50. Geko Ypres Rally 2014
ERC #7 • ERC Production Cup #7 • ERC 2WD #7 • ERC Junior #4 • Belgium #5 • Belgium Junior #5 • Belux Peugeot 208 Rally Cup #3 • Fiesta Sport Trophy (B) #2 • Renault Sport Belux Trophy #4 [coef 1.5]
19. 6. – 21. 6. 2014, Ypres • asphalt 294.79 km • Other years
Info
SS20
Open bonnet "In the start of the stage I don't close the front and on the first corner it go like that... It is incredible, it is fantastic... A difficult week for us, it is incredible!" / Přijel s otevřenou kapotou. Před startem jsem ji zapomněl zajistit v a první zatáčce se zvedla. Těžký víkend, ale úžasný výsledek!"
"Very difficult rally but we are in the finish!"
"It was amazing! We change the tyres, we take medium tyres and we have more than half minute better time in this stage. I really enjoy this last two stages on these tyres!!"
"I am very happy with it. I had more pleasure to fight with Kevin than to take the victory this afternoon. I missed a few years when I was doing the world championship, then I came back a won a few years. I want to thank the spectators."
"To be honest i am really happy, I did not expect we could finish on the podium. I am really happy!"
"My driving was not so good, I made a lot of mistakes, but it was good for the team and we made a lot of progress and that was the target for the weekend."
"I was pushing so hard, I made one mistake, I had to reverse. But if you do not try, you will never succeed!. It is old car, it is 5 years old. We have done the maximum. Quite satisfied."
SS19
I am not pushing anymore, I am just controlling the race... It's incredible, but it is still a tricky stage. Everything under control!
"I am really happy about my speed, especially about the tyres. I cannot say it was a perfect weekend but it was a good comeback."
SS17
"The same problem, we cannot fix it. If the fuel does not go in the engine, the engine does not work..."
"We are trying... (to get Wiegand). A least we try to keep Rossetti behind us."
SS15
In a ditch 300 metres from the end of the stage
SS14
"Have to be honest, I’m very disappointed because it was a very good fight… I’m sad for Kevin and Peugeot."
"I do not know what to say. We were so close for the victory and we cannot finish it. I think we have a mechanical failure. I contacted the team and together we decide to stop. I hope the people appreciate what I did this weekend, I think we deserved the victory."
SS13
"This one was quite okay, but still not my day."
"I have not the first gear, the gearbox is a hard sound, I do not know of the finish."
"The stage went well, but I hear something (in the engine) I have to check what it is..."
"Now I broke a diff, so I have rear wheel drive. It is just one thing after another this weekend. It is a new car so you have to expect problems."
"Good, everything okay, car is perfect but I drive bad."
SS11
I kept on having to stop and reset the car again, absolute nightmare. It is the fuel pump is broken, I don't know what...
Had a spin
SS10
"We stop in the stage where Lappi had his accident, too many spectators on the road. So we go to the next stage. It was an off and half of the car was still on the road."
It's quite good, I am not on the limit. Now it is difficult, the tarmac is very slippery.
We stopped for 20 second, we don't know why and we had to do a full reset. It was at a junction.
"First two stages I try to improve. In this last one I have problem with rear brake, there is some vibration, the rear wheel is locking and some big moments."
SS8
"I was thinking about the stage, trying to find the limit of the tyres, but it is a tricky stage and after 2 kilometres we keep it steady. This one you need to survive, there is a lot of gravel on the corners in the road."
"I make too much mistakes already, so I do not take risks."
"We have a small moment, the rhythm is not good, the pace is not good, I have to focus better, maybe another cup of coffee would help. I made some stupid mistakes, I did not hear Erik well in one corner."
"I have a better feeling with the car, I try to bring it up step by step now. Yesterday was a disaster so it is important that I build up the speed. I struggled yesterday and I have to reset today."
"This one is a new stage and a lot of gravel. Just drive through the stage. There is much more gravel since the recce, it change a little bit but no drama."
"We tried to keep on our learning process with the car today. I do not want to make any mistakes, I want to get to the end. Quite a lot of gravel, very fast, you have to stay on the line outer wise you are out."
SS6
Puncture
Puncture
Has arrived at the end of the stage with flames coming out of it. Both crew members are okay.
"A little bit better driving than this morning, but for me it is the maximum I can do, but still a long way to go.."
