62. Rally Sweden 2014
5. 2. – 8. 2. 2014, Karlstad • snow - ice 323.54 km - (cancelled 11.32 km) • total distance including road sections - 1572.01 km • Other years
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SS24
It feels amazing to win this rally...two wins..now this...it's a long time since Greece: I have been concentrating for the whole week
"That is absolutely fantastic, absolutely amazing....it is more than anything I have been dreaming of...."
"We were slowed down for a long time because of Evans was off. I would love to come back soon"
stopped in stage
It has been very difficult...yesterday stupid mistake...I'm driving like my grandmother going to the supermarket...
SS23
changed tyre
stopped
"I think we have done a really good job...on this one the grip was better and I could push"
SS22
"snowbank, close to the road...I started to slide...not serious incident but waking me up a bit"
"No problems, a little more careful in some places...Mads is putting on the pressure, we need to step it up"
"We tried to increase the speed a little bit. No problem for us."
So much gravel now, I've to save the tires.
"No drama this time...I chuckled to myself where we slipped off the last time...I was trying to be so neat and tidy"
“It should be possible to catch Henning, but the lines aren't so good. I'd like the guys in front to push more and give me good lines!” / "Stále je možné dojet Henninga, ale stopa není dobrá. Byl bych rád, kdyby kluci přede mnou přidali a udělali mi lepší stopu."
stopped
"Completely different...muddy stage...we drive...very slow and very wet...I have done too many mistakes this weekend"
SS20
It's a good feeling...our car is going really well... / Mám dobrý pocit...auto funguje skvěle...
Very tricky, the grip comes and goes all the time...try not to take too many risks...hopefully we will get that 2nd place
Quite OK stage, clean run, no problems, but too careful maybe, happy with the pace
Just the end of the stage was really tricky but it was not too bad, we are here now
Much better than the previous stages.... easy to make a mistake
Really hard to drive...
Oi Oi Oi...5km, that was the problem...that was almost the end
To be sure, towards the end very very slippery...we try not to take too many risks...so far OK
Tricky...a lot of dirt on the road, but we have done a good stage...
Better than the other stages...trying to find my feet
Just a lot of wet snow on the road...not so bad, driving much better
Quite difficult, lot of loose snow...you can't steer a proper straight line / Docela obtížné, hodně uvolněného sněhu...nedá se jet přímo...
The pacenote was wrong, we licked up understeer and went into the ditch...
Very slippery...almost no grip
SAT 10:59 - SS20: KUBICA REPORTEDY ON THE MOVE AGAIN
He crassed
SS19
It's been a good feeling to drive, the conditions are difficult but I enjoy driving the car / Teď se mi jelo dobře, podmínky jsou obtížné ale baví mě tahle jízda...
The feeling was quite OK...the car is quite impressive in some places...try to be clean
It’s going really well, enjoying it a lot more today! Not pushing, but it actually works quite well when I’m not!
To be honest, I think it's one of the first time I've been off on the inside of the corner...it sucked the car in... / Abych byl upřímný, myslím tohle je poprvé co jsem byl venku na vnitřní straně zatáčky...a nabral jsem si sníh do auta...
When you don't trust the car staying in the lines and when the car is not in the lines....difficult / Když nemáte důvěru v to, že se auto udrží ve stopě a když auto není ve stopě...je to těžké...
I was a little bit caution [sic]...that's how it is / Byl jsem trochu opatrnější...tak to je
We will see on the next loop...the plan is to make it this afternoon...we are going fast...it is difficult to go faster...
I am just struggling today to get into a rhythm...
Better and better...the last stage was faster...we can enjoy
If we're going to go off, we go off / Když půjdeme ven, tak prostě půjdeme...
the grip changes by the second...
It's slippery...and it's difficult to measure how slippery it is / Je to uklouzané... je těžké odhalit, jak moc...
SS18
I hope he will be able to carry on...
