32. ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2014
WRC #9 • WRC2 #9 • JWRC #4 • WRC3 #9 • Drive Dmack Cup #4 • Citroën Racing Junior Trophy (D) #5 • Citroën Racing Trophy (D) #5 • Citroën Racing Trophy R1 (D) #5 • Citroën Racing Trophy R1 Junior (D) #5
21. 8. – 24. 8. 2014, Trier • asphalt 326.02 km - (cancelled 11.08 km) • total distance including road sections - 1293.01 km • Other years
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SS18
"Really happy for the team...people working really hard...happy for everybody"
"I missed this rally last year...we drove our own rally, step by step..steady drive"
"best weekend's rallying I've done in a very long time...down to a lot of people...fantastic support" / Zatím nejlepší rally víkend za poslední dlouhou dobu...moc děkuju za podporu všech lidí kolem mě...
"I was so on the limit trying to catch him [Evans] good fun"
"We have done what we were supposed to do...it was hard...not the perfect rally..we could have been more consistent..."
"In the finish, with the points, happy...."
"Really really tricky rally difficult...I'm really happy after not being in a rally for so long"
"this morning very fast for us...some places slippery...lose many places...complete first rally in WRC [WRC car}
"very nice...hard rally...learning WRC car...tarmac...happy"
iRally: Bouffier off before the first corner
VE VINICÍCH
SS17
"We broke something we have to go"
Pro tyhle gumy jsou těžký podmínky tady...
SS16
Meeke reportedly missing rear wheel.
Meeke hit vineyards, could have big damage.
He stopped
"Very slippery...we're keeping the car on the road" / Hodně uklouzané...snažíme se udržet auto na trati...
"some places are a little bit muddy....more slippery...really difficult"
SS15
"I'm really sorry for Jari-Matti - I hope he's all right...I made a big mistake at the start..." / Mrzí mě to - doufám, že jsou v pořádku...na začátku jsem udělal obrovskou chybu...
"I got the message towards the air...I nearly went off towards the end...I am happy to finish this one"
"Enjoying but...start is very muddy...siimple to make a mistake...corners you have mud...we'll see" / Bavíme se, ale...začátek hodně zablácený...snadno se udělá chyba...zatáčky plné bláta...uvidíme...
Crew is ok
"I had a spin...slippery conditions"
"Elfyn's really on a good pace" / Elfyn jede v parádním tempu...
Venku, vyletěl do vinic! Končí
"It was OK, no drama,...tricky in places...not a bad start...Dan isn't feeling very well...hope he holds up" / Bylo to ok, žádné drama...místy zrádné...nebyl to špatný začátek...Dan se necítí moc dobře...doufám, že bude v pohodě...
"not a very bad start...Elfyn is starting very well...bit tricky"
"I was off very big off after the start...luckily we stay on the road...not nice moment.... luckily we are here"
"a lot of mistakes...quite slippery at the beginning, one bug moment but we managed"
Protasov has lost the air duct - new ventilation on Fiesta RS WRC...doesn't pause to talk / Vypadla mu hadice od větrání - nepřestává hučet...
"Very slippery...too much mistakes...off road..."
"some tricky places...mud coming up...some hairpins coming up mud...enjoying these roads much more than yesterday"
"we can see the road"
SS14
"it will be exciting for the rest of the year but first we have to finish this rally...keep the head cool"
".you never want anything bad for your teammate...I did it last year...I know it happens...it opens the Championship.."
"i think we can take it easy tomorrow...there is a Power Stage...we can think about that later on. I have a good feeling"
"if Thierry beats me tomorrow, not a big drama"
Thierry was very fast all day...I'm happy with my time in here...the Citroën worked fantastic here in Baumholder...
iRally: Tidemand going again
iRally: Tidemand is stopped in the stage
I see the car off [Bouffier]..they seem OK. I tried to do my best...I couldn't go much faster
I think we were quite close...I didn't have a fantastic run, but it was OK...we'd have taken this at the start
"Quite difficult to predict, and changing a lot"
"We went through it...it was really slippery"
"We went soft, it was wet at the start and at the finish...I drive through... just wanted to get out of it"
iRally: Off on the stage, crew is OK
"I want to drive faster and my pace notes are a little bit correct, maybe next year faster"
Stopped in stage
"Very slippery...very very hard stage"
"it has been a good day...I knew today would be a better day"
"not so wet...80% of the stage is dry...I was expecting more...I put too much air into the tyres...no risk at all."
SS13
"the first couple of corners were pretty slippy, but after that it was getting better..."
