13. Rally Turkey Marmaris 2020
18. 9. – 20. 9. 2020, Marmaris • Turkish Automobile Sports Federation (TOSFED) • gravel 221.34 km • total distance including road sections - 714.32 km • Other years
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SS12
"It's been a tough weekend. We were there or there abouts most of the weekend, and we thought that yesterday afternoon was game over with a chance for victory. We really tried to drive well and stay in the middle of the road. I'm well aware that there is a bit of luck that needs to go your way and I never like to inherit positions from others in that way. This is the nature of Rally Turkey especially, and we knew this coming into the weekend. Still very happy - it's not the sweetest victory when you know that you've perhaps been a bit more conservative, but that's the aim of the game."
"I really have the feeling that we deserved more, but to be back on the podium is great. I have to be thankful for the team - the car was working really nice. I hoped for more, but obviously we were unlucky this morning. That's how it is."
"We had a good day today. I didn't try to push in this one because I don't need the points. A very tough day with a puncture in the first long stage. At the end we are here with a podium, so I'm happy."
"We needed to bring the car home for the team's championship points. For sure, the time is not nice - I wanted to be a bit faster, but without big risks it isn't possible."
"It's been a decent weekend in terms of making improvements. For that reason we can be happy. Thanks to the team, because it took a lot of work to get the car from where it was to where it is."
"Not a good feeling. We are here but it's been a bad weekend."
"I have a broken damper from the previous stage."
"It's an amazing feeling - it's hard to talk because we are so happy. Unbelievable!"
broken damper
"After a huge crash in Estonia, we did it! I think this is one of the most difficult rallies of my career. It's an amazing feeling - it's hard to talk because we are so happy. Unbelievable."
"We are leading the championship and we are very happy. A little bit of sadness because on the last pass of Çetibeli, we had a puncture whilst we were trying to catch Kajto. We will continue to fight in Sardinia to try and become champions."
"I have finished! It was a really tough event, after two years without driving a rally it was a good comeback for us. It's been really difficult mentally, but we tried to manage. Thanks to our team and supporters."
"I am very happy to finish this rally - our second rally of the year. I'm really happy with my new co-driver [Marc Marti], we enjoyed and now we are looking forward to Sardinia."
"For sure, it's good for the championship. A tough rally, but it's the same for everyone. We wanted to take maximum points here and we did it, now we need to keep going on the next events."
"I am satisfied because it was a big challenge on our first time here. I'm also a bit disappointed because we wanted to beat Pontus but we got a puncture on Saturday. That's rallying and we know we showed good pace this weekend."
"It's been a difficult one, but in the end I have to be happy. I am a normal boy going to work during the day and I am lucky that at the weekends I can play with the big boys! I really put a lot of effort in to be able to sit here and I have to say I enjoyed it even though it was a difficult weekend. We go to Sardinia hoping for a bit more luck."
SS11
punture
"I backed up a bit after seeing Ogier had stopped but I also tried to manage the tyres in the middle section."
"I did a good stage, I tried to push when we could and to save the car when it was too rough."
"It's a shame for Seb. It was rough in there and I tried to find the balance as best I could. Let's see."
Saving tires for Power stage? -"Yeah for sure, I tried to be really careful here. I think I have never driven rally car this slow before. Hopefully the tires are good and we can try to pick up some power stage points"
puncture
SS10
"The first stage was difficult, dust everywhere and lots of rocks. I was just cruising through. But this one was nice, I really enjoyed it. The next one will be tough! "
"We are going to try and push now and see what's possible. A tough day, hopefully we will try and catch back P1 in the next stage but Elfyn needs to get a problem."
"This one was good, I tried to push hard and I think we made a good stage. The first one was very difficult, I tried to stay in the middle of the road but got a puncture like many others. That's life, but there's still a long way to go."
"It's a pure lottery. Like you say, if you have the luck with you then anything can happen."
"I stalled at a hairpin - just a bit unexpected. It's been wild out there."
"I don't know. For sure, not a good run, I made a lot of mistakes in the first part."
"This one doesn't really matter but the long one is quite challenging."
"We had no intercom, so it was a bit challenging."
