing this. It has been so enjoyable.”
22. 06. 14:07	RZ 7	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “This is unreal. Nothing works this year. I just came in on a tight corner, it was ok, was a bit soft on the inside so the front right wheel touched something, maybe a hole or something and then suddenly car spun so I tried to do the correction but unfortunately it spun on the side and went into the fence and got stuck in the fence, had to ask a man to cut the wires so very very disappointing. I don’t have the words for this.”
22. 06. 14:06	RZ 7	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “We’re taking it very easy, we’ve lost second gear but it’s gone through the whole gear box so we’re just trying to nurse it. It is getting worse so fingers crossed we get to the last one.”
22. 06. 14:05	RZ 7		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Harder than the first time. It was very slippery for us, I almost spun and I almost went off one time so I slowed down a little bit.”
22. 06. 14:04	RZ 7	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “It was not so bad, the car went quite well. In some corners you need to be a little bit more careful because you are sliding more with the hard tires especially in the rear. I think the time is not so bad.”
22. 06. 14:03	RZ 7		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Near the end I spun and lost some but it’s okay and the car is okay. The rear tires are really bad but the car is sliding a lot.”
22. 06. 14:02	RZ 7		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “Made a few little set up changes at service and I’m on the soft tires so it feels so much better. The last two stages I’ve been able to take some good time out of Stohl and it’s actually kind of fun... hopefully I can catch him.”
22. 06. 14:01	RZ 7	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It was ok it was a bit more slippery than previous stage because it’s still muddy so I took it a bit easier and didn’t take any risks and tires not in good condition but what can you do.”
22. 06. 14:00	RZ 7		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “For me, the stage is really really nice, a really nice sensation and the time is not so bad, a much closer time than most of today.”
22. 06. 13:59	RZ 7	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “End was quite muddy. I didn’t have a good rhythm in the start but was trying a bit more in the end and we touched a bank.”
22. 06. 13:58	RZ 7	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “I wanted to keep a normal car and I had only four soft tyres in the car. If I put one on the front it would be completely destroyed so I decided to put the two hard on the front and expected to be aggressive to warm up the tyres a little in the mud.”
22. 06. 13:57	RZ 7	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “It’s okay, I put on one new spare and maybe I should have put on two, as I have four soft ones back in service so I will have a talk to the team and see what to do with the second spare.”
22. 06. 13:56	RZ 7	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “They were good through this stage, it was a bit wetter than I thought and I thought I might have a small advantage against Seb but he is really pushing hard so I don’t think I can take any time out of him.”
22. 06. 13:55	RZ 7	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) Crashed, but continue
22. 06. 13:54	RZ 6	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “I have done the gearbox so I have no second gear and I think it is probably going to be it for the day. The gearbox is about to go.”
22. 06. 13:53	RZ 6	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It is not a fantastic stage for me. I tried to concentrate to save the tyres for the remaining two stages.”
22. 06. 13:52	RZ 6		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “The stage is beautiful but in the end it became too twisty and I am a dead man. I had to take care in the mirror because Neuville was in my mirrors. I pulled over and let him pass.”
22. 06. 13:51	RZ 6	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I have two hard tyres in the boot so I am going to use them in the next stage.”
22. 06. 13:50	RZ 6		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “At the beginning if the stage it was okay but towards the middle and the end of the stage it was quite difficult. A big gamble but I am going on soft again.”
22. 06. 13:49	RZ 6		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “The soft tyres are a lot better. I am getting back into a rhythm. That was a lot of fun. That was quite a workout. I am sweating quite a bit. I am having fun battling with Manfred Stohl because I remember watching him for a lot of years when I was younger.”
22. 06. 13:48	RZ 6	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It’s much better grip than the first pass. Everything is fine and much better this afternoon.”
22. 06. 13:47	RZ 6		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “We have a clean run and stay in the middle of the road this afternoon so that was a lot better and it was very enjoyable with no mishaps. Very good although it is still a tricky stage with some damp patches.”
