48. Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2018
ERC #6 • ERC2 #6 • ERC3 #6 • RGT Cup #4 • ERC Junior U27 #4 • ERC Junior U28 #4 • ERC Ladies #6 • Czech Republic #6 • Peugeot Rally Cup (CZ) #5
24. 8. – 26. 8. 2018, Zlín • asphalt 212.73 km • Other years
Info
SS15
puncture
"We had a puncture but we managed it to the end. Very difficult rally, I am happy to be here. "
"There was a small slide and we had to go into the bush. I put first gear, full gas and went out."
"We lost the brakes in the half of the stage so we couldn´t push."
"We are so happy to be here. One of hard rallys of my entire life.
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"No puncture this weekend. I was driving really careful, we had only one spare. It was a lot of work behind steering wheel, the car moves left right left right."
"We took a lot of experience and that was our main goal."
"Good weekend. Very very challenging rally, we should be happy to go to the end. We were first time here. "
"It was really good, thanks to Dominik, to motorsport team, I am happy. We have shown the pace, speed, when everything is working, it´s good."
"Very perfect for me. Very difficult."
"We did a good job down here, 100%. Thank you to my sponsors, family and all crew. I am happy.
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defekt
"We were fast again. Very good stage. Congratulations to Martin, he did a great job."
"Omlouvám se všem. Přestože jsme netlačili, udělal jsem chybu a skončili jsme mimo trať. Barumku nedokončíme."
"We almost didn´t finished. We had a big moment and went to a ditch but okay, we did it. We have the best team, best coach, best guys, no problem."
"Positive thing is to be in the finish, it is not what we wanted."
"Tough rally, happy to be in the finish. Very very slippery."
"We are happy to be here, we have good experience, now a lot of time lost in last 3 stages.
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"Thank you to my team, to spectators."
"Unfortunately, tyres were really bad for the stage. But we felt it was quite okay and we enjoyed the last stage."
"The stage was full of water, we are too optimistic maybe. We will see what Alexey´s time is, maybe he´s pushing like hell."
"We are really happy to finish the rally. We were up and down. We feel happy. "
"It was a really nice event. I am happy to be here, it was an incredible rally but I enjoyed it, really nice atmosphere. Honestly, I don´t care about the position, other guys were really fast, I came here and didn´t know what to expect."
"Very difficult stage, on wet tyres it was really slippery. No problem, just difficult conditions and hard to drive. We are coming to Poland."
"It was a tough weekend for us. Soft tyres, the car worked well for us and now we have to wait for Dani. Good rally, thanks to Hankook for the tyres."
"Not perfect now, Ingram is before us and Fabian Kreim had slicks and was really fast. It was drier and drier, we were sliding on bad tyres."
"It was a very good competition. Nikolay was very good, we are happy with the place. Tough weekend. So many different conditions."
"I have never pushed so hard, we had so many moments. I missed a junction and lost some time. It was a challenging weekend. "
"The positive thing is we finished the rally without any crash. So difficult rally, due to rain a completely strange rally. We gained experience and learnt a lot."
SS14
"I had the same problem, system pedal shift problems."
"It was quite better than the last one. We were in a ditch in the first stage of the second loop."
"It was very tricky. Some places were absolutely dry and in forest it was wet."
"In the second lap, engine started to make noise and no power at all."
"Without rain, it was even funny. We should keep concentration, we are close to the end."
"This one was not so good, I didn´t find pace and wasn´t confident."
"Two cars were off in one corner which is incredibly muddy. We tried to avoid problems and go to the finish."
"I hit a wall and we did a puncture. The weekend was perfect, we are now going to the last stage, enjoying what we can."
"There were some tricky places but everything okay, without mistake."
"Slippy stage, it was good. In one place I couldn´t see the road, just mud."
"We make a show. Everything is okay."
"This loop is better, the first one was not really good."
byl venku
"The car is of too soft setup for this conditions."
"Slippy stage, it was good. In one place I couldn´t see the road, just mud."
"The changes are okay, the setting is quite good, car is better but we lose a lot of time on stages. It´s hard for me to change the gear. Yes, hydraulic pump pressure problem."
"We had a small crash."
"We are here, a hard stage. We tried to avoid the crash but okay."
"A lot of wet, mud on the road, I have slicks but okay, we are here."
"The stage was much better for us, we have to concentrate for the last long stage."
"Always the same pace, nothing special. We have some problems with power, I don´t know what, something like pop-off valve but still looking to the finish. Sorry for spectators."
"It was better now but time is not very good."