SS9
"It's not great. The first half of the stage I was really cautious, and towards the end the car started to feel a bit weird. It was very hot in here so maybe it was overheating."
"I tried my best. I thought the damper was broken so I carried on and suddenly I realised the tyre was punctured, so I had to stop and change."
"I don't know where. I was driving carefully in the middle of the road, no cuts or anything."
"A disaster... Not our weekend."
front-right puncture
"I don't know. It's very difficult in there so we just tried to do our best."
"I have no idea, there was a quite big impact from something, I don't know if it was a loose stone or something. I didn't see it."
changed a tyre
"Just a puncture around 10kms in. I wasn't sure at first but we needed to change it."
changed a tyre
changed a tyre
changed a tyre
intercom issue
SS8
"It went well. The afternoon was okay and we were at the limit with the tyres so we had to save a bit in the second stage. It's not too bad!"
"Obviously the afternoon was much better than the morning. I was much happier with the car this afternoon, especially in the rough sections. I am pleased with the job the team has done. Tomorrow has the roughest stage of the rally. We need to avoid punctures and any damage on the car, but we still need to drive fast. We saw that Ogier got a puncture but he continued pushing and he is still in P2."
"For sure, it's still a disappointing afternoon. We still don't know what happened, we have a shifting issue which happens a few minutes into each stage. It's frustrating because I think we did a good job today, but that's rallying and the event is still long."
"We had one tyre with a puncture before, which we had to put some metal set in to repair. The other one was already delaminated so it was a case of damage limitation. There's still a long way to go and anything can happen."
"It was not such a good loop for us, the puncture was not nice. I had to be quite slow but the time looks okay."
"We need to get a good clean day tomorrow without issues. We will continue our driving."
"At least we managed to make some setting changes. I think we need to try something more tomorrow, but at least I got experience of this car on these conditions which is important for the next rally."
"The rough stage this afternoon we looked okay in, tomorrow will be worse so at least we have the confidence. We're here at the end of the day and we'll crack on tomorrow."
"Very challenging day - I think the most difficult day of my career so far."
SS7
"The last stage was very hard for everyone, so I'm glad we came through that without problems. I tried to enjoy this one and I think tomorrow will be very tough."
"I tried to drive slowly because we completely destroyed the tyres in the first stage. Now I will check how they are and we will see what we can do in the last one."
"He [Ogier] might have better tyres than us now, but I managed quite well in this one. I kept the car in the clean lines and enjoyed that one."
"Shifting problem... and I still have it."
"It's obviously a big caution [looking after the tyres]. Let's see."
"Everything is okay, but it's a really rutted stage and I think the gaps will be smaller now. I had to take care of the tyres so it was not quick."
"We had a lost of dust coming inside of the car, so it was really bad."
"Quite okay - deep ruts but everything is okay."
"It's been a better afternoon. It's a shame about the puncture because we had to put one of the front tyres on the rear. The balance is a bit out because it's pretty much a bald tyre. We'll nurse it through."
"The first run was difficult, but in this one I don't know. I have to learn a lot with the car."
SS6
"Splitter is missing. It's normal here."
"I completely lost the tyres at the end... I don't know how we can go on."
"It was okay for me. I had a good stage but the tyre wear must be very high, so at the end I was sliding around. We have two new tyres for two short stages so it should be fine."
Front-left puncture
"It's very difficult. The tyre wear is high and it's very rough as well."
Stopped - Now moving.
"No idea - like always here. I have no idea how I got the puncture."
"We changed the dampers but it's not still perfect."
"I had a puncture here last year and it was in the same area! I need to go..."
SS5
"The rally is still long, so we don't know what will happen. It's a very fast stage and I made a few little mistakes where I ran wide and lost the traction. We are still here and will continue to push and see what happens this afternoon."
"I tried to find the traction and stay in the clean lines, but I'm not happy with the car to be honest. I expected to be better but we are not, so we need to find a better balance and work on that."
"It's been okay - pretty slippery in this one, I expected a little more grip. It's been a good morning for us."
"I'm not unhappy with my morning, of course there is always a few seconds here and there but it's not been bad."
"It was quite okay. I think I had quite bad tyres at the end, but I tried to push because this is one of the stages where I should make some time."