At least the rain stopped...we're going to have to be careful and show a lot of respect
"it was OK here...we was aquaplaning in the last stage...we will see now in the long one...we will continue to try of course"
It's actually starting to dry up a bit...
The confidence is there...tricky conditions, we've got to keep it on the road
"you almost think the road is dry in places, but if you look carefully you see all the tyre marks..."
"It was really really slippery especially with the rear...I was oversteering"
"Not so bad..."
"Very very slippery, very very difficult...now we have to change the setup"
"We hit a bale but we managed to get through"
"The stage is all right...I missed a junction, had to turn and turn back...stupidity on my own part"
"OK, quite difficult on the corners though... stones mean you have to be very precise."
SS12
"We got stuck in the ditch...the marshal would not allow the spectator to help us...we spent a lot of time..."
iRally: Al-Attiyah has gone off on the stage...apparently had been helped back onto the stage but stopped
"Really muddy corners...you need to be really focused...very slippy....I took it with care"
"Very tricky stage, more and more mud being pulled out - the stage not run this morning....have to be very careful"
"big brake, aquaplaning...we went off...6 gear flat..."
It's just getting worse and worse...aquaplaning and dirt coming onto the road...I take no risk...
"This stage is really horrible...some places dangerous...I am happy to finish this one.."
"Standing water...very tricky"
"...lot of standing water in the stage...tricky..."
iRally: Ogier Polo has roll cage damage and he will not restart Rallye Deutschland
"So much rain, the wipers are not fast enough...I had a bit of aquaplaning..."
"was very difficult - we had a big shower at the beginning of the stage...lot of standing water"
"It was very heavy rain, sometimes difficult to see the road..."
"It was so so slippery...it was raining so hard...deep cuts, a lot of mud is coming onto the road..."
Lashing rain... I didn't know what to do... I'm here to finish...we're still here
it's too slippery to brake...
"Completely wet...water in the road...not much cuts"
"Wet...a bit of mud...the new part in the forest we took it very carefully...nice and steady"
SS11
Stopped in stage
"Very surprised ...I drive every very hard....Thierry did very good time"
"I think a hard tyre would be the tyre to go with...lot of mistakes at the beginning of the stage..."
"Soft tyres all around...was completely dry but there were some slippery places...road conditions are much better today"
"It's all softs...it was quite dry...this stage it was working well" / Jedu na měkkých...bylo dost sucho...tahle zkouška ušla...
"cross the axles I've got them...I was expecting an improvement over the others" / očekával jsem zlepšení oproti ostatním...
"It was a better stage for me...I enjoyed it...I think the driving was good but I don't think the timing is good" / Byla to pro mě lepší zkouška...bavil jsem se...myslím, že jízda byla dobrá, ale čas na to nevypadá...
"It is quite dry for sure...moving...I try to apply the pressure a bit more...good fun"
"I am surprised with the weather...completely dry...this stage was too much for this tyre...sometimes it was moving a lot"
"Quite good, completely dry...we are on the soft tyres now...good feeling..."
"I thought a good enough run in there, but I see what the pace is like now..."
"Second pass is much better...my driving improve with this car"
"soft tyres not as good, but OK, maybe better next stage"
"We have soft tyres...it was very funny to drive...slides everyone, but not fast...bit of gravel, no big deal"
SS10
They rolled, crew is ok, car not
Stopped in stage
Stopped in stage
"He [Neuville] drive very fast in the humid part I think...I lose time...not surprised"
"Not easy...in the forests it's wet in the open...it's drying...cannot trust the grip...not easy" / Nebylo to jednoduché...v lesích je vlhko...mimo lesy sucho...na grip se nedá spolehnout...složité...
"I think we were right [hard tyres] slippy part I was too cautious...I had to check the stage notes...OK, we will see"
"It was quite tricky...a lot more dryer than we were expecting. I was really struggling"
"I think it's OK...didn't feel great...difficult one...it's the rhythm I was struggling with more than anything" / Myslím, že to je dobré...bylo to obtížné...bojoval jsem se správným tempem více než kdy jindy...
"Long long sections were dry and you need to be careful with the tyres..."
"Parts of the stage were completely dry..my first time in Panzerplatte...very tricky"
"V good for us, the car was fantastic, the set up was really good and the tyres were right. 1st time I'm happy in this race" / Dobré, auto bylo skvělé, nastavení bylo velmi dobré a pneumatiky správné. Poprvé jsem na téhle soutěži spokojený...