"Quite wet but okay, no standing water so I think slicks were the right choice. In the first section it was really dry except the corners full of mud."
"A little bit wet in the forest but for me okay. I wasn´t pushing. "
"Difficult conditions. It´s difficult to enjoy rally, stages are muddy and slippy. I have full rain tyres and it´s really dry. It´s the first time I drive with this tyres. The car moves like hell."
"Everything okay but I completely destroyed my tyres."
"Here is everything okay. After puncture in the previous stage we took it very carefully. We need to keep car on the road."
"It was okay, better choice for our wet tyres, in forrest was wet tarmac. We'll see, the last stage is before us."
"It was quite slippy with the tyres but we managed."
"Catastrophy, with this tyres it´s completely wrong. It is almost dry, car is moving lot and lot. In next stage we´ll lose more than a minute for sure. A lot of mud on the road, some corners are difficult and tricky, very easy to make a mistake."
"I hate the last stage. Driving on slicks, we are sliding in the car."
SS13
"Good stage, I enjoyed it."
"It was okay, we made some little things. We have problems with gearbox, it doesn´t downshifts."
"We keep our own pace, we are here, that´s good."
"It´s relatively easier now. Glad to have no problems. Muddy sections can catch you up. We want to push, we will see what happens in next sections."
"We changed the tyres, I feel much more comfortable now. We enjoy it."
"We are on safe choice, it´s like full wet. We need to focus on the loop, no problem."
"We are very lucky. Now okay, we didn´t take any risk, the car is better to drive now. We changed the setup a little bit but it´s okay."
"This stage was full of mud, we took some risk. I hope next two stages will be drier and we come to finish."
We took rain tyres so you can imagine. It costs us a lot time. Podium is gone with these tyres."
"Very difficult, we had to push very careful. We are losing some time but going to the finish."
"The stage was good but some places were completely dry and I had wet tyres. Could be better on soft tyres."
"Not okay, a lot of muddy places, it was very fast. We have wrong tyres, only full wet but it is Barum Rally."
"We have puncture on the front, I don´t know where."
puncture
"A little bit muddy in the stage, tyres were not correct."
"It was more like driving on gravel. "
"Tyre choice was completely wrong, we were struggling a lot. The car moved a lot."
SS12
"We are trying to keep car on the road. We listen to pacenotes but you have to change your driving style and keep concentration."
"Really difficult stage, really tricky, it was not easy with water on the road. We drive carefully."
"I lose concentration. It was too narrow there, very very bad. Some corners were incredibly slippery. No fun but it´s a big challenge in my life."
"The car is okay. It was completely tricky, bumpy, rain on the stage. I am really happy with the setup."
"It was quite good but really slippery, some parts were like a mirror. We were a bit slow in the morning but we try to go further."
"Everything is fine. I don´t think time is worse, we´ll go like that. "
"Everything is okay, we try to keep this position, not to risk. The feeling is good."
"We have a good feeling in the car."
"I had no confidence. I just try not to make any mistakes and to avoid punctures."
"Everything was okay. I made one mistake but I enjoyed it."
"We made some mistakes in the pacenotes but okay."
"We are happy we are here. There was a lot of mud in this stage. We were sliding on one place, on black ice but we kept on the road. It´s dangerous and difficult but OK. "
"Hard morning, now we come to service and try to make car a little bit faster."
"Super stage, it was good for us. I am satisfied."
"We lost time, we were too cautious."
"It´s not the best today for us. I expected it to be more slippery and muddy in this stage but there was good grip. Only sometimes it was like on ice."
"We learn a lot but it´s difficult. We are trying to be clean but I am not very confident with the car. "
"I am really looking to finish. I am not ready to take risk, car loses grip at some places."
"We see how fast we can be. It´s not easy. We take much more risk at some places, the rally started to be a bit dangerous."
"Now it is better, not easy though at some places. It was a really difficult stage, too many corners. In one corner we touched a bit, maybe we have a little puncture but we are not sure."
"I enjoyed this stage. Some places were a little bit difficult."
"This one is maybe the best from three stages. I am not satisfied with my performance, we didn´t get rhythm from the beginning."
"I tried to go fast. In one corner it was slippy, I couldn´t stop and the car went out of road."
"I expected the stage a little bit more muddy. We lost too much time at some places."
"Nice stage, we enjoyed it. Good grip but one place was slippery. I made some stupid mistakes, after the crest, I braked too early."
"It was much better than the previous stage. I am learning from this rally. It´s just a bit muddy."
