At least it was a proper battle until last evening and a bit today as well but it hasn't been as equal as yesterday, we've fallen back a bit. We lost a bit less than 20 seconds in the spin. Psychologically speaking the gap doubled right away, naturally it made his situation easier and mine more difficult. But overall the race is enjoyable and there's many couples who are battling each other. It's absolutely true that Sainz is strong. Sometimes you have to admit that you cannot win everyone or every driver-vehicle-combination. Sainz is driving very well, I sincerely tip my hat at him, he is a magnificent driver.

It's been a very very hard day, some stages are really fast, everything is OK. 30 seconds is not really much, but it's better than nothing!