"At a quick right we have found a big rock on the cut and the car jump and then a rear right puncture and in a quick part we spin and go into the ditch..."
"Really nice, I really love it. The car is doing what I want it to do. I find a really fantastic rhythm. It is hard to be efficient and brake at the right time all of the time, but I think it is part of this rally."
"Not very good, I am lacking in confidence in the fast places. I cannot commit in the fast places. Its a lot better now, just need to work on the driving."
"Good, no problem, it was fun. Part of me is enjoying and part of me is scared. The other guys are going unbelievably fast."
SS5
"I have been trying my best, but for some reason it is locking the rear all the time. I can feel it I just need to change something on here."
"The grip is much better so you can push more... But there is also much more gravel."
SS4
"Not good for me. May be the car a little bit but the biggest problem is I (me). I brake like my Grandmother... I really lost on the fast section. Really bad."
"Not so bad. I am not 100% good driving, but I know it is not the car, it is only me."
Some front right damage "I only noticed an impact on the right hand on a cut, I have to be less cutting on the next loop. The car feels good. It looked flat, but I think there was something underneath. it is part of the learning process here."
" For sure I need to improve, I am not precise on the road, I am cutting like a drunk man, I have to improve. From outside I look like a drunk guy driving..."
"It is really nice, I think it is for many small boys, this is some kind of dream and it is a dream for me (driving a rally car). It is not so bad (being first on the road). It is good learning for the future as some day I may have to be first car on the road. A little too optimistic pace notes..."
SS3
Front left puncture
"Its difficult, I do not feel confident, the back is really sloping, I am braking much too early. We are going to change the set-up a lot, when it is bumpy it is impossible to keep the car on the road."
"Not confident, first time here, first time in the car, it is not easy for the moment. But it is improving."
"Its better and better when I am driving. Especially this stage as the tarmac was more slippery. It will be better after some more kilometres."
I have to find a rhythm. First stage I was pushing too much, the second stage a slow down to much. It is just a question about the rhythm, but stage by stage I will find it.
I didn't have a good run, it's very slippery. / Nejel jsem dobře, klouže to.
I have rear brakes most of the time, some time front brakes. The road sections are so short and there is not time to do something. We have a broken front brake pipe, I just capped it.
Okay, medium, could be better but okay. I know from myself it is not me, it is more me that has to be more wake-up.
After the stage, there is still some grass in the wheel arch between the discs and the pads, if it catch fire we have problem. This stage I was playing a bit with the brakes. We did a clean run.
SS2
"Kevin (Abbring) is fast, the new generation. I am enjoying and I have the feeling that I can go a little bit quicker. These young boys they immediately put in the pace. I know I can go a little bit quicker, but how much I do not know."
"On first stage we were moving too much with the car. I decide to change the set-up a little bit harder, but in this stage it does not work, I have some trouble on braking."
"We broke a brake line when we got a puncture so we have no brakes. I am absolutely gutted. I was really up for this weekend, we only lost 20 in that one so thats not so bad..."
"At least I do not have any braking points marked on the road, I have to decide myself. Maybe there is a small dust, but it is what it is. I have to remember to brake early, but it is going quite well. It felt a bit too soft on the first one but now it is good. Crazy cuts!" "Tak hlavně nemám po nikom vyznačené brzdné body, takže se musím rozhodovat sám."
SS1
Brakes are really hot but it's not a big drama. / Brzdy jsou rozpálené, ale nic dramatického.
I really tried my best, but I have to get rhythm and have to get feeling.
Difficult, very bumpy road and the car is very bumpy here, maybe I have to soften the car.
I'm not confident with the car, it's really bumpy, we did a straight on.
It's ok, we did some mistakes but car and tyres are good, it's a long rally. / Udělali jsme pár chybiček, ale je to dlouhá soutěž.
Front wheel damaged. Stop on the stage.
We have to stay focus and do not make mistakes.
It's a good start. / Dobrý start.
I saw something sticking out, I think we can live without wing, but I do not know where it happen.
Grass in the front radiator grill. "I hit something in a cut, we dont know."
Not easy, the grip is not so high, we lost the tyres quite easily on the braking point and also all the cuts on the road, but it is nice.
Front left puncture. "I do not know where I got it, I've no idea..." / Defekt levého předního kola. "Nevím, kde jsem k tomu přišel."