"It still feels okay, but there is something I am missing."
"We made some more changes and it's definitely getting better, I'm much more confident. A big step forward."
"We had a big, big moment in a fast section. It was very difficult to stay on the road. We will try to improve this afternoon."
SS4
"It was good - I tried to push a bit. This morning I tried to be smart and was careful on the long stage."
"We had a very nice drive on these two stages. We are quite enjoying today, we need to continue like that. The next one is a very nice stage so it will be fun I'm sure."
"I tried to push - we made a mistake with the tyre choice this morning and obviously we have two spares."
"It was not a good stage for me. I still tried to find the traction but the rear is very loose in these conditions. He [Ogier] had a softer tyre and I think that was the better option for this stage."
"It's always a difficult stage - very sandy and loose. A clean run for me."
"The end seemed okay, but the start was quite soft and I got out of the ruts a few times which cost us a bit. We'll keep trying."
"I didn't do so well in this stage last year so I tried to do better! The first part was not so good but the end was okay."
"That was an okay stage..."
"I made some changes but it went the wrong way. When it's clean it's okay but we struggle with understeer when it's loose and I just can't get the car turned."
"We made some changes between the stages and it did actually make a good difference. The car feels much more controlled and I can definitely commit a lot more."
"It was difficult - in the first one I stalled two times! It was easier here now that I know how it is."
SS3
Broken wheel screws
"We had some kind of steering issue, but we do not know what yet. The car is still in the forest and we have to wait until it gets back to the service park. There was no warning, it was quite instant. It should not be a big worry to repair the car for tomorrow."
"I tried to push - maybe too much - but I had no grip at all in the stage. It was very difficult."
"It was an okay stage. I have no confidence on the very rough. We need to work on the car - it's really something I struggle with."
"We have to push. It's not too rough at the moment, still very slippery but not bad for me."
"It was difficult in there to be honest but all okay in the end."
"It was okay. Quite a tricky one, I think I used the tyres a bit too much."
"I don't know what it is - as soon as we have changed to the hard tyre I can't control the car. I'm trying to make as many improvements as I can but I'm just crawling around, I don't know what's wrong."
"It was very difficult to find the rhythm, I was sliding a lot in the stage."
broken steering
SS2
accident
"It's the same for everybody. I was more controlled and faster in here I think. I am going to try and keep enjoying and stay on the road because it's such good fun!"
"We had a really good rhythm so I tried to push a bit, but we picked up a puncture a few kilometres from the finish."
"It felt better. The hard compound tyre wasn't the right choice."
"I didn't take any risks. Tomorrow will be better and we will try to take more experience."
"The feeling is okay - in the middle of the stage I felt like I had a puncture, on the front right something was wrong. I still tried to push."
"I wasn't expecting to be leading tonight, it is very nice. I tried to go fast even in the dust, my notes were really precise."
"The dust is a horrible problem - there were so many places where I struggled to see."
"I am really upset. Every year it is the same."
"Really really dusty. So it was really difficult. It was quite an struggle but hopefully the time is good compared to others behind us."
"I don't know. We knew this was going to happen [the dust]. Disappointing."
"In here we had quite bad dust so let's see."
"This was definitely like a power stage! I gave everything, there is not much more we can do now and hopefully there will be some cars ahead of us on the road tomorrow."
SS1
"I am driving really really slow. It's about getting to the end of this rally."
"Honestly I was just trying to be comfortable and be careful when it was rough. The pacenotes weren't so bad for the first pass and our first time here."
"I was very cautious - I had a puncture on the first stage here last year. Quite steady."
"I don't know... I just had no grip from the beginning so I struggled."
"For sure, we were not at our maximum."
"It was a good start, I tried to push and get a good feeling. In the end it was a good stage not perfect but not so bad."
"I was really pushing - I did some mistakes but only lose on or two seconds. I am pleased with the hard tyres."
"I had a good stage but tricky conditions in there."
"Quite careful and really difficult stage for me. I was too slow in many places, but it was a clean run."
"It was tricky with the dust. Demanding stage."
"I was surprised at the level of grip in some places. We could have been a bit more committed in places."