Mikkelsen has a broken strut says excited reporter
Damp from the car. Full of snow in the front. A smell of burning oil. BUT OK!
We we're taking it really easily, we got stuck on the inside...we just couldn't get out.. / Dostali jsme se do vnitřku závěje...nešlo se vyhrabat ven...
It was enjoyable stage...my teammate was in the road...we lost maybe 5 seconds when we passed Kris...I'm taking it easy / Byla to zábavná zkouška...Můj týmový parťák stál na trati...ztratili jsme asi 5 sekund, když jsme míjeli Krise...Je to v pohodě...
I was not so confident on this one...that was a bad stage but there are still many stages to go
In some places it's like Monte...Meeke was blocking the road, stuck in a corner - just 1 spectator / Místy je to jako Monte...Meeke blokoval trať, uvízl v jedné zatáčce, pomáhal mu pouze 1 divák...
He is moving again
He is stopped in stage
No problem
I can't push...I've tried but I can't. Not possible...but OK :) / Nemůžu zabrat..zkoušel jsem to, ale nejde to. Nemožné... ale ok :-)
Another tricky stage with a variance of conditions, sometimes when you hit the brakes nothing happens...
I do my best, but it is so difficult, so slippery...obviously the line I get not so good
Not so bad, but I am finding the conditions very hard this morning...I'm on a wing and a prayer / Né tak špatné, ale podmínky jsou dnes tvrdé...letím a modlím se
I can't say it's easy...much better than yesterday...it's very difficult to stay calm and stay on the line / Nemůžu řici, že je to snadné...je to o dost lepší než včera...je to těžké zůstat klidný a hlavně zůstat na trati...
Messy...no lines...this stage I was balancing more...
It's funny...sometimes it's slippery on the braking, sometime not...for me, almost impossible / Je to komické...místy to na brzdách klouže, chvílemi ne... pro mě téměř nemožné jet...
Incredible how slippery it is...in some places there is so much slush and we are first on the road...new experience...
SS17
I didn't feel comfortable at all... / Necítíl jsem se vůbec komfortně...
We try to stay in the line
Difficult stage, there's a lot of snow...in many places you can lose control easily / Těžká zkouška, je tam spousta sněhu...snadno se to na hodně místech může vymknout kontrole
Very tough as well...we just tried to control the speed...something can easily happen
This is a wake-up call. No clean line in here.
Lot of loose snow on the top - so slippery
Very tricky here this morning...slipper slush on top, if you get out of the line - Aargh!
It's not a clean line, not clean for us / Není to čistá stopa, né pro nás...
Problem with brakes
It looks difficult with the conditions this morning....lot of cleaning...very slippery
It is the most difficult winter stage I have ever driven...no grip...I can lose the back of the car so easily
This stage was really difficult...icy lines under the snow - you can't see them...not easy I would say / Je to těžký, auto si dělá co chce, ve velký rychlosti to občas jede jinam, je to hodně těžký
Very difficult...not enjoying it...cruising...
Very slippery conditions - wake up call!
Very very difficult, v slippery...we were driving like going to supermarket because there was no grip...
SS14
The target is place 6 now
Clean stage. I want to fisish the event, but fore sure keep the pressure on
with damaged spoiler: "When you are fighting, you have your little moment and lose bits of bumper..."
We have to be sure that we are staying on the road...the feeling is good...we are not ready to push at the moment
I just have a close call with a F1 driver and some spectators.
It's close...he [Østberg] was a little bit ahead of us, so we'll see / Je to těsné, Ostberg byl trošku před námi, tak uvidíme...
For sure it's gravel but it's quite OK / Samozřejmě je to šotolina, ale je to docela dobré...
May have to come back next year to find out how to drive on snow - this is like Wales Rally GB
Meeke on Kubica: "I think he lost it on the braking and didn't get into a corner" / O Kubicovi: Myslím, že šel pozdě na brzdy a nevešel se do jedné zatáčky...