"All the time something is not correct, we have too soft tyres now, the car moves a lot. It´s a difficult weekend. We want to get to finish, not to make any stupid mistake."
SS11
"The first two stages were okay, really tricky. We take experience from the second day."
"The first two stages were very slippery, no fun. "
"The first stage was very tricky, I made mistake and went on the grass. This one was okay for me, we want to continue like this."
"First two stages were really slippery, we try to get confidence. No risk, we want to keep going."
"It started bad because I am not on confidence. We went off the track but continued. I hope afternoon will be better."
"It is okay for me. I have good feeling in the car."
"I knew this is my stage. Next one is also my favourite one. We will push.
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"This one was very slippery, especially at the end. Risk was not to get puncture anywhere. I am happy. It´s challenging with then rain."
"This is very very tricky, so much mud. Crazy."
"A lot of mud in the stage, the other car of our team out of the road. Very slippery."
vylomil kolo o klády
"It was rough, not good start today. We have to change setting in the service.
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"Morning is the same as yesterday. No car feeling."
"Je to okay, čekal jsem, že to bude vyházené, ale bylo to míň. Jedeme dál, je to těžké."
"It could be a little bit dry through the forest. We have to be careful, it´s difficult with the car on mud.
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"Today worse than yesterday. Really difficult stage, mud on the road. I don´t know how to drive on these tyres. I am not happy with my driving."
"Stage very very slippery, not in confidence with car. I can´t push."
"We are just trying our best pace. Really slippery, trying to go to finish. No ambitions, I cannot push."
"Really slippy but okay. We are trying our best. We want to stay on the road."
"We were not pushing, no risks."
"I was OK, quite tricky and difficult. Really slippy. "
"There is wet tarmac. Now I was little slow in one crest and corner. No big problems, everything OK."
"There were some tricky places, some places where it was dirty."
"It´s better than previous one, I tried to push a little bit more."
"I don´t know where I got puncture."
puncture
"We are careful, it was incredibly fast trough trees. It was not a nice stage."
"It was wrong tyre choice, everybody said it will rain but was dry. We try to keep on the road."
SS10
off road
puncture
byl mimo
měnil defekt
"I don´t know, we had no grip in the second corner. I pushed the brake and we went off the road. The car looks OK, no problem."
Barum rally is always tricky. Like yesterday, we had grip but I didn't use it
"It was really really difficult, Pellier went off. It was so tricky, it´s gonna be muddy in the afternoon. I started to be quite cautious so it was OK."
"I find it difficult today, there was a lot of places full of mud. We have to be cautious, we wanted to be faster but we´d be out of game."
"After two cars it was really dirty in the stage. After the start, it was very slippery and we already had a moment there. We tried to push and it was OK."
"It wasn´t a good stage for us, there was a lot of mud on the road."
"This stage was quite slippery, with dangerous cuts full of mud. We are driving to keep it safe."
"The stage was muddy at some places at the beginning. Today it´s gonna be tricky with every car in the stage."
"It was a really bad stage, the car is more lovely with the tyres but it was very wet in the stage, there was water standing on the track."
"Really slippery and difficult but OK. At some places, it was hard."
off road
"It was a difficult start today, we are trying new compound but OK, the conditions are not so good so we are keeping it safe. The grip level was not so bad but the setup was not correct, the car is difficult when you brake."
"We are trying to be cautious because it´s very tricky, I enjoy it. Yesterday, I tried to be as fast as I could. To be honest, I was scared yesterday, I didn´t want to damage this beautiful car."
SS9
"The setup could be better, we have to change it for tomorrow. It was so slippery today."
"The car is OK, we are OK, tomorrow morning we are coming to the start line."
"I was a little bit too cautious and a bit too slow."
"It´s been a tough day, tomorrow it´s gonna also be very tough. I found good pace, I am happy. You really need to drive with the head, no mistakes."
"We couldn´t see anything so we are happy to be in the finish line. It was hard today but it was good. We hope we will be doing well tomorrow."
"Our day was so good and our time is good as well."
"It was muddy, we were driving in the dark and and it was tricky there, everything in one stage."
"It was such a hard stage, especially when you see nothing. Tomorrow it´s gonna be a tough day and we will try to catch some time."
"The final stage was OK for us, maybe tomorrow it will be better."
"I am very happy to be here and looking forward to tomorrow."
"It was a quite difficult run, we could be a little bit faster. The conditions could be better but we are happy to have finished this really hard stage."
"We made a mistake and had a spin, it was a really hard stage. We are pushing so hard because it´s a rally, why not to push."