22. 06. 13:46	RZ 6		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “The car is going well. We have fixed the gearbox in service and we have soft tyres now like everyone and we are going better although the stages are starting to dry out.”
22. 06. 13:45	RZ 6	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “I am unsure about the tyres but otherwise it was a good clean stage.”
22. 06. 13:44	RZ 6	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “I have two hard tyres as spares. The car is on soft tyres. We will see. So far the soft tyre is the best choice for the first two stages but the next one we will look but by the end I am not sure. We will see what the condition is but if it is like this then it will suit the hard for sure. We may have to save the soft tyre also because tomorrow or Sunday it might be raining.”
22. 06. 13:43	RZ 6	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “Not bad. I am doing everything I can to go fast. And that is it. I have a small problem on the pullout of corners but everything else is perfect and it was much better.”
22. 06. 13:42	RZ 6	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “It was a lot drier than before. It will be at the limit of the tyres I think. I enjoyed it very much. But how our tyres hold out (soft) will be the question. But I really really enjoyed it.”
22. 06. 13:41	RZ 5	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “I think we lost a bit to Loeb but we need to think about the tyres in the long stages.”
22. 06. 13:40	RZ 5	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “This stage is very very nice, I think the time was not so fast but at least I enjoyed it. Maybe need to do some more work on the car to get it faster.”
22. 06. 13:39	RZ 5		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Is much better, the roads have a track and are cleaner but still the same fun. The roads here have a specific characteristic, just have fun.”
22. 06. 13:38	RZ 5		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “We are much more confident with this kind of stage; it was swept smooth so we can drive the car much better, very happy with this situation.”
22. 06. 13:37	RZ 5		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “That was better; I’m having fun trying to keep up with Stohl. Both of us haven’t been in the car for a while so it’s kind of fun to compare times with him but I think he beat me by a second in there. The soft tyres give us a lot more grip.”
22. 06. 13:36	RZ 5	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “The car has no problems; it's just the driver that needs to adjust.”
22. 06. 13:35	RZ 5	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “I am happy, everything is fine. I took only one spare so we will see what will happen.”
22. 06. 13:34	RZ 5		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “Interesting describes it, that was a terrible morning but least we are here trying to enjoy it. We are thankful, no dramas and everything is okay.”
22. 06. 13:33	RZ 5		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “Car is good but some places I take a little bit careful because we put on soft tyres. I think everybody is the same now as they will get quite hot because some places are dry so it will be hard to get through the loop of stages.”
22. 06. 13:32	RZ 5	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Much cleaner now and a bit dryer so it’s a lot more enjoyable now.”
22. 06. 13:31	RZ 5	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “What can you do? You have to drive soft in these conditions.”
22. 06. 13:30	RZ 5	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “We put soft tyres on now and we’re much closer straight away. It was a tough morning I must say but I’ll try to get into a rhythm now and see what we can do.”
22. 06. 13:29	RZ 5	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “Yeah it’s okay; let’s see how it’s going to go as we are now first on the road.”
22. 06. 13:28	RZ 4	P	3	KARLSSON R. / WALFRIDSSON M. (st. č. 144) “Going good I think, good and comfortable. The car was great; the mechanics have done a fantastic job so we are happy.”
22. 06. 13:27	RZ 4	P	8	COOK L. / DAVIS S. (st. č. 136) “Bit better now. Those two stages had a lot more grip in there so we started to get a good rhythm. We are pleased with the car and that run was better than the last one.”
22. 06. 13:26	RZ 4	P	3	KIKIRESHKO O. / CHEREPIN P. (st. č. 141) “Very good but something wrong with brakes.”
22. 06. 13:25	RZ 4	P	3	TRIVINO R. / HARO BRAVO A. (st. č. 142) “We are having problems with the engine.”
22. 06. 13:24	RZ 4	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “It was pretty much the same as the last stage. Unfortunately we tried a few damper changes before coming in here but it hasn’t worked at all.”
22. 06. 13:23	RZ 4	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “This one was the slipperiest of the lot and I think I was suffering. It was difficult for me as I was trying to push in so many places but it was slippery in places so I have to accept I will lose time in here.”