We had 2 spins...whatever bug I'm picking up is kicking in / Měli jsme dvoje hodiny...
He stopped
He jumps out to check tyres [Pirelli studs still there? Yes?] "That's good...I will finish this rally" / Vyskočil z auta a kontroluje pneumatiky (Jsou tam ještě hřebíky?!?) Tohle bylo dobré...chci dokončit tuto soutěž
It was really good, car was good...and we are enjoying
[expletive] sorry for that word...
Lot of rain and the last 3km there was a lot of water in the ruts
SS13
"The stages are completely destroyed, some places five to eight inches of ruts and gravel"
"The grip is more consistent. I overshot the last junction. I enjoyed this stage."
It's full gravel now...I'm quite happy. Everything is still new to me...the WRC car is a massive step beyond
It's completely clean...it's going to be quite destroyed, the road...I was almost off but I got back
SS12
It’s a difficult stage, but it was good for us
Everything OK, Miikka felt ok with the speed so it was OK Interesting to see now how Andreas responds. A good run, it was not easy, but good. Difficult to do maximum attack as the difference between good grip and bad grip is so huge that if you go if you go off line you cannot get it back - absolute maximum is not really possible
Water temperature high...I have to get moving
Hänninen has damaged front wheel
Gravel...so difficult to understand how to drive...we are doing our best
Østberg on Kubica: "He pulled out in front of me on the stage"
I had to slow down for Kubica when he went off and the same for Hanninen so we have lost time...
Hirvonen on Hänninen - "he was in a snowbank, stopped in the snow"
Stopped in stage
Feeling really good now, but we have a puncture front right
More or less like a Rally GB, full of gravel! Lot of rocks coming through. Thankfully, we have a strong car!
He is moving
We had a spin in there again, had to reverse, lost some time...we have to look at the tyres and see if they're all right / Dělali jsme opět hodiny, musel jsem se otáčet, ztratili jsme tam nějaký čas...musíme se podívat na pneumatiky a zkontrolovat, jestli jsou v pořádku
You really have to concentrate...a lot of things can happen in there if you push too much
Clipped a stone in the narrow part...I was absolutely convinced we had a puncture...lost all confidence in the front right
He is stopped in stage
It's completely different: it's a gravel stage / Je to úplně jiné, šotolinová zkouška
SS11
I never thought I'd be aquaplaning on Rally Sweden / Nikdy by mě nenapadlo, že budu mít na Švédské rally aquaplaning!
SS10
I did a stupid mistake and now I just have to finish the rallye. At least we try to have some fun in the car
We went out in a ditch. Lucky! That was close ...
I push...a lot...in the beginning there was a lot of snow...you climb...in the end struggling with the rear tyres
It's going OK...quite fast...tough places / Vypadá to dobře... docela rychlé... místy drsné...
I tried a different technic in this stage and it works better!
Not bad, really hard for the tyres...he (Østberg) took a massive amount of time at one point
It all comes down to tiny details and up until now we haven’t got it right. But on this stage it felt better.
Very nice stage but I was not able to stay in the line...
Different challenge today, lot of gravel coming through...I am learning how to drive...raining now, lethal at times
Very very fast, and I wasn't happy with the amount of speed I was able to carry... / Hodně moc rychlé a nebyl jsem spokojen s rychlostí, ale zvládl jsem to
I had a spin! Snow in the road...I had to dance around
Hasn't been so bad...I have to say thanks to Mr Solowow for pulling over...I have never been over 100 mile an hour before / Nebylo to špatné...Chtěl bych poděkovat panu Solowowovi, že mě pustil před sebe...
Solowow stopped in the stage and is now moving again - possibly had off
I was cautious from the beginning of the stage
Wet snow, sometimes you find a grip....
SS9
It's like that, it's rally...that's how it is... / Je to jak to je, to je rally... tak to prostě je...
