47. Cyprus Rally 2018
15. 6. – 17. 6. 2018, Larnaca • Cyprus Automobile Association • gravel - asphalt 205.41 km - (cancelled 24.50 km) • total distance including road sections - 751.53 km • Other years
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SS13
"The rally was pleasurable, we are happy to have been competing in the Cyprus Rally. I was going maximum I could but there were so many stones everywhere. We had several issues, we had a flat tyre but this is my passion, though."
"Good, good rally, I hope we have some good time, it was very good for us. Special stage, no good driving, we are happy to finish the rally. We are very close to other guys."
"We enjoyed it a lot, we’re happy to finish the rally, it was not so difficult for us. "
"To be here is wonderful for us, huge thanks to my co-driver, his pacenotes were just brilliant. Big thanks to my team who made a new car from broken car. We have more rallys, we’ll see where we will be competing."
"Big thanks to my team, the mechanics did a great job, the car works perfect, everything works perfect, it was a good weekend. We are very happy, other guys were also doing well, no puncture, it was a perfect day. The Cyprus stages are incredible stages. See you in Roma. "
"It was a good rally, very difficult, stages were very hot. I had to change my style during the Rally Cyprus. I am very very happy."
"Unbelievable, it is a real rally, I am very happy."
"I am happy to be here after this stage. We had a puncture, in this rally also possibility to win, it was good."
"It was perfect, now we are sponsored, good rally. We were pushing very much, I believe we could win, I am happy. "
"We had bad luck this weekend but we enjoyed it, you know it’s our hometown."
"Last 10km on gravel we had a slow puncture, I had to stop because otherwise, everything would break but everything was good."
"Nasser is changing the wheel, there was a lot of stones, I could not avoid them, you only push and push. It’s like that, now we’ll see."
"We don‘t know where we got this puncture. Maybe we’ll keep on our position. "
"I am very happy, the car was good, no problem."
puncture
"We finished with good time. The first part was very slippery but we changed the car setup so it was better. Really big thank you to the whole team, to organisators, to everyone. We will hopefully go forwards with time. Really enjoyable fast stages, today more rough, Acropolis like. I know we had difficulties, I’ll be happy to see all competitors on the podium."
puncture
puncture
"It’s a nice feeling to be in the finish of the Cyprus Rally 2018. We’re still waiting for Botka‘s time. My surface is tarmac so let’s see on Barum Rally. My car burned there last year so we’ll see."
"I am superhappy. You know, there have been a lot of casualties in this rally but we survived. It was really difficult, I mean conditions, road conditions, high speed in stages. We are happy where we are, that we are here."
SS12
"It’s really good for us to be here. Good rally, we have been driving on gravel parts which were quite tough but we have really perfect setup and we are enjoying it. "
"It’s good, I couldn’t imagine it. I am very happy, one more stage ahead."
"It’s not easy to keep pace with the guys in front but OK, we will try. It’s the last loop of the rally."
"For the next stage I will try to keep on the road and be as fast as I can. It will be the first time we do this stage so for me it’s not possible to be in the attack mode."
"This stage was very good, I felt tired after 10km so I’ll be lucky to finish. It’s not possible to push. "
"It’s a very hard rally, I’m not happy about it. Too high temperatures, I’m tired from it. "
"We did OK, tyres are OK. We’ll enjoy the last stage, we’ll be going carefully, nothing changes, we want to finish."
"I’m happy because we only have one more stage. Really really tough, the only thing is to finish."
"It was a clean stage for us. The car is maybe a little bit soft on tarmac sections. Everything is OK, no mistakes, problems, puncture. It’s a good rally but this is not the finish."
"Subaru is good but we have to change the setup, ideally. We are very fast from the group, we will see. We want to go to the finish and that’s the most important thing."
"Everything is OK, it was a really good stage. One more stage to go."
"We didn’t only go one stage and we are winning the ERC2 category."
