Car 17. OGIER/INGRASSIA
“This one was like a Power Stage. I gave everything. There is not much we can do now. We have to hope there are some cars in front of us tomorrow.”
Car 33. EVANS/MARTIN
“Here we had quite bad dust already.”
Car 11. NEUVILLE/GILSOUL
“It’s always the same shit (dust issues). Every year we have the same discussion. Nobody wants to listen. I am very disappointed. The same shit…”
Car 69. ROVANPERĀ/HALTTUNEN
“It was really dusty. It was quite a battle but, hopefully, the time is good compared to the guys behind.”
Car 8. TÄNAK/JARVEOJA
“It is true. I don’t know. There has been a lot of discussion about the dust thing and promoting safe driving. And then the FIA goes this way. It is disappointing.”
Car 3. SUNINEN/LEHTINEN
“The dust is a horrible problem here. There were so many places where I could not see anything. With that, the tyres do not matter.”
Car 4. LAPPI/FERM
“We are on hard tyres. Anyway, the feeling is okay. In the middle of the stage I think I get a puncture, front-right, and it disturbed me a bit.”
Car 9. LOEB/ELENA
“Feels very nice. I did not expect to be leading tonight. We didn’t find the road at the start with so much dust but I tried to go fast even in the dust. I had precise notes and was able to do it. Leading the rally tonight is the best thing that can happen.”
Car 44. GREENSMITH/EDMONDSON
“It felt better. I could not see anything in places. The visibility was like a couple of metres in some places. It is what it is.”
Car 7. LOUBET/LANDAIS
“I did not take any risks. Tomorrow, I hope it will be better.”
Car 21. TIDEMAND/BARTH
“We had a puncture (left-rear) about two or three kilometres from the finish.”
Car 22. FOURMAUX/JAMOUL
“We are happy. It was a very enjoyable stage. We had some issues with some dust in the air. After one corner it was completely clear. Let’s see tomorrow.”
Car 23. BRYNILDSEN/MINOR
“It was a lot of dust but it was the same for everybody. A bit more control and faster now. I was a bit too cautious on the first one.”
Car 32. SOLANS/BARREIRO
Lost over a minute in SS1.
Car 36. PEDRO/BALDACCINI
Retired at the end of SS1 with a broken wheel.