He is moving
"big challenge...went well...quite happy"
the whole way through just a disaster...we'll know the next time - hard tyre needed" / celá zkouška byla velká katastrofa...víme to pro příště - použijeme tvrdé pneumatiky
He stopped in stage
"Not easy stage, many places...the rocks...it is difficult, very difficult...to understand"
"Nice stage...using soft tyre in wetter places is good"
Kubica with wobbly front wheel after bang 29:17.0: "We just slide into the stones... about 15km I had huge bottoming [tyres were going off]"
SS9
"feeling is good...I like the next one...we need to be focused"
"Quite comfortable...we're on the soft...everything may change on the long one, but I'm happy with my choice" / Docela v pohodě...jedeme na měkkých ...všichni máme šanci na té dlouhé zkoušce, ale jsem spokojen se svou volbou...
"We have a tough stage to come now"
Neuville on hards goes fastest says he doesn't know what tyres he is on... "something black and round" / Na tvrdých pneu jel nejrychleji, ale nevěděl, jaké pneumatiky má obuté: "něco černého kulatého"
"I would prefer it to stay dry, but we will see"
"it's very dry [next one?] it'll be interesting..." / Je to hodně suché, bude to zajímavé...
"Nice for the spectators I think...it's quite clean now...not a big problem" / Pro diváky myslím pěkné...je to docela vyčištěné...žádný velký problém...
"underneath the trees it's still going to be damp" / pod stromy je to stále vlhké...
"short stage, very fast...everything OK, thank you [running on softs]
"Looks OK, but it's so difficult with the weather...now it's 90% drive...it was raining next to the stage" / Vypadá to dobře, ale počasí je nevyzpytatelné...jedu na 90%...pršelo nedaleko zkoušky...
SS8
Ogier and Ingrassia reported to have gone for precautionary checks
Clark reports that Ogier car has damaged the armco barrier for about 30m....
Presume delay caused by need to remove Ogier car
Volkswagen reports that Ogier
Ogier showing stopped on SS8 - poss off...no other drivers showing as started
Off the road
SS7
"Grip was changing...really need to concentrate...I'm happy with the drive...we're getting some splits" / Přilnavost se hodně měnila...je nutné se hodně soustředit...jsem s jízdou spokojený...
"Very tricky...I think it's getting worse and worse...when you come on the mud...it's turned into slime...like ice in places" / Hodně zrádné...myslím že se to bude neustále zhoršovat...když vjedete do bláta...mění se ve sliz...místy jak na ledu...
"I don't have a good feeling when it's dirty..." / Nemám dobrý pocit, když je trať takto znečištěná...
"a lot of lines where drivers go off..I want to keep it on the road..."
"It's changing all the time...some places you have good grip...others...I don't like it when it's like this" / Pořád se to mění...místy je dobrá přilnavost...jinde...nemám tohle rád...
"Very difficult in places there...some places fine...others no good at all"
"Very tricky start...[doesn't seem keen to talk]" / Velmi obtížný začátek...
"I was not so confident, but looking forward to the next stage"
Hodně to klouže, akorát jsme se drželi cesty, to bylo jediný co jsme dělali
"grip wasn't there for me at all" / vůbec jsem neměl přilnavost...
"Not so bad...I'm careful all the time...sometimes a lot of slippery...many mud in some places" / Nebylo to špatné, jedu ale velice opatrně...místy to hodně klouzalo...občas hodně bláta...
"Starting to be a bit muddy in places"
"It's really drying quickly now, so they are going to have a dry road soon...now there is nothing to lose." / Hodně rychle to vysychá, takže ostatní budou mít brzo naprosto suchou trať...teď není co ztratit...
SS6
thierryneuville reports a problem in the car 2km into SS6, a lot of smoke in the cockpit throughout the stage.
"It's a long, long way to go. But I'm happy to be 2nd overall tonight!" / Bude to ještě dlouhá rally. Ale jsem spokojený s celkovým druhým místem za dnešek!
"We got the message about Ogier at the start.. I saw the corner in the stage."
"Start was not so good but mid section really good. Will fight for a good position"
"A difficult stage with cold tyres and cold brakes at the beginning. We are through that day."
"It's been a good day for us, I'm happy. We're careful. Lots to build on tomorrow and on Sunday." / Byl to pro nás dobrý den. Jsem spokojený. Jsme opatrní. Zítra a v neděli je toho ještě před námi spousta...
"I have no idea what happened so #Ogier, just saw some tyre rubber on the road in a corner. I lost the rhythmn after that"
crew is ok, car is ok, but on the wrong way, he stopped
He moved on the wrong road, but now he stopped
Off the road
SS5
"Feeling is coming better and better...a nicer stage for us this time than last time"
"I am...struggling with the balance...rear end"
"Maybe I need to learn how to drive in these muddy conditions. Maybe I need more experience"
“No problems, just struggling a bit on the muddy stuff, not able to find any rhythm.”