"I want to win some stages at least. That’s everything I can do. Hopefully, I can go to the ramp."
"We are trying to push because it’s the Golden Stage, you know."
"Still quite a slippery stage, I’m overtaking Nasser, have just one spare and trying to push hard. It’s my goal to be ahead of Alexey in the championship."
"We are trying to maintain our position. It’s tough. "
"We are trying to push. I cannot do more, one stage and we’ll see."
"It was quite OK, just some dust came to the car which was a bit strange. I expected the stage to be clean but loose gravel was quite slippery. No big stones on the track."
"I try really hard to push and catch Vojtěch Štajf."
"First part was so bad for me, I didn‘t have confidence in driving. It was a tricky stage of the rally, you never know. I will try to make it to the finish."
"Slippery and also different than the stages before. You know you are pushing at some places on limit but lose easy time at other places."
"We didn‘t do any major mistakes, I just cut one corner too much but luckily, there was no puncture. We are not thinking of jumping on places in front of us but we’ll try to keep our position. "
SS10
"We had such a big moment. We went wide while going fast, then the car turned and we were going backwards."
"I hope it will be like this. We will push more in the next stages. I feel the pressure because I have never won the rally."
"I’m not gonna push more, I had to avoid a lot of stones on the track. I want to avoid a puncture and try to keep my position. It’s a very special event, anything can happen, you have to be focused."
"We decided not to push from the beginning, the stage was very hard. I think I lose a bit power. Today it was OK, yesterday much worse. When we push like that, I’m sure we can win. I think the car is getting tired."
"I really enjoy this rally, the steering wheel was going hard but everything is OK. This position is good for us, we tried to save tyres for the last loop."
"In the stage it was very fast, on the highway I missed a junction and due to this we went late to the stop line. Speaking Cyprus Rally, this stage was in it definitely."
"We try to be really careful and so we are lucky to be here. In the highway, I felt vibrations from the driveshaft, we have to check it out in the service."
"I thought we had a puncture on the right side, so I tried to go slower to the left corners. We take it easy, we try to keep it on the road."
"It’s really difficult, car wants to move a lot from the back side. It’s a very fast competition, you have to carry the speed. It was very rough, I’m happy to go for the second loop. I’m already struggling with the grip, I didn‘t expect it to be so low, the car is quite good."
SS9
"Very difficult, also for the pilot, very slippery."
"Everything OK, we try to avoid mistakes and manage it to the finish. We don‘t have a lot of grip but we continue how we are, We try to enjoy it."
"Very slippery, I hope we made good time."
"No problem, we made no mistakes, in this stage it was a little bit strange,it was more slippery at some places."
"Very very difficult, it’s not possible to push because we cannot brake."
"It was a very bad stage. I had a lot of issues today, I had a flat tyre in the first stage, broken driveshaft in the SSS Nicosia stage and no grip in this stage."
"We are really hot. We are very close to the winning competitors so now we’ll play it safe. The problem was that we were sliding a lot because we used other tyres mark for the competition."
"We didn’t drive so quickly, we are just trying to finish. I feel sorry for Nordgren, he had bad luck. "
"At least I enjoy, I cannot do more. The rally is absolutely big surprise for everyone."
"Stupid mistakes, I feel sorry for the whole team and everyone. I don’t have any explanation how that happened. The first corner was very slippery, I went wide, which was an amateur mistake with cold tyres. We‘ll try to continue."
"We don’t have the right setup but good. It‘s hard for us, too much sliding. We won’t change the setup because we don’t have time for that but we keep pushing."
"It was very difficult, the car is too soft for me. I was struggling with traction, it was a very tricky stage, anything could happen, the grip level was zero."
"Very slippery, I think there’s something wrong with the car, everything was cold after the start. We are trying to do our best, trying to keep smooth, we have to push a little bit more."
"We are quite happy, this stage was extremely slippery. We made a mistake after the start, 3-4km far away we crossed the road, went out, engine stopped but started working again. Apart from that everything OK."