22. 06. 13:22	RZ 4	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) s were not perfect and on the stage before I used too much of the tyres on the rear so this stage was not so nice to drive. The car was sliding so we lost a lot of time.”
22. 06. 13:21	RZ 4		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “Slippery, fast, a real challenge but it was nice because we finished. I was really worried to not disrupt Thierry so kept looking in the mirror but I think everything was ok.”
22. 06. 13:20	RZ 4		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Still enjoying it a lot. The last stage we felt that the tyres are not so good. They are a little bit destroyed but it’s okay, everything else went to plan and it was a good morning.”
22. 06. 13:19	RZ 4		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “That stage was incredibly fast and in great condition. Unfortunately I made a little mistake trying to figure out some of the braking points, I kept braking a little too early or a little too late and I hit the brakes just a little bit too late on one - went a little wide so lost a little bit of time there. But these stages they’re just amazing; it is so worth being here at this rally and we’re really glad we came.”
22. 06. 13:18	RZ 4	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It was quite difficult to drive, tyres were finished and bit slippery at the rear but it was nothing special, we’re just having fun.”
22. 06. 13:18	RZ 4	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “The car is not the problem, I have to adjust to the notes and everything but the car is fine.”
22. 06. 13:17	RZ 4		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “No other damage, superb stage, nice and clear.”
22. 06. 13:16	RZ 4		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) tter on the same tyres but the Citroen and the other Ford were really fast on the soft tyres. It was really difficult and slippery with these tyres but we will see what happens because we have more of these tyres than the other drivers.”
22. 06. 13:15	RZ 4	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “Stages are very smooth and that is very nice but there are some places that the cars in front were cutting a bit and bringing some mud on the road so we had some moments. Otherwise not so bad I think.”
22. 06. 13:14	RZ 4	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “Both the tyres and road order were not a bad choice. I think there will be no big difference but maybe Mikko had a small advantage in one stage, this one started to get a bit muddy and was quite tricky at the end.”
22. 06. 13:13	RZ 4	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “It was ok, the other one was wet and damp, but 100km with soft tyres, they are well used it was really really slippery in some places so I wasn’t confident to push on so we will see.”
22. 06. 13:12	RZ 4	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) Accident
22. 06. 13:11	RZ 4	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) Electronic problem on start of the stage
22. 06. 13:11	RZ 3	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) “That stage was not so good in there. We went for the softer tyre and for the first two it worked well but for here we had too much oversteer and we dropped a little bit but not too bad.”
22. 06. 13:10	RZ 3	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “Perfect stage. I like it. The time may not be so good but really a pleasure to drive here.”
22. 06. 13:09	RZ 3	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “That’s a pity (Per-Gunnar stopped in stage) as we were looking forward to the fight with him. I can’t control the rear of the car. I can’t get any grip at all so I have to make some changes and see if we can improve the handling of the car.”
22. 06. 13:08	RZ 3	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It is okay. I am struggling with the rear of the car. I am not completely happy with it. I have two spares but the combination of tyres with may be the rain for the next stage will help. My spares are soft. The balance with the car is not good and sliding in the rear of the car.”
22. 06. 13:07	RZ 3	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “Spun in a slow corner and lost about 18 seconds there. It is a shame. Little bit too late on the braking with the camber. After it was very nice flowing stage.”
22. 06. 13:06	RZ 3		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “It was a little bit dry and good stage. We are improving a little bit. Quite happy with the set-up.”
22. 06. 13:05	RZ 3		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “I didn’t push too hard for the first two stages so this stage felt a lot better. I had a lot more grip and it was more like where we want to be. Just a bummer we lost that time this morning.”
22. 06. 13:04	RZ 3	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “Getting better and better but still have the same problem. It’s not easy but I like these conditions.”
22. 06. 13:03	RZ 3	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It is going very well. The roads are very nice and we are enjoying a lot. They are quite slippery and I think the second pass will be better. Quite big tyre-wear which we did not expect. Everything is fine.”