"It was difficult for me to drive on slippy tarmac. We have been struggling with the gearbox, we stucked on the third gear. There is low pressure in the gearbox on the dashboard."
"This was the last stage, it was good."
"It was a real adventure to drive at night. Tarmac was very bumpy and the lights weren´t straight."
"I am learning, for me it´s tough to drive here for the first time. We are trying to stick to the pacenotes, it is a tough rally."
"We are here, we finished the last stage of the day. The car is not damaged and time is a bit better."
"We have no more spare tyres except of a wet tyre. Tomorrow, we are going on completely wet setup so we will see. Time is good."
"There is a gravel section during this stage, last year I also had a puncture here, we couldn´t do anything because there was something we hit in the middle of the road."
"It was already better during this stage, we are in the finish line of the first leg finally. I am glad we have survived."
"We enjoyed it, we had a puncture before, lost a lot of time but we will try hard tomorrow. "
"We have lost the brakes during the stage so we had to continue only with the handbrake, which took us a lot of time."
"It was good, really difficult, we had a very big moment but we enjoyed it."
potíže s brzdami
"It was very good, although there were some tricky places. We were a little bit struggling but so far so good."
puncture
"We can be satisfied today, it was a really difficult and demanding day. We enjoyed the second part of the stage, we can try to push tomorrow and see what the weather´s going to be like."
"We expected the weather to be rainy during the stage but the road was completely dry. Tyres were wet which was not good but it´s our problem."
"We are improving, setup of the car looks OK now. It´s better to drive during natural light, it was really difficult to drive in this stage because now it´s completely night. The weather is better than in the morning."
"We did massive changes in the setup and we like it now."
"I have nothing to complain about, the road was dry. We had really soft tyres for this conditions so the car was moving a lot but OK, we managed it to the finish line today and the importang stages are coming tomorrow."
"We are happy, it was really funny today, we enjoyed it."
"It was a little bit difficult but OK. We weren´t doing very well in this stage, lights were not really helping us."
"My plan is not to give more than 10 seconds in the stage tomorrow. It was really tough today, we didn´t have optimal compound but I am happy."
"Honestly, it was our mistake that we are in top 5 after today, we got 3 punctures in one day. We will see what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. I think Alexey won´t lose his position so easily. Thanks to the spectators for clapping us on the start and finish lines."
"It was a perfect day today, the road was completely dry now. I think we have shown a quite good performance so far, we were pushing a lot and we have maintained a good position."
SS8
"It was incredibly slippy, the corners were unbelievable. The car is working well."
"We had a moment, it was not easy. It was very slippery because we went off the road and then tried to push hard."
"We have a bad feeling, the car is not good."
"It was difficult, very crazy."
"The stage was very very slippery and muddy, it looks like black ice in Monte Carlo. We hit hard back of the car, we hope the car to be OK."
"Last 3km were horible, there was so much mud that we couldn´t see tarmac. Everything was in mud. We are happy to have survived, it was very tricky."
"accident in SS8"
"It was tricky. Although there was shiny tarmac, it wasn´t slippy there but where it was a bit damp, it was slippy there like hell."
"It was good, we are here. It wasn´t fun, there was a lot of gravel and water in the corners but OK."
"It was better in this stage, we changed the setup because we expected the stage to be like that, no problem."
"It was really crazy, we try to push really but before the finish line, tarmac was maybe worse than ice, we couldn´t do anything, couldn´t brake."
"The conditions are even more difficult, I am happy with my pace, we are improving. To be honest, we are happy to finish this stage, you can crash in last 3km. Very tricky."
"It was a clear stage for me, we took it easy, no mistakes. We got cold tyres at the start which was bad luck for us but OK."
"It was OK, the first section was dry, the second one was wet and not perfect at all. There are a lot of cars along the track, we are lucky to have come through and be able to continue."
"It was really like on ice, very fast, I couldn´t imagine how slippy it was. We are enjoying this event, nice stages but it is a tough rally."
"It´s been really dirty on the stages, this one was very slippery. I think the conditions are different now, it´s not raining, not much sun but it´s very muddy."
"It was really like in Monte Carlo now, we hope we will do a good job in the last stage."
"We tried to push as much as possible, risk of a puncture is not so high. We have no spare wheel left but OK."
"Terrible, it was like on ice. I wanted to set good time but I wasn´t pushing. "
SS7
"We learn a lot for these stages, the car is maybe too hard. It´s difficult for us."
