Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021
26. 2. – 28. 2. 2021, Rovaniemi • AKK Sports Ltd. • snow - ice 251.08 km • total distance including road sections - 856.05 km • Other years
#44
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
9. overall
9. class RC1
9. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Sarriojärvi 1 (31.05 km) | 16:39.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
111.8 km/h 1.35 s/km |
16:39.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
"It was really enjoyable. Some places I had a good rhythm but then in others I wouldn't. I was hoping for a bit better than that, we'll try and do better." | ||||||
SS2 Sarriojärvi 2 (31.05 km) | 16:16.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
114.4 km/h 0.77 s/km |
32:56.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"Pretty god damn good! In the dark, it's just relying on the notes and it was much better than the first one. We gave away so much time on the first stage which was disappointing, but at least it's good now." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS3 Mustalampi 1 (24.43 km) | 14:13.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
103.1 km/h 0.77 s/km |
47:09.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"I felt like I was losing a lot of traction on the exit of corners so maybe we will make some tweakes - for me, it felt like a smooth stage." | ||||||
SS4 Kaihuavaara 1 (19.91 km) | 9:22.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
127.4 km/h 0.80 s/km |
56:32.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"That's up there with one of the best stages I have ever driven - it's something really special to drive one of these cars in there. Feeling pretty lucky!" | ||||||
SS5 Siikakämä 1 (27.68 km) | 12:47.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
129.8 km/h 0.63 s/km |
1:09:20.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"That felt like the worst stage of the day - I couldn't seem to find a rhythm and I made some mistakes in a few places." | ||||||
SS6 Mustalampi 2 (24.43 km) | 14:19.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
102.3 km/h 0.91 s/km |
1:23:39.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"The car is lethal to drive. I took a second spare wheel in it and we're having massive moments for absolutely no reason!" | ||||||
SS7 Kaihuavaara 2 (19.91 km) | 9:32.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
125.2 km/h 1.20 s/km |
1:33:12.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
"The track is quite wide and there's a lot of fresh snow and gravel everywhere, I think it will clean quite a bit." | ||||||
SS8 Siikakämä 2 (27.68 km) | 13:21.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
124.3 km/h 1.36 s/km |
1:46:33.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
"It's been tricky this afternoon just getting the car to do what I want it to do. Whatever we tried just didn't seem to work. It's still pretty special." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS9 Aittajärvi 1 (22.47 km) | 10:32.1 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
128.0 km/h 1.09 s/km |
1:57:06.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
"Not very good then. I think my pace notes were a long way out for this stage. Sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow, so we need to have a look at them and change them." | ||||||
SS10 Aittajärvi 2[Power Stage] (22.47 km) | 10:23.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
129.8 km/h 0.92 s/km |
2:07:29.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
"Generally the driving was getting a bit better. Some things were improved, but there's still a lot to work on." |