Thierry Neuville - Martijn Wydaeghe - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022

90. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2022

WRC #1 • WRC2 Open #1 • WRC2 Junior #1 • WRC2 Masters #1 • WRC3 Open #1 • RGT Cup #1

20. 1. – 23. 1. 2022, Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 296.03 km • total distance including road sections - 1511.47 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Lucéram / Lantosque (15.20 km)	10:49.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	84.2 km/h 1.05 s/km	10:49.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It was difficult. I couldn't go fast and I lost the brakes and the tyres quite early in the stage. It's all a bit of a gamble because we only have 20 soft tyres for the weekend. We knew that today we would have to compromise, so hopefully it works out for the weekend."
SS2 La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet (23.25 km)	15:27.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	90.3 km/h 0.54 s/km	26:16.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"The brakes were a little bit better. It's a bit more bumpy and I had no trust in the car, so I had to keep it neat and tidy."
2. leg
SS3 Roure / Beuil 1 (18.33 km)	10:21.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	106.1 km/h 0.70 s/km	36:38.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
Spin
"Not better than yesterday to be honest, it's a nightmare. I have never been so scared while driving. There's a lot of work left."
SS4 Guillaumes / Péone / Valberg 1 (13.49 km)	7:41.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	105.3 km/h 0.07 s/km	44:19.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"Nothing has changed. We made a few set-up changes which worked better, but it's scary. Chassis-wise, I have a lot of surprises and we need to improve that."
SS5 Val-de-Chalvagne / Entrevaux 1 (17.11 km)	11:01.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	93.1 km/h 0.27 s/km	55:21.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"No risk at all in this stage. We had a lot of ice in our notes, but the sun made it quite tricky. I just tried to understand the car to see where we can find the speed, because it's not so obvious."
SS6 Roure / Beuil 2 (18.33 km)	10:06.1	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	108.9 km/h 0.49 s/km	1:05:27.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was definitely more enjoyable. When you don't have the balance you need and you don't know the road, it's tricky to drive. We have a lot of understeer, especially in the faster sections, and in the bumpy [parts] I can't get the line. I can't commit in there."
SS7 Guillaumes / Péone / Valberg 2 (13.49 km)	7:36.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	106.4 km/h 0.34 s/km	1:13:03.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I had an EV error, so I couldn't get any extra power. I still managed quite well in this stage - I made some set-up changes and for the confidence it's better."
SS8 Val-de-Chalvagne / Entrevaux 2 (17.11 km)	10:33.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	97.3 km/h 0.09 s/km	1:23:36.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"The hybrid system was working again. Again, some changes - I think we are going to struggle to get there this weekend. I am on the limit of what we can do with what we have, but I am on the maximum now. There's not much we can do, we have to fight for it."
3. leg
SS9 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute (16.80 km)	9:17.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	108.4 km/h 0.30 s/km	1:32:54.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It's a bit like yesterday morning, I can't drive fast. It's impossible. I get a lot of slip and understeer and then I get the radio working in the stage, so I could hear the other drivers talking."
SS10 Saint-Jeannet / Malijai 1 (17.04 km)	9:51.1	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	103.8 km/h 1.45 s/km	1:42:55.7 0:10	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
		Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC
Mechanical
We are fighting with some issues and now something has broken in the stage. The car is driving to one side and it's over."
SS11 Saint-Geniez / Thoard 1 (20.79 km)	14:57.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	83.4 km/h 1.93 s/km	1:57:52.9 0:10	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I think it would have been the best [tyre choice] without the problem. I was driving 75% all the way.
SS12 Saint-Jeannet / Malijai 2 (17.04 km)	13:04.1	60. 9. class RC1 60. WRC	78.2 km/h 12.93 s/km	2:10:57.0 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
suspension
"We are carrying a damper problem with us since this morning. We are trying to carry on - we can still get some good points and there is only one stage to go. But a few kilometres into the stage, the damper came through the bonnet. We are going to see if we are able to fix it."
SS13 Saint-Geniez / Thoard 2 (20.79 km)	16:30.2	16. 8. class RC1 16. WRC	75.6 km/h 6.52 s/km	2:27:27.2 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"We were able to fix it before that stage, but it gave up on the last 3km. We are here, but I don't know what to say. We expected a better day than yesterday but unfortunately it was worse. We knew at this early stage that we were missing a bit of development, but we had hoped for better."
4. leg
SS14 La Penne / Collongues 1 (19.37 km)	11:39.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	99.7 km/h 0.61 s/km	2:39:06.9 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's all about saving tyres. I got the super-softs because it's a bit tricky on the next stage."
SS15 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 (14.26 km)	8:50.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	96.8 km/h	2:47:57.3 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I have a lot of diff slip. I have a problem with my rear diff and when it's flat it's okay, but as soon as there are some bumps I get a lot of wheel spin. Hopefully we can get some points from the power stage but it might not be easy."
SS16 La Penne / Collongues 2 (19.37 km)	11:39.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	99.7 km/h 0.97 s/km	2:59:37.0 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS17 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2[Power Stage] (14.26 km)	8:38.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	99.0 km/h 0.18 s/km	3:08:15.4 0:10	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I gave it everything..."

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