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'We had nothing in the pace notes and we weren't aware it would be so slippery, so we got caught by surprise and understeered into the ditch.'Įvans was able to close in on Tänak during the morning loop but lost ground later in the day once his rival had made changes at the mid-leg service.

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'It was basically full of dirt from the cars in front,' he said.

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It's still a relatively long day tomorrow,” he added.īack at service, Neuville explained he was simply caught out by a patch of loose gravel which had been pulled onto the road after his route note crew had driven through.

Elfyn is doing a good job and it will not be easy for him, but let's see. “Tomorrow will be far from easy - I think it will be a big push in the morning. “It was just a different setting and it took me some time to adapt to it, but in the end I got used to it and started to trust it more. Unfortunately we couldn't get the result we wanted but we had some fun for the spectators.“Obviously in the morning we were struggling with the transmission, but at lunchtime we were able to change it and in the afternoon it was working,” Tänak said. Not where we want to be, but it's going in the right direction and that's positive. It was good to see the speed was there and the car was somehow working quite okay. 'Unfortunately I had some transmission issue - the gears were jumping from second to fourth and I had to downshift many times. Hopefully it's helping us for the next stage and we can at least get some points from the weekend.' I enjoyed it - after yesterday, it's good to have a bit of a smile when you are driving.' 'There were a few corners we could do better, but it's only the first pass through and there are quite a lot of grip changes. 'It was a huge disappointment yesterday, so today I am just driving through and trying a few settings on the car.' There is still a bit of room for improvement but we will stay like this - it's fine.' Now we know more or less where we have to be careful on the suspension side. I felt I was a bit cautious but our gravel crew told us it was very dirty. 'It was like the first pass for me obviously, so I was discovering the stage. I am trying to avoid the punctures and be nice and tidy - it seemed to work. I don't really like this stage so I am too careful in the cuts all the time. We are getting a bit better with the car but I feel like there is some more in it - we just need to find it.' I think if Ott has problems then I have only three cylinders! Of course, we want to fight for victory and I had to give it a go. 'I am not really sure if Ott has problems. Somehow the time is not so bad so we must be satisfied with it.' The feeling in the car is good, so that's the main thing.' It was quite dirty in places and I was a bit careful. That's very important on a day like this.' Our weather team has done an amazing job with some very precise information and I have felt confident to trust their predictions. I feel like I have seen some areas where we can improve and get a bit more speed, but with this afternoon we can be very happy. 'It's been a whole different afternoon in terms of the handling with the car. I thought we would lose a bit but we managed.' It's getting better now, but it was getting interesting in there when the raindrops started to fall. 'Like I said this morning, I was really uncomfortable in the car. It's still moving a lot and not where I want it to be.' 'We had a clean run but I am still fighting in the bumpy sections to get the balance between the front and the rear. We were hesitating to even take the rain jacket, so it could be worse, but we are going to find out.' The weather is changing constantly as you can see. 'It's a mix of tyre choice for this afternoon's loop. We are going to work a bit on the setup now and see what we can do for the afternoon loop, but I don't feel good in the car at the moment.' 'It's so different compared to last year and I am struggling so much to find the confidence. I have a lot of diff openings and the wheels are locking under braking - you can not judge where to brake.' I am fighting with the car at the moment and compared to last year it's not enjoyable.

'We had a clean stage but on a junction we were a bit sideways. I had a clean run through without pushing, but we need to work on the car.' This stage is bumpy and I had no confidence. 'I do not feel comfortable at all at the moment. 'Already the road is getting quite dirty and I went straight on in the braking, so I had to turn around.

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