"The stage was good."
"We took a rest because of the delay at the start of the stage. We don‘t want to take any risk. It was very tricky, we try to stay on line. Although we were the second car on the stage, I tried to be clear as much as possible."
"Really tricky stage, we try to do our best. I think it’s good pace now."
"It’s been a tough day, I would like to push a bit more but it’s so slippery now. It’s difficult, you have to be careful. We swapped the tyre and it suits not very good now, very tricky stage."
SS8
"I don’t think it is an important stage but no fun, you don’t have the right tyres, too much risk for nothing."
"At the start of stage we had a problem with clutch, no concentration because of no pressure in the clutch, it was down and didn’t return."
"Nice stage, we enjoyed it. Gravel tyres on tarmac are not good, we will try to finish."
"The stage was really tricky, too narrow for this car but we are OK."
"It was a funny stage, no mistakes, no problem, time is good, everything OK. Now we have two stages ahead which are gonna be very difficult."
"I am a good driver, we are concentrated, very good job. I know the streets."
"Unfortunately, I am very disappointed. I don’t know where I got a puncture, I lost a lot of time. You never know, the rally is very hard. I’m gonna push and enjoy it."
"We are not so happy, we had really bad luck in other two stages. "
"Crazy, slippery, didn’t expect it to be so slippery but we survived another stage."
"It was just a show, the gravel part of this stage was quite slippery, in some corners I lost a bit of time. This stage was not so important, the next ones will be more important."
"We will push and want everybody to stay in, not to have problems and to be the quickest. There is still something in my fuel tank."
"It was going good in the first stage, this stage is the one where we don’t take any risk. We will try to push next two stages and have good time to make it closer. I will do my best."
"The stage was a little bit short, a little bit strange, going on tarmac with gravel tyres, no more to say."
"It was a short stage but perfect."
"I got a gift from my friend 10 years ago, it was a basic spare microphone and speakers for my intercom unit."
"Unbelievable, how much pacenotes we have. You can lose a lot in this stage and you can risk a lot, it’s better to drive a bit carefully."
"My microphone was broken in the last stage, I tried to make a shift, I will probably take it easy."
SS7
"We got a puncture in the beginning, it is right rear puncture. I had to stop and change it, otherwise I would make more damage. I am very sad. We have just begun, maybe we’ll be lucky."
"Polykarpou had a puncture. We slided a bit, didn’t have right tyres but OK."
"I had a problem with the machine. I think only three cylinders are working."
"Our pacenotes were not really correct, we made some mistakes in the recce. We will try to push."
"We try to be clean again, avoid mistakes, big problems and stay out of trouble. We changed the setup a little bit from yesterday and now it’s good."
stopped
"Unfortunately, we missed the junction and went straight at the beginning and lost a lot of time."
"It was not a bad beginning, I made the setup a little bit too hard for the stage. On some gravel parts it was difficult to get the grip. I hope to finish the rally, to score some points, it is a really fast rally."
"We went a little bit too wide in one corner and touched the line but no drama. Time is good, we try to keep going and we will see in the afternoon."
"It wasn‘t too bad for us, in the middle of the stage I heard a strange noise, we thought we got a puncture but fortunately, not. Last section on tarmac was really fast, keeping straight and full throttle, maybe I pushed too much."
"Everything good, 1-2km there is mud but OK."
"OK, I mean my microphone in the helmet doesn’t work properly, I cannot talk to my co-driver."
"Some places there is mud, some corners are damp and tricky."
"We are OK for the time, temperatures are right, we are happy that nothing happened. Some parts are OK, some parts are really slippery, I really need some experience where I could push and where not. "
SS6
"This stage was very slippery, with loose gravel. "
"We are slowly learning to drive this road. This stage is amazing, tomorrow we will push on to be on the podium. In compare to other competitors, Catie progressed a lot."
"We had a puncture in both last stages. It was hard, especially on gravel sections for me."