"We tried to push more than before, we have good setup, good tyres, we are enjoying it."
"Everything is alright, we have the right tyres, good pace so we are satisfied."
"It was not a good start for this stage. I am not satisfied inside with my performance but we are on the road."
"Not bad, I am getting better and better."
"The car is working much better now, we will see. "
"It´s OK, I have a bad feeling. We tried to be careful, stay on the road because we had a moment."
"Time is not very good but we are OK now, we focus on the next stage."
"Perfect, I had good tyres and enjoyed the stage."
"I should be more careful, I was driving with full throttle but it was very slippery, not easy. We had a spin."
"It wasn´t more dirty, we are driving carefully, not taking any risks."
spin
"It was funny, we got a puncture in SS6, we have already 2 punctures today. It´s not our year here, I cannot push. I saw Lukyanuk in the rear mirror, very close to me."
"It was quite good, we pushed a lot. "
SS6
Electrical in service -> Rally2
"I don´t know why, we will see. It is already better than in the morning."
"I made some mistakes and lost a little bit of time but OK."
"We have good feeling now, we changed the car setup completely. It was very nice."
"I try to be careful but sometimes you catch it. I touched gravel on the rock a bit with the wheel rim so I have to check it but OK."
"There was a big rock, we were lucky to avoid it. I have never driven in such hard conditions."
"We hit a corner, where do other guys cut it and I broke the wheel rim. The traction wasn´t good there either."
"Unfortunately, we are not on proper tyres but OK, we had no problem."
"There was a big rock which we didn´t expect to be there."
puncture
"Everything is good, no hurry up, we will just drive good. We put different tyres and we feel better now. Last loop it was difficult, now it is better."
puncture
SS5
"I didn´t expected this rally to be so hard, some parts are dry, at some parts there is a lot of mud. It is quite tricky."
"We don´t know, it seems that the gearbox doesn´t work properly. We stopped in the stage and lost a lot of time."
"OK, the stage was very slippery, the weather is good."
"This stage was pretty good, also slippery, with a lot of mud. It was really nice."
"The track is getting dry, the grip is better with dry tyres, rain tyres are not good here."
"There were some places where you could go faster, which was good. It is a small victory for me that I managed it to this point, I am happy."
"It was dry, there was some mud on the line but it was OK."
"We had to drive with harder tyres, the stage was very slippery."
"Everything was good, we put hard tyres to the front. We are happy."
"We had the right tyres, it was good. It is great here."
"I am very happy because the stage was dry, without rain, it was perfect."
"I enjoy it, I am very happy. It was very fast, OK."
"I didn´t feel comfortable on the road with the car, there is something wrong with it."
"It is a good tarmac rally, dirty at some places. We are not driving the right car but I think when you understand the car components and driving style, then you can enjoy it."
"It was OK for us but we had no grip on the road."
"It was raining but OK."
"In one cut we probably took a stone but we managed it to the end."
"We had dry tyres, it was a good choice for this stage. This stage was dry, not that wet, just a bit difficult."
"We didn´t have any different spare so we were struggling at some places. It was quite tricky, there was some mud on the road so we had to be careful. We need to change our pacenotes a little bit for the next loop."
"I wasn´t doing well in this stage but we are here."
"It was better now, we had the right tyres, it was OK."
"I think I have a puncture because the car is moving a lot. There were a lot of black parts in the stage."
"It´s been tough, also quite difficult to find where it is slippery and where not, where to break and where to carry speed."
"In the morning it was easier, in the middle of the track it started to rain a lot. It was really hard in there, really slippery, I lost some time."
puncture
off road
"It was a really crazy stage, a little bit wet, sometimes you couldn´t turn."
"The last stage was very difficult. Very slippy, we lost too much time."
"I had medium tyres in the front and completely flat in the back so the car was moving around. Time is not good."
"The first section was dry, then the other one completely wet. It was completely scary to drive on the water section for a change, I lost a lot of time. We will try to improve for the next loop."
"There were some sketchy parts, we need to be confident to go fast here. It could stay like this for the next 4 stages."
"I tried to push but in one moment we had a big slide. We made several mistakes, it was slippy."
"In the morning we went out, sorry for that. I am not quite happy with the car but it is challenging for us."
"Morning was difficult, now it is OK. I think Norbert is out, I had to slow down."
"There were some difficult corners and very fast sections. This stage was a little bit nicer but the other ones were tricky, very slippy, quite demanding."
"It´s been quite exciting here, we were drifting like hell in the morning. Now we are a bit more cautious, so that we lost a lot of time but good."