"Good rhythm, clean run."
"I thought that I don’t have a chance. "
"I feel much better in my car."
SS4
Not so bad...I'm happy...I lost a bit of time...gravel in the line
"more gravel on the road"
"Getting dirty and dirty...good stage for us. Unfortunately we stalled the engine on the start"
"It was a good stage, we get a good time...everything is good"
It's better. I think we destroyed the brakes before the first stage this morning...now we changed the braking
this is OK, just a little careful in a couple of places...can't complain. I can still find places to improve
"It was OK, the car is working, good clean run, good stage for me...I just enjoy it...not too bad"
Lots of gravel, but there's a line through it...to be honest I couldn't have matched Seb's time in there
"At least it is faster than this morning.....we are improving, I am smiling now"
"Little gravel on the road....not too bad"
"Better this afternoon, no problems this time...clean run"
I took the cuts and gravell places a bit too carefully, and we didn't have any splits....
"Not happy with the set-up...I did a clean stage...sometimes little bit too cautious...not bad"
SS3
"I try to push really hard and the time is not bad...we will see...here is only gravel"
"we went off in a tightening corner...I hit something...we went off, we were stuck"
The car is horrible, difficult to drive...I don't like it...not good
"OK, we are doing our best...not easy...lot of hairpins we are missing some power...we have a gravel gearbox..."
"Started pretty good for us...towards the end...long brake pedal and everything...."
"It was not easy...losing the brakes towards the end on the hairpins"
"we worry about the Volkswagens in the future"
A bit more gravel pulled out on this stage than I expected...I'm driving my own rhythm...can't run before we can walk
pretty good, I'm quite happy with that...some corners could be happy, but I'm happy with that
"The first time I managed to go through this stage without problems...I retired here a couple of times...very happy"
"I hit something just at the beginning, puncture 3-4km to go"
It's a good time, but it's not easy...a bit more dirt on the road [than last year]...
It's a nice stage, not bad for us, quite a good run...long way to go...we'll stay calm...very tight between Jari and me
SS2
"the corners muddy and slippery...not normal..."
"Farther behind you are, the worse the conditions are...one corner was full of mud...easy to make mistakes...all OK"
"We have to find our feet and see what the car can do"
dusty like hell at the beginning, so no chance, but at the last split it got better...I push the handbrake, it's working
"Ogier complaining about road position? No? I expect not! I knew this stage was going to get muddy...nothing to do..."
Bloody hell...unbelievable...mud being pulled out....but I'm pretty happy with that...
"Quite difficult stage...lot of mud on the road, probably getting worse and worse"
"Very slippery...really struggling with understeer...so much gravel being pulled out onto the road...no moments...clean run"
I don't have 100% confidence in the turning of the car...if I could improve that it would be perfect
It's getting quite dirty...there's quite a lot of mud in the beginning...that's where I lost it to Séb...
"beautiful one...beginning was triucky...damp...less mistakes than in the first one...more consistent"
SS1
"Good time for the moment - we will see what we can do"
"We take carefully, but OK, we did really good time"
"really slippery, not easy to drive... nice clean run, not easy to do"
Unbelievable... I've never seen to many people... I'm not going yo set the world alight but i do want to push hard.
"tyres is cold...sliding, not good for us in time"
Thanks to the whole team... I'm so happy to be back in the car... I have no handbrake... we're going to check.
"We went into a field and lost a couple of seconds."
"The stage was quite okay, but dirtier than I expected in the cuts. I tried hard and the car feels good."
It's good for us, we are happy, but it will take time to adjust to the speed and braking.
First stage completed and I didn't crash it - we have to be happy with this!
"Something is wrong. I have a bad feeling with the brakes - the balance between the front and rear is not right."
"It was alright, but I didnlt feel I had a very clear run. A bit scrappy in places. Could be better."
"It happened near the midpoint on a tight right-hander. There was some gravel on the road side, we got the back wheel on it and spun 360 degrees. Not the start I wanted but the car feels fine."
It's the first time I've enjoyed a tarmac stage. The car is fantastic. I'm not using the potential but I'm enjoying it.
"I did a little mistake, I marked a bank inside a corner but I cut it too much and put the car onto two wheels."
It's not the best start from me - a few mistakes. I was expecting better grip. Not a big time loss but, for sure, not perfect. We'll try to make it better.