We fit some new tyres, I think it was the right decision, let's see how much we used them...still room for improvement / Nasadili jsme nové pneumatiky, myslím, že to bylo dobré rozhodnutí. Teď se uvidí, jak moc jsme je opotřebovali...pořád máme ještě kam se zlepšovat...
Very good fight at the moment and I really enjoy it but Andreas is coming very hard.
it is very hard at the moment, but we don't give up and we just keep working / Je to teď hodně těžké, ale nevzdáváme to a makáme na tom!
I carry on trying... the feeling is quite good, but I do not know how I can push
I tried to push - it's good, but that was a hard stage for the tyres / Snažil jsem se zabrat - je to dobré, ale byla to těžká zkouška pro pneumatiky...
Feeling is not so good...we have to make some changes...all over the road...
Really nice... all the spectators...I just had a feeling of lack of confidence in here...not so happy with my driving
Bit better, but we couldn't recover the grip, the balance we had yesterday...I have to discover the car / Trochu lepší, ale nenašli jsme přilnavost, harmonie byla včera... musím vyzkoumat auto
A lot of ups and downs for me to be honest...I put the right tyres on the front for this stage
There is so much snow in the road - I am REALLY trying
I had a spin quite close to the start of the stage...
Quite difficult to keep the car in a straight line...there are frozen ruts from the recce
We are loosing lot, we are cleaning the road. Some big moments in one big jump...
SS8
The WRC2 front-runner has broken right-hand front suspension. Reckons he touched a stone.
got stuck in a snowbank in a slow corner...I was not concentrating... stupid mistake...
Neuville is moving again but team says he has damaged wheel carrier
He is stopped again
he stopped in the left corner, someone helped him out
He is moving!
He is moving again (Nr 31 Al-Rajhi is in front of him)
Just so much loose snow in there...nothing serious. We started with used tyres on the rear, now we will change them
12 km in the stage he stopped!
He is moving again
He is stopped in the stage
It's a big day for us...now the conditions are far more demanding...you have to keep the car in the ruts / Je to pro nás velký den... teď jsou podmínky mnohem náročnější...musí se udržovat auto ve vyjetých kolejích...
We had a spin...it was narrow and we couldn't get around / Dělali jsme hodiny...bylo to v úzkém a nemohli jsme se otočit zpět
Nothing is wrong...a really difficult start to the morning...no problem, that's a good thing / Nic zvláštního... skutečně obtížný začátek dne... žádný problém, to je nejdůležitější...
It's ok. Tricky... We are driving on the gravel and is car is pulling all over the place / Je to ok, záludné...jedeme na šotolině a auto lítá ze strany na stranu všude...
I don't know what happened he [Neuville] was stopped on a wide part of the road, not off the road / Nevím, co se Neuvillovi stalo, stál v široké části, nebyl mimo trať...
Time seems to be reasonable...it much better the last year this stage...the car is behaving quite well
Not so good, but OK...absolutely
He stopped in the stage
There's gravel coming through all the time...there's grip on 2 railway lines on the road, outside that there's none at all / Vykukuje hodně šotolina... přilnavost je ve dvou vyjetých kolejích, jinak okolo vůbec...
Very very tricky and I did a big mistake I think on the set up...all over the place
The grip levels are very low...very difficult
I didn't had a spin, so that's a start.... / Žádné hodiny, takže začínáme závodit...
Definitely an eye-opener...you have to keep the car in whatever lines are there, and there are only 3 of them
The car is all over the place so I backed off...
There is something like ice on the top...on the first section it is slippery like hell...the second part was [better]
SS7
" Get to the finish first of all. Not sure what the problem is whether it is me or the car."
"One stone in the road, I did not see it. That was disappointing, puncture in the start of the stage."
"It was very nice driving. We can go quicker but it was very nice."
"We are happy with today. We have to make some changes with the driving and the settings with the car. We keep going like this."
puncture
" I am really happy, it has been good day. Just about keeping a good position of tomorrow. I am surpassed we managed to do it today."
"It was nice day, altogether. Very happy with the car today."
