Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja - Wales Rally GB 2019

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Oulton Park (3.58 km)	2:56.2	13. 9. class RC1 13. WRC	73.1 km/h 2.46 s/km	2:56.2	13. 9. class RC1 13. WRC
"The engine stopped! I had no lights, they were pointing to the top of the trees and I just missed it."
SS2 Elsi 1 (11.65 km)	8:39.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	80.7 km/h 0.24 s/km	11:35.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"Slippery and difficult, but we have to improve."
SS3 Penmachno 1 (16.19 km)	9:43.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	100.0 km/h	21:18.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
SS4 Dyfnant 1 (19.36 km)	11:06.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	104.5 km/h	32:25.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It was tricky with some muddy and slushy places. It's nice to get to the end of this one. The first stage was difficult but now we have managed to improve the car a bit. For sure, we can improve it further in service but for now it is okay."
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 (10.26 km)	5:43.8	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	107.4 km/h 0.62 s/km	38:09.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS6 Elsi 2 (11.65 km)	8:36.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	81.3 km/h 0.31 s/km	46:45.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"The conditions are quite consistent but it's quite rough in places and the visibility is quite difficult with the mud and sun."
SS7 Penmachno 2 (16.19 km)	9:48.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	99.1 km/h 0.24 s/km	56:33.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS8 Slate Mountain (1.60 km)	1:11.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	81.0 km/h 0.88 s/km	57:44.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS9 Dyfnant 2 (19.36 km)	11:06.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	104.6 km/h	1:08:51.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I tried to have a good run..."
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 (10.26 km)	5:39.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	108.7 km/h	1:14:30.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was quite stressful in there. In the previous stage we lost the lights and the wires were damaged so we had a lot of work to do on the road section! Luckily we had some lights in there."
2. leg
SS11 Dyfi 1 (25.86 km)	14:48.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	104.8 km/h 0.07 s/km	1:29:19.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"That's nice. Generally the grip was quite okay, we couldn't go to the limit but the car feels good."
SS12 Myherin 1 (22.91 km)	12:54.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	106.5 km/h 0.17 s/km	1:42:13.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was demanding. The grip was changing and it was not so easy. So far, so good."
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 (25.65 km)	14:55.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	103.1 km/h 0.32 s/km	1:57:09.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's tight and I must say it is slippery. It's definitely not easy but we are trying our best. You can measure a lot like this if you have 30kms and one second!"
SS14 Myherin 2 (22.91 km)	12:56.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	106.2 km/h 0.03 s/km	2:10:06.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I tried to do well but at the beginning I was understeering a lot and struggling to find the confidence."
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 (25.65 km)	15:00.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	102.6 km/h 0.02 s/km	2:25:06.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Same as we lost the championship with last year in Australia. We lost a bumper and now I can't hear anything that Martin is saying. One more stage to go - let's see what we can do but I would really like to hear something!"
SS16 Dyfi 2 (25.86 km)	15:04.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	102.9 km/h 0.02 s/km	2:40:11.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS17 Colwyn Bay (2.40 km)	1:51.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	77.4 km/h	2:42:02.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
3. leg
SS18 Alwen 1 (10.41 km)	5:26.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	114.9 km/h	2:47:29.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The car is great to drive. I have really good balance and I am just enjoying it. There was a really clean line in there."
SS19 Brenig 1 (6.43 km)	3:58.8	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	96.9 km/h 0.34 s/km	2:51:27.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I am just focused on finishing the rally. Of course we need to keep the pace, but the feeling is good in the car so I feel confident."
SS20 Great Orme (4.74 km)	cancelled
SS21 Alwen 2 (10.41 km)	5:31.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	113.0 km/h 0.22 s/km	2:56:59.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's a bit more inconsistent but we had a very clean stage. Let's see - we want to continue the same rhythm that we have had all weekend."
SS22 Brenig 2[Power Stage] (6.43 km)	3:58.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	97.0 km/h	3:00:58.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was a long weekend and there was a lot of pressure. The gap was never bigger than ten seconds and I can say every stage I was on the limit. It was a hard one but it feels good at the moment. We still have two rallies to go and we have seen plenty of drama in the past, so we need to keep going."