"It was a very good day for us, this afternoon we push a little bit more, the setup is good. Tomorrow we will push more."
"Very good car, good setup, suspension OK. For me it is so difficult, I mean a lot of jumps and gravel."
"It was quite bumpy. It is our target to be on one podium."
"Actually, it was OK, we take our position. We try to continue. We will try to pump some air in the puncture to see how bad it is, we don’t have any spare tyres more."
"I enjoyed the stage, tried to avoid mistakes and OK."
"We had really bad luck with Lukyanuk but we learnt a lot from the tough Rally Acropolis, to be clean and something about surviving. I didn‘t expect so many loose stones and rocks. "
"It is still good time to finish the championship. I feel sorry for Nasser, we have a good result, let’s see."
"I realised I need to finish this day because I will score points. I hope for tomorrow to end on a good position. I think we made good job in a team. For the moment it is OK, continue like that. We are really tired, sometimes I have to avoid big stones. This rally is very tough and other that usual."
"I tried to push more, I have gravel tyres, for me much more confident. I am happy to be in the finish today, I think we made it to the TOP 10 which can be an advantage for tomorrow."
"It was a fast section, except rolling OK. It is a rally on high speed, not good."
"Fortunately, we had no problems today, I tried to have clear line on tarmac section. We are really happy to be here."
"We had flat tyres on tarmac afternoon, the corners on tarmac were much more dirty. We are happy, the car ist almost ready for tomorrow, we have to change tyres."
"Last year we had definitely different pace, maybe I expect too much today. We are happy with the pacenotes at the moment. "
"The car is perfect, no problem. It is good to be in the finish line the first day."
"The stage was good, I feel good after the day."
SS5
"I got another puncture in the stage and have no spare tyre anymore."
"Everything is alright, we pushed in the stage, time is very good, the setup too."
"It was good, I enjoy it."
"I think I am going back to the previous setup from the morning. I made some changes for the afternoon loop but it’s not good."
"No problem with the stage but we have no power, we probably have issues with pop-off valve as well. We will change it tomorrow in the service."
"We lost too much time but that’s rally."
"Yes, another puncture from the beginning. It is very difficult, we had one before and now we have another one. We don’t have enough spare tyres."
rolled
puncture
"The previous stage was good, now we were very slow but at least clean stage."
"At the beginning of stage, car jumped and we ended directly in the field. The radiator is OK."
"We lost a lot of time while getting back on the road. It is pretty different here, we were going at high speed but OK, we are here."
"We are trying hard, difficult conditions in the stage, the grip level is better for sure."
"The local guys are very fast in the stage. The car is better now after setup changes."
"I haven‘t seen Hubert in the stage, he might not be on board. This rally is not only about being fastest but also about driving carefully without any problem."
"It is much better, we had two clear lines where we could go faster. We made changes in pacenotes and we feel better. The car is OK, everything is OK."
"I want to return to Cyprus to make such rally again, I love it. On tarmac parts we had flat tyres which made me a little bit upset. We have to change tyres."
"Not higher grip now, it is quite slippery with the setup. The stage was a tough one, very bumpy, not stable, tricky. This was the most difficult stage for me, we hope to go safely through."
"It is much better stage than the one before. You know we had a puncture but now we are pushing."
"Stage was very hot, the car is good, I am happy with time."
"The stage was good. We had a moment but hopefully, the car is OK, we can continue."
"It was slippery, we were trying to push but I don’t know how I hit something. Nothing important, car is good. Very enjoyable rally, very hot but perfect."
SS4
"We made a mistake in the pacenotes and used a wrong road. We lost 5 minutes but we try to keep calm. I am still getting used to this car."
"We got a puncture and stopped to change it. It was a really good stage, I think the problem with brakes was just overheating."
"Time is good, a lot of stones. No problem."
"It was a good stage for us, we didn’t take any risks, a lot of rocks on the line. We did a good job."
"OK, there were too many rocks on the line."