"A good day for us, I think it was better than expected and we want to continue like this. We still have a lot of work to do."
"We are learning - I hope it can ge better"
" It has been great experience, I think we have progressed throughout the day and we can build on this tomorrow."
" I think the conditions we have done today is totally different to what we have tested. I feel more confident with the car, tomorrow luckily it is more gravel. I thought I would understand more quickly but it is tricky conditions."
"It is a bad time, I felt that it was difficult to get the grip. The time was not good. Tomorrow is new day."
"To be honest you cannot expect much more. With this rally you have to take your time, you have to gain mileage. It has been getting better and better all day."
"At least I will be second tonight and I will be happy with that. I am really happy with the day."
It's been a difficult day, we are here... no big dramas
"Could be better, could be worse so we really need to attack tomorrow and see what we can do"
"I prefer to lose time in here and have good tyres in the morning"
SS6
The feeling is ok now, car is working well, it will be better. We changed set-up a lot...
Hopefully we will proceed in this way, getting better step by step
I have to say it looked pretty right, but not good enough
Good stage - I thought I had a puncture in the beginning but I just tried to drive as fast as I can...
Trying to get into it...there was a lot more grip in there but I'm not sure I took advantage of it /Snažím se jet naplno...byla tam o hodně lepší přilnavost ale nejsem si jist, že jsem toho dostatečně využil...
I try to go as fast as I can without risk...I enjoy it, we try to go a little faster
Little bit something on a snowbank, but nothing serious
It's a learning experience on the second pass through...you get to understand how the stage deteriorates / Je to poučná zkušenost tento druhý průjezd...pochopíte, jak se zkouška zhoršuje...
I think he {Mikkelsen] is going to be faster, because the lines will be better...
SS5
I am not happy with my time, but I am happy with my driving
Very sticky conditions, but I had a good run...I am starting to understand the car but we can still do better
Changed the set-up, stalled the engine on the sharp corner, but the feeling is better...let's see / Změnili jsme nastavení, v jedné vracečce nám to chcíplo, ale mám mnohem lepší pocit... uvidíme...
It was OK, conditions are very difficult, there are a lot of risks in there
That was alright. I try to stay in the fight.
I did a mistake in there! I went too wide...my mistake
Changed a lot...more grip, more grass in some areas.
We changed a little bit and the feeling is a lot better...the time is not perfect but...
Definitely better, maybe in a couple of places it could have been better, but OK
Bit more grip, it's getting down to the mud and gravel in places...keeping everything within 90% / Trochu lepší přilnavost, vyhrabalo se to místy až na bláto a šotolinu...
the stage is quite broken...nothing special for us, no mistakes
SS4
This stage was better. Had a good feeling, but we're learning / Tahle zkouška byla lepší. Mám dobrý pocit, ale učíme se...
It was better, but car is too much oversteering. We need to do something with the car...
A really nice stage. Different than the other ones. We're learning / Skutečně krásná zkouška. Jiná než ty ostatní. Učíme se...
I think this one is getting faster but Volkswagen boys are going really fast. Let's try harder / Myslím, že tahle by šla jet rychleji, ale kluci z VW jedou opravdu rychle. Musíme to zkusit tvrději!
I really enjoyed it, really good fun... I'm happy with the stage - not bad! / Bavil jsem se, skutečně parádní zábava...Jsem moc spokojený - nebylo to špatné!
Not a stage for the faint-hearted, but i think we had a good run
Difficult, I couldn't really find the pace I wanted, good fun, but I lost a lot of time in many, many places / Obtížné, nenašel jsem správné tempo, dobrá zábava, ale ztratil jsem na spoustě místech mnoho času...
When it's fast and flowing it's great to drive, on the technical ones where it is tight and twisty it I am not doing so well. Still many stages to go!! / Na rychlých a plynulých zkouškách je to úžasná jízda, na technických sekcích, kde je to pevné a klikaté je to horší. Ještě je před námi spousta zkoušek!!
