46. Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2016
ERC #8 • ERC2 #8 • ERC3 #8 • ERC Junior #5 • ERC Ladies #8 • Czech Republic #5 • Opel Adam Cup (CZ) #5
26. 8. – 28. 8. 2016, Zlín • asphalt 229.94 km • Other years
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SS15
"I was doing the same pace as the previous stage, I was not going crazy. We hit a barrel and the steering arm is broken. Anyways, it was a great weekend, I will remember it forever. I am to old to wait to reach for so long. Again, stupid mistake."
"It is crazy, the emotions are really high, unbelievable, I don't know what to say. Thanks a lot for the car, for the team, and for my family."
"It is incredible after the morning, i must say the car was perfect this weekend. I don't know what's next, now we will enjoy it."
"It's been an incredible weekend, we took a lot of experience, except the last stage we caught Kreim and followed him for more than eight kilometres. Bad luck for us, but we are happy."
"In this stage we hit something in the first two kilometres, we thought we had another puncture but fortunately the tyre was okay. We are happy we finished, next rally for us is in Germany in three weeks."
SS14
"I think we lost again some time, I think we were too careful. Last stage will be for sure interesting. For sure I want to stay on the road, we try to finish this rally and maintain our position."
"We got a puncture."
"This stage is difficult but okay, one stage is left to finish the rally and we need to finish."
"I think when I am too cautious I am over-braking too much."
SS13
"That's one of the best stages that I have ever driven, I cannot go any faster."
"It was the moment of the finish, the car was on the grass, we had a spin and we are trying to control it, it was a crazy moment. I will not crash, I know what I am doing. I don't know with Tarabus what he is doing."
"Tarabus is very fast, if he doesn't make any mistakes we will not catch him, it is his home rally. Right now I am happy with this stage."
SS12
" We are going to service and then we want to do something. We can't always be fantastic, this is not our rally."
"We're just trying to go really fast. I think we could find places where we could go even faster"
"It's all about the feeling in the car. You feel the road and you hear the notes and it works quite well. In the first corner we were close to losing control because it was a long fast corner"
"Car's a bit noisy but I think its working well. It's not easy today because it's very technical."
"Front differential is broken, so from the start we were only on the rear. What can we do, it's just the car"
"The first stage I slipped too much. I was too cautious now. We're getting better and better but this stage was really tough"
"Everything went perfectly for me"
Puncture on rear left. "Almost at the end of the stage...it doesn't matter we continue to drive"
"There is something funny about the brakes.The left rear wheel is blocking earlier than the right one. I tried to take account of it in this stage so hopefully we didn't lose too much time"
SS11
"Completely wrong on this stage. We want to try to do something. It’s not over."
"Not good. We spun. Maybe we lost 6-7s. Very bad morning for us."
"We’re driving fast but not on the limit. I don’t want to push hard because it’s slippery"
"There was one really slippy part and on braking I overshot a junction and I had to reverse. So I lost about 10 seconds"
"Quite tricky compared to the recce. Try to get back some time."
"Had to be careful in the forest, stage is very dirty. Not perfect, but okay."
"I changed ny driving and the time is good so perfect."
"Not so good. One mistake in this stage. Really difficult with lot of gravel and sand."
"Very nice stage, very slippery. We’re happy to be there without problems"
"After 1 km on the stage, I had some problems with the brakes. I hit a bale"
SS10
off the road in the ditch
lost wheel
"Yesterday we had engine problems and today it's not easy to maintain concentration. But we are trying to push and to do something. This stage was new for us and very exciting."
"Difficult stage. We are enjoying it though, because the car is working perfectly. We will try our best today"
"Not an easy morning for us...we need to wake up. I was actually taking it carefully, the stage is quite technical in parts. Long day ahead, we need to finish. I'm driving at about 80% this morning"
"Not confident...we are not able to drive well. Bad stage for us. Bad start"
"Now I was struggling with the hard tyres on the front...there was a lot of understeer"
"We enjoyed it. Lots of adrenaline in the car there"
"Now it's okay but I was too careful...the stage is really really difficult. The rally is still really long so we'll see. I don't have much confidence now"
"It's a really proper stage...quite fast through the village, a good start for the day. We'll try to find our rhythm and try to reduce the gap between us and Tarabus"
"Everything is okay. After yesterday we're trying to push a little...but but not take big risks. We have an important race in Slovakia next week"
"I know quite well the Barum Rally but I didn’t know the 2nd part of this stage. But so far so good."