22. 06. 13:02	RZ 3		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “The first stage we hit the bank and had a puncture. And in the next stage I made a mistake went off the edge a little bit and in this stage we had a puncture. So it is very difficult. We had to change the tyre in the stage.”
22. 06. 13:01	RZ 3		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “The gearbox is still a bit bumpy. I am using the clutch manually which means I am losing less time than before because it backfires. So it is not perfect but it is better than before. I tried to push really hard but it is not enough.”
22. 06. 13:00	RZ 3	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “These stages here are quite nice and so is the next one, quite fast and flowing. Maybe we upset the balance because we put new tyres on the front but may be in the next stage it will be more balanced.”
22. 06. 12:59	RZ 3	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “Yeah I am happy. I had a really good first part of the stage and then I made some mistakes and lost a bit of time at the end. At the moment we are the fastest in the stage so that is good.”
22. 06. 12:58	RZ 3	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “In parts it was better but it started to rain, so it is not perfect. It was not easy.”
22. 06. 12:57	RZ 3	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “The tyres were moving a little bit so I was not so confident. Some sections were a little bit wet and some sections were dry. We are losing a little in some sections to Sébastien and gaining in others. I am not sure but we will see how hard he is pushing.”
22. 06. 12:56	RZ 3	S	2	ANDERSSON P.-G. / AXELSSON E. (st. č. 33) Accident
22. 06. 12:55	RZ 3		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) Puncture
22. 06. 12:56	RZ 2	P	3	AKSA S. / JUDD J. (st. č. 145) “We lost the brakes in the first 15 kilometres and that took my breath out. Luckily we are here now. There are two more stages before the remote service so need to see what we can do now.”
22. 06. 12:55	RZ 2	S	2	McRAE A. / HAYES W. (st. č. 34) “Not so bad, long stage, just trying to keep the car as tidy as possible.”
22. 06. 12:54	RZ 2	S	2	OLEKSOWICZ M. / OBREBOWSKI A. (st. č. 35) “We went off the road into the field in the beginning of the stage and spent a lot of time getting back to the road. The car looks okay. It was a very nice stage but very very slippery, lots of water and mud.”
22. 06. 12:53	RZ 2	S	2	ANDERSSON P.-G. / AXELSSON E. (st. č. 33) “We were pushing hard from the start, we had a small off near the beginning and then couple of kilometres later we hit the bank and did a full 360 spin but apart from that was good.”
22. 06. 12:52	RZ 2	S	2	PADDON H. / KENNARD J. (st. č. 31) “Tough, struggling with the car as the car is sliding around a lot. There is quite a bit of gravel on the road but even so we are sliding too much.”
22. 06. 12:51	RZ 2	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It was a slight disappointment I have to say. I have two spares in the back and the car is not very good to drive in the twisty stuff with the two spares and the rear keeps sliding all the time and it is hard to control.”
22. 06. 12:50	RZ 2	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “It was okay but I lost a little time behind Nobre but he saw me quite fast so he stopped, otherwise no risks.”
22. 06. 12:49	RZ 2		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “It’s a classic stage, beautiful. Unfortunately we should run as much as we can because when special stages are like that sometimes we would like to stop just to look at the view, and the beautiful country New Zealand is. This special stage is the picture of the rally for me.”
22. 06. 12:48	RZ 2		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “Everything is okay and we did a good stage. The road conditions are very good for us.”
22. 06. 12:47	RZ 2		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “It’s very slippery, I’m actually on the hard tyres this morning and I think it was a bit of a wrong decision. The stage is amazing and my notes were ok but I wish I had been a little less optimistic, it’s pretty tight and twisty in there but good fun.”
22. 06. 12:46	RZ 2	M	wrc	NOVIKOV E. / GIRAUDET D. (st. č. 6) “It is a very difficult stage to start with but very nice, enjoying the roads.”