"Everything good, we keep the pace, trying not to make any mistake."
"We had a flat tyre 3km before finish, I had to avoid Lukyanuk."
"The run was very good."
"Lukyanuk was in the middle of road, I had to go along the big rock and hit it. Fortunately, he was early enough to warn me, it happened on tarmac. Lukyanuk lost the control and went to bareer. Almost big mess."
"I did my best but I don’t know what the time is. Not good conditions."
"The problem was the opening on tarmac, we lost some time."
"It was not perfect before, now I try to go fast."
"I feel some damage on the car, I am looking for it. I am happy with the setup, good stage."
puncture
"We had a flat tyre on tarmac, I don‘t know where. We are disappointed, we had to stop and lost a lot of time."
"I absolutely liked the stage, I enjoyed it. Really fast for the first loop."
"We enjoyed the first stage, you know we had problems with tyre pressure last time."
"The time is good, my feeling is perfect."
"It was really rough and tricky stage. We started quite high with the level of car and will keep it the same."
"Everything is alright, car setup is slightly different, I am trying to push a little bit more."
"I went wide on a bank and hit it with the rear bumper. "
SS3
"It was OK, the car works perfect, we are leading the category. This afternoon we would like to push more."
"I thought it was no.23 issue. The car is damaged, no problem for the crew."
"No brakes, no handbrake, no muscles."
"Nice stage, we enjoyed it, we didn’t have a lot of grip, we will try to do something with the setup."
"From the second stage the pop-off valve opened two times, I reseted again. I think both Fiesta have some problem with the valve but we are here, we will try."
"No big mistakes, not any risks, it was a clear run for the morning. You have to change your driving style, the car is never perfect on such mixed surface but OK."
"I was pushing in the stage but I had problem with throttle response which took me probably 10-15 seconds. Suddenly, the engine stopped. We were rolling in the stage, reseted the car and lost a lot of time."
"From the beginning slippery, tarmac sections quite OK. I could be faster, it will be better in the second loop. Tyres are good."
"The stage was not so long, we tried to push but difficult conditions. It is how it is, it is a compromise with the setup, one stage merely on tarmac, next one on gravel."
"It was difficult morning for us. The car is maybe too soft, maybe we will drop down the car a little bit."
"We are enjoying it but we chose the wrong tyres for this time. The car is working good."
"I am not really enjoying it, the pacenotes are not perfect but we are improving it. We try to survive, hoping to have more luck for the next sections."
"The morning didn‘t start too well but step by step we can find the rhythm. This stage was a little bit strange on tarmac section. We just drive, sticked to our pacenotes and we will see."
"It is nice, one change gravel to tarmac and tarmac to gravel is very hard for the pilots. I am learning a lot on rallys like Rally Cyprus. Tyres should be changed in the service."
"It was really nice, some stages are very hard to get rid of. A very fast stage to begin with, tricky parts with stones, the second one very bumpy and this one quite fast but very twisty."
"Cool stage, not good tyres. No problem, I have good feeling."
"It was quite fun, we are happy with the pace because we had a puncture before. We are driving on spare tyres, have 3 different compounds now. It was hard to drive on the puncture, I didn’t know if to change it or not."
"The stage was very slippery, gravel is better, it is OK."
"We had a puncture on the front right. OK, time is good, good stage."
SS2
"We had no handbrake, it is completely soft, no power in it. Slippery but OK."
"We can push hard but you know, we don‘t expected anything from the Cyprus Rally, we just get experience. We are happy."
"Actually, we are happy. Rally is fast and big, we don’t take it too risky. Some places are big surprise, muddy and some holes, quite tricky sometimes."
"We can push hard but you know, we don‘t expected anything from the Cyprus Rally, we just get experience. We are happy."
"We had no handbrake, it is completely soft, no power in it. Slippery but OK."
"We hopefully found a good setup after yesterday. We drive much more carefully now, taking no risk, we enjoy it. We keep a bit slower now."