SS9
"The last stage was very difficult because we running in the dark. We're looking forward to tomorrow, hopefully can maintain this position"
"Quite good run but on one stage we had a puncture and lost a lot of time. We will try to climb positions. We will push tomorrow"
"I don't have the confidence now. The car is incredible though."
"We did the last stage without lights and it wasn’t a good idea."
"For sure today was a good day. We got a lot of experience today which is important for us."
"Last stage of a horrible day for us"
"Not so bad today. Big day today. Difficult but really nice, a lot of jumps. Like Ireland...really similar. The first half of the day was not so perfect, now is better. Tomorrow will be another long day"
"We got two punctures in the previous stage. We tried carefully to bring it home, and tomorrow is another day"
"I have never seen this before. It's crazy. Unbelievable. Now I was pushing quite hard but no risk. I have to say thank you to this car, it’s amazing"
"It all depends on what he (Kopecky) can do now. We tried to push, because we didn't sleep that much today and if I go any slower I'll fall asleep at the steering wheel. I was a bit more careful here because I was afraid of the dust of the previous run. I'm really happy for us and I think it's an interesting rally. I feel really self-confident in this car"
"Luckily before this last stage we got our power steering back so I was trying to go a little bit faster. We spun on this one. It wasn't the best day for us. The biggest problem for us was the car today, which destroyed our concentration. We got some experience though"
SS8
"I'm not happy with this stage. Again we lost the brakes, because I braked too much"
"The feeling was properly good in the stage, but I had thought the time would be much better. Now we're looking forward and one stage to go"
"Time is very bad still. I want only to finish today"
"Little dark in the forest but okay. I have no headlights. Maybe we put them on now"
"Enjoyable. For us though just keeping the rhythm, no extra pushing"
"I try my best but it's not so good I think. I lost many seconds. They (Kopecky and Lukyanuk) are flying!"
"I’m not taking the risks but now I was almost flat out. Big moments everywhere. Before I was not sure but I know he (Lukyanuk) is crazy"
"Yeah its exciting. Actually I did not expect to take that much from Jan (Kopecky) on the previous stage. Everything is good, the car is perfect, it's amazing how I feel in the car"
"We have no power steering. Otherwise great finish of a fantastic day"
SS7
"My time is not exceptional compared to the other guys but not bad. I thought I had a small puncture but it's okay no problem"
Puncture front right wheel. "On the line on the road was a big stone, was not possible to dodge it"
"I lost the brakes maybe four kilometres before the finish. I pushed but maybe I was too aggressive"
"We are slower now (than Lukyanuk), I think 7 seconds. I think he's taking a huge risk here, looking at his lines through the flat corners. I'm pushing hard, but I'm not taking risks. I don't know if he's crazy, but he's really fast"
"Best stage in the ERC. Very very good"
"Yeah it was much better than in the morning, now we've adjusted the pace notes. So far not bad"
"My time is bad. I have to find my confidence. Not good. Very bad. I don't know why"
"Everything good. Concentrating on finishing the day without any issues. I think Bryan (Bouffier) will be in front because he has much more experience but it's an unpredictable environment here so we'll see"
"The car is all okay...big thank you to the mechanics who changed the gearbox in 18 minutes! Skoda only has one gearbox, so it's easy to choose which one you want for a race"
"The feeling is quite nice, thanks to the team. It's going very fast and smooth I like it. Awesome tyres... Pure fun! Sometimes I was surprised its dark in there, my co-driver put the lights on in the forest sections"
SS6
lost wheel
Broken wheel, blocking the road, stage stopped
puncture
"Clean run, exciting stage. No mistake for me"
"The 2nd left corner was very slippery, we went off, damaged the suspension and lost some time"
SS5
retired engine problem
"I loved this stage, I played it a lot on a computer game. I push a lot but on the last section about three kilometres before the finish on a jump we spun"
"It's not easy. In the bumpy parts the car was moving around a lot. But we're doing our best"
"We went out of the stage and we lost a few seconds. It's okay...the car is okay, we made it back to the stage and through to the finish"
"A proper stage. A lot of crests. For the first time round it wasn't too bad. I think we were too aggressive over some of the crests though and lost some seconds"
"It is very bad for us. All stage we drove without front brakes"
"Still taking it a little bit carefully. I feel it is not the best for speed. This day is a long one and I hope that we'll get faster and faster"
"Still I feel that there's not a lot power but the time's not bad so we'll see"
"Stage with many jumps. We had a very big hit low down on the jumps. Really difficult stage"
"There is huge battle going on"
"It's amazing. Probably the best stage in the Czech rally, and possibly my favourite stage in the championship. Some places we were cautious because we were driving the stage for the first time but happy with our time"
"Incredible stage, especially the last part here. Unbelievable...a load a people, and jumps where you don’t know where you’re going. I’m doing my best. I’m trying to get some experience and get to know the stages"
SS4
"It's a good time...I'm quite happy with that. My plan is to be as fast as possible, and we'll see about the overall classification."