Not worried about the time,this is the most fantastic experience...the most beautiful experience you can have in a rally car
OK for the first loop...this one was really nice...I love this one...it was an advantage for me to be first on the road
SS3
It's very difficult on the stage...snow going out of the stage...but that's how it is on this rally / Je to těžké...sníh mizí... ale tak to na téhle rally prostě chodívá...
OK, OK, it starts to be really loose, but we are happy...We will see on the next stage
Not an easy stage. Difficult, but we're here / Nelehká zkouška. Těžké, ale jsme v cíli.
There are ice ruts, loose stuff on the top...quite slippy...I'm enjoying / Jsou tam ledové vyjeté koleje, a na tom měkký sníh... docela to klouže... bavím se...
Everything OK...one point...thanks very much
Quite OK, I think it gets a bit more sticky...you don't see the lines / Docela to ušlo, myslím, že to začíná být vlhčejší... není vidět stopy...
Not happy at all...not a good feeling with the car, I try to get some better feeling...
Very tricky stage, very narrow, so we took no risk...
Really good drive, no mistake, but the guys in front are going really fast
This stage was not easy, very Mickey Mouse...lose the grip
Tricky...very difficult...no dramas, clean and tidy
We are through at least...quite difficult on these narrow twisty sections
doesn't matter...I don't like the gearbox in the car, it's difficult to change gear / Nevadí...Nemám rád tuhle převodovku, těžko se mi řadí...
Really tricky stage, so easy to make a mistake...you know now why you need coloured glasses to determine where the road is
It's OK, quite soft ground, the ice is not really hard...it is difficult to estimate the advantage...we try to push of course / Je to OK, docela měkké, led není moc pevný...je to těžké využít výhodu...snažíme se samozřejmě zatlačit
SS2
Protasov completes with crack in windscreen: "small tree, little bit of damage"
I've got a misfire, when I change gear, it's cutting the engine for 20m at a time...challenging start / Zhasl mi motor, když jsem zrovna řadil, ztratil jsem tam asi 20 sekund... náročný začátek...
I had a spin in there....I have to stay on the road, that's the main thing / Dělal jsem hodiny...zůstal jsem na trati, to je nejdůležitější...
Good clean run...really good, we just enjoy it...a lot of Swedish fans :)
The feeling was nice...not so easy to drive: I think we had a good run
Really nice stage...I was careful...now I can relax and enjoy...Good!
I fell into the ditch....Luckily there were a lot of spectators helping...
[Prokop] cost me a bit of time, but maybe 2 seconds OK. I enjoy it
He´s moving again
Quite slippery, not easy stage, for all the rally we have to be careful...it will be OK hopefully
Not the biggest push for a start of rally. Made the first stage this year compare to last year so let's move on / Netlačím na maximum na začátek rally. Ve srovnání s loňskem jsem dokončil první RZtu, takže jedeme dál!
Passed Prokop
He stopped again
Stopped and started again
Nice to get a clean run through the [opening] stage...I'm happy enough / Je fajn jet čistou jízdu na první rychlostce... Jsem celkem spokojený...
It was going OK, but we had a sort of half-way spin in a junction and caught a snowbank
Took a bit of time to find the rhythm, we'll see on the next one... Not confident at this point / Chvíli mi trvalo najít rytmus, uvidíme na další rychlostce... Nejsem teď úplně spokojený...
I don't think on this stage there was a benefit to starting later, maybe best to be first on the road, maybe later it will help, let's see. / Nemyslím, že na téhle rychlostce byla nějaká výhoda v pozdější startovní pozici, možná bylo nejlepší jet první, možná později to pomůže, uvidíme...
I made a little effort...little snow on the road, I'm sure it'll clear for the cars behind / Snažil jsem se... trochu sněhu na trati, jsem si jist, že pro auta za námi to bude čisté...
Little bit tricky, not the perfect start, but good drive, at the end I pushed little bit more.