22. 06. 12:45	RZ 2		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) (Front left damage) “We went wide on one corner just after a very fast left as there was a very tight right that wasn’t correct in the pace notes and we went off a little bit. We are losing the gearbox oil too.”
22. 06. 12:44	RZ 2		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “Very bad, I have a problem with the gearbox and it is very very slippery with the hard tyres.”
22. 06. 12:43	RZ 2	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “It was very loose and quite slippery and also one of the trickiest stages in New Zealand. I think at the moment it is better to be behind.”
22. 06. 12:41	RZ 2	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “For sure we needed the soft tyre in the morning because it is getting very muddy, Mikko was 10 seconds faster than me and I think that is to do with it getting muddy but I have done a good stage.”
22. 06. 12:42	RZ 1	S	2	AL RAJHI Y. / ORR M. (st. č. 36) Broken radiator
22. 06. 12:40	RZ 1	S	2	AL RAJHI Y. / ORR M. (st. č. 36) Stopped with gearbox problem
22. 06. 12:39	RZ 1	M	wrc	LATVALA J.-M. / ANTTILA M. (st. č. 3) “It is all ok. I am not disappointed. On a couple of places we went too wide but I am only concerned the metal was a bit loose on that stage. If I am honest it is very difficult for Petter on the next stage. After that the faster stages will be better for us but it is not an easy situation.”
22. 06. 12:38	RZ 1	M	wrc	NEUVILLE T. / GILSOUL N. (st. č. 7) “I was quite happy although in the beginning I was a little slow. The stages are new for me so I tried to make no mistakes.”
22. 06. 12:37	RZ 1		wrc	NOBRE P. / PAULA E. (st. č. 14) “It was good but very slippery and the road is not that clean. The second pass will be much better I think. But the light on the fuel pressure is on so we have a little tiny problem and I hope we can fix this at service and continue this long day.”
22. 06. 12:36	RZ 1		wrc	ARAÚJO A. / RAMALHO M (st. č. 12) “It was ok. We didn’t push too hard. We did not test the limits but everything is ok for the car and for me so I am quite happy.”
22. 06. 12:35	RZ 1		wrc	BLOCK K. / GELSOMINO A. (st. č. 43) “I have hard tyres all round. I know it is a bit of a sacrifice on this stage but we are hoping that in the later stages it will be good. It was a bit of a struggle.”
22. 06. 12:34	RZ 1	M	wrc	STOHL M. / MINOR I. (st. č. 9) “It was really nice. I am really enjoying the drive. I hope I stay in the rally long enough.”
22. 06. 12:33	RZ 1		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) “We have a flat rear tyre. Quite a lot of time lost but it is just the start of the rally. It is so tricky. You can’t go wide at all because you will hit the bank. You have to be very careful and for me that was the learning stage.”
22. 06. 12:32	RZ 1		wrc	SORDO D. / DEL BARRIO C. (st. č. 37) “We are on hard tyres and we also have problems with the gearbox. The gear change is really really bad. Something is not working so I lost time and it is also very slippery.”
22. 06. 12:31	RZ 1	M	wrc	TÄNAK O. / SIKK K. (st. č. 5) “It’s very loose and quite slippery. This was my first stage in New Zealand too so for sure I wasn’t pushing but it was a clean run.”
22. 06. 12:30	RZ 1	M	wrc	LOEB S. / ELENA D. (st. č. 1) “He [Solberg] is on hard tyres but the road is better for soft. I am reasonably happy with the car and otherwise quite a good stage. There is a lot of loose gravel. I don’t know if we will be able to match Latvala’s time.”
22. 06. 12:29	RZ 1	M	wrc	SOLBERG P. / PATTERSON C. (st. č. 4) “A huge amount of time lost.”
22. 06. 12:28	RZ 1	M	wrc	HIRVONEN M. / LEHTINEN J. (st. č. 2) “The road was alright. Not the best rhythm but lots of loose gravel so maybe the boys behind will have a better position but overall really good, really good.”
22. 06. 12:23	RZ 1		wrc	KETOMAA J. / STENBERG M. (st. č. 16) Puncture