"That didn't go well. I took it too cautiously, worried that I would make a mistake"
"Car is working very well. For this loop we put the hard tyres on and is going much better"
"This one was really really really difficult. I'm not happy with the pace notes in a few places, the rest is okay though. The stage is really nice, getting better and better"
"This is a really really proper stage, lots of corners. I really like this stage. Pace notes are not the best, but so far they're good enough"
"It's very very bad...last two kilometres we drove without brakes. Big problem"
"Everything is okay. Nice stage...first half is really really slippery. It’s good it's not wet - would be like ice if it was wet. Intercom is fixed now"
"From the start of the stage I felt like there wasn't much power...I don't know what's going on at the moment"
"Big problem with power or exhaust, something went wrong after a crest, junction. I think its over"
"The stage was really nice but the time isn’t good. Great rally for my experience"
'You know what you can expect from some parts when you know. I have to say Alex is doing a great job"
"This one was amazing. Beginning is so fast, after that corner, corner, corner, corner!"
"The team did a good job [gearbox], I can now focus on my driving. Difficult rally, very long."
SS3
"Yesterday we had exhaust problems but now it's okay. Quite a good stage, I thought we had a puncture on the right but in the end it's okay. Quite a good time, we are doing our best. It's our first time, we have to find a good pace"
"Of course it's very bumpy and very difficult. We're very happy that we are here, we tried to go very fast"
"The car is incredible. This stage is really really difficult. I don't have a lot of experience with this car but we're improving each time"
"Not so good, sometimes very dirty, a lot of gravel. Not so satisfied with this stage but we are still in the race"
"Yeah we changed alternator belt and now all is okay. Small problem with the intercom. No big problems, just more busy than normal"
"Quite bumpy...the last 2 km was amazing. I just took care to get the car to the finish"
"It is a good stage...very exciting stage, especially the last part. It's a new part for us and for many drivers. The car is okay"
"This one is quite tricky, because in the forest there are some places in sun and some in shadow. You don't know where the loose gravel is so we took it really steady"
"It's an amazing stage. In the beginning, the fourth corner we made a mistake, lost a couple of seconds. The last part is so thrilling - so dark you can barely see the road. Bumpy, dusty, we were cautious. Maybe the local guys will push a bit harder"
"We don’t have 5th gear, the whole stage in 4th gear so long stage, it’s a shame with so fast places"
SS2
driveshaft
gearbox
lost wheel
"No good...I turned around (spun) in the stage. Bad time"
"We enjoyed the stage, the car is incredible, everything is perfect. The real stages start now"
"Big problem at the bridge and puncture"
"I would say not bad...bit too cautious at the beginning but at the end not bad. Some parts were very slippery but we're happy so far"
"Very nice stage...my favourite stage. A lot of spectators around the stage. We didn't have any problems"
"We have problem with alternator. The alarm went...we must change it"
"Nice stage...a little bit mistakes on braking but is okay for the first stage. Now we've found our rhythm I think the second stage will be better"
Bumper damage at the back. "To be honest I don't know (what we've clipped). It's not damaged I think. I did a few mistakes, I was sliding too much in a few places. It's okay, it's a good start"
Missing co-driver's door mirror. "The start was good for us...was clean and smooth drive from us. We'll see if the other guys are pushing or not...see if we go faster or keep the same rhymhm. We clipped a hay bale - they're too big you know"
"In the last corner we touched something on the inside, it was a knock sound I was checking...everything seems alright. Nice morning, nice weather, really good"