"We actually go to the position two. OK, what we can do, to change the valve and to try to make time better again. Very slippery but OK, we are happy."
"It was good, we don’t want to do any push or attack, just make sure to keep in the rally. This stage was much more slippery than the previous one, I was surprised. There was a lot of much mud in the recce but OK."
"Yes, it was slippery. We had problem on the front left, flat tyre or something. I didn’t hit anything, just really bumpy."
"Today morning we have extra tyres for the surface. It is still very slippy, even on the dry parts. Some corners we were going cross country but not bad. We probably go for the entirely gravel tyres in the next section."
"Very difficult, with completely setup for the gravel. It is a bit better now but still very sandy. I am cleaning the road for others, not too happy."
"It was slippery but we had problems with one jump. We didn’t brake where we had to, flied too high and came off the road but OK. We had a puncture in the first stage, it is a bit unlucky rally for us."
"Yes, I really enjoyed the stage. This stage was much better than the first run, this was my favourite one."
"Very slippery but very very pleasurable. At many places there was mud and water but OK."
"Really bumpy stage, in corners we were going sideways, very slippery. We make changes but we are not so happy. We have to play the game, it was a very tough part."
"It is better now but no grip. Tyres are getting worn slowly."
"We had a puncture in the first stage so we have to be careful in this one. First stage was my favourite but we had a puncture. I will try to push to make some time."
"Very very slippery stage, the car is OK. Not very much grip in this stage."
"Quite difficult opening the road here, really really slippery stage, not easy to be in the front. Very hot here."
SS1
"Everything OK, we had fuel tank problems yesterday in the shakedown."
"We don‘t have brakes, it is working and sometimes not, I don’t know why. We have the same problem as in the Acropolis Rally last time."
"It was good stage, we like it, we enjoy it. We don‘t push, drive carefully, to see how everything is going."
"It was OK, everything good. A bit slow in the stage."
"It was OK but the car stopped suddenly in the stage so we had to use soft button to start the car. That is why we lost a lot of time. We just used backup circuit and OK."
"We enjoyed the stage, good warmup for the rally and we will try to save the car."
"I was not very fast, lots of rocks on the line. We can push for the rest of the weekend."
"Car is OK. It is the first stage, I would like to see my pace, in compare to the others. I will try to go through, hopefully see you on the ramp."
"We had a spin a couple of times in the stage, I will try to save my mistakes."
"We got it at the start of the stage but we have come to finish."
"It was good stage, we like it, we enjoy it. We don‘t push, drive carefully, to see how everything is going."
"Very good stage, we drive safely. We are happy. Lets go."
"We have problems with valve pressure, I tried to reset. OK, what can we do, we will see."
"Very fast. Everything good, car is OK, we try to keep pace and see how we will be doing."
"First stage was very tricky, you have to be careful. Next stage issue will be very bumpy, you have to drive carefully."
"Nasser is good but fast guys are now behind me. Not easy stage for the morning, very long and tricky. It is slippy there, with bumpy sections."
"There were car movements on the tarmac section, very slippery. We had small moments, the stage was for warming up, it was OK. We will be pushing."
"First part was not good, car was too soft. It is not good to have gravel setup also on the tarmac. In the first part I was struggling a lot, especially on tarmac parts, I lost a lot of time, the car was moving very much. It is not the best time but we will see. I think other drivers have the same problems like me."
"We have different tyres, we changed almost everything. The car is moving on tarmac section, it is slippy on the gravel parts. Time is good in compare to other competitors, some of them are faster. We will try to keep on the road."
"We got puncture in right rear. Time is not so bad but we drove long on the puncture."
puncture
puncture
"Very slippery, like in the video game."
"It is hard stage to open up today. "
"Everything good, no spin."
"It is very slippery but we have the weather now. It is wonderful, I am enjoying. Feeling good, car is working perfectly."
"Stage is very good, very fast, the car is OK."