"We were pushing, time is good."
"I was expecting it to be wet everywhere but it was completely dry."
SS4
"The conditions are really hard, it was difficult to stick to the pacenotes. I have never driven on wet tarmac like that before."
"The stage was very slippery and dangerous but we are here."
"It was a really difficult stage but enjoyable, very slippery. Our pace is good, we are just trying to find the grip."
"It was really tricky, we lack confidence but we have no technical problems."
"Very slippery and difficult. It was really easy to have a spin but I am happy, we managed it safely through."
"It was quite OK, we had hard tyres, it was very slippery."
"We are not battling, I am just learning how to drive on such tarmac. I am still gaining experience, for us it is important to go safely through to the end of the rally."
"It was a very dangerous stage, a lot of mud, very slippery and with a lot of dangerous places."
"It was a tricky stage, the last part was very demanding, very slippery with a lot of black ice."
"This stage was absolutely crazy, very slippery, there was a lot of gravel in every corner. I am very careful, we have soft tyres."
"It was very tricky, we were sliding all the time but we are here."
"We don´t risk, we are doing our best."
"The stage was very slippery."
"We had no grip, it was very difficult, we were very slow."
"The stage was very fast and slippery, some corners were very dirty and wet. I was really really careful but for me it is really good experience. I am trying to be faster and faster."
"The last part was very slippery."
"We are in the finish right now which is perfect, tarmac is very slippery, it is not easy."
"I had to slow down because of the Hungarian guy who crashed. His car was pretty damaged but the crew was OK."
"We are here, it was very slippy at the end of the stage but we were ready for it so it was OK."
"The stage was very tricky, like on the ice in the last section."
"It was a really tricky stage but good, we are here, it is gonna be tough race."
"It was really difficult to find confidence, we are trying to push a little bit more but I am not in the mood for pushing a lot. It is like on the black ice. It is so fast, you carry a lot of speed but you cannot brake when you need."
"I was really confident at the beginning but afterwards, I was really afraid and cautious."
"We try to push a little bit but this stage was crazy. It was OK, we are trying to enjoy it. The tyres are narrow and really soft so we are sliding all the time."
"It was a really hard stage, unfortunately, there were some cars out of road but cool, we are enjoying it."
"I couldn´t believe how slippy it was, what conditions we had to cope with. Maybe we were too cautious."
"I have never seen something so slippery in my entire carreer as the last section of this stage. I had two moments so I had to be careful. To be honest, this was very difficult."
"The second part of the stage was very slippery, like being on the ice, we had to be careful. "
"Really really slippery tarmac here, we have to be slow on it."
"It was like on the ice for 4km, no braking and being slow into the corners. I guess it is hard for everybody to stay on the road. First section was good but the last one was crazy."
"The stage was very slippery and dangerous for me."
"There was oil patch after Herczig at the start, the stage was slippy like hell, very tricky."
"I didn´t enjoy this stage, I was very afraid. I couldn´t even breathe because it was so slippy at the end."
"We don´t push at all, we are really really slow and sliding a lot. Very very crazy, some corners are very risky. It is getting better slowly, we are doing a good job."
"Our compound is a bit softer than we need it. It was very tricky."
"Very difficult, it is like driving on the ice, no braking."
SS3
"There was a hole on the road, I hit it with the front right of the car."
"I am trying to find the rhythm, this stage was very slippery."
"It was great now but in the first stage we made a mistake."
"The first stage was very slippy but now it is better. I am still learning how to cope with wet tarmac."
"I have no trust in the car."
"It was quite difficult in the rain, it is a very long rally."
"The first stage was very slippery, a lot of aquaplanning but this stage was already better. We hope the weather to be better."
"It was very difficult in the forest, there was water, we didn´t have good tyres at that moment so we had a problem there."
"I am racing in the Porsche, it is terrible when it is slippery."
"It was quite fast and really narrow, at some places I expected it to be more dirty but it was OK. The car setup is good."
"Everything is OK, we are not pushing hard, in order not to take any big risks."
"It was wet, not good."
"It was tricky for me, no grip, it was very difficult."
"It was very slippery, very narrow. It´s our first time here, I don´t know what the grip is going to be like."
"It was good, a lot of fun, we had a lot of sliding on tarmac sections."
"We had to stop to change the tyre, we are sorry for that."
"The stage was wet and fast but OK for us, we are only a little bit slow."
"We are trying to keep our pace, we are maybe too cautious but it is a long rally and we want to avoid issues."
"Very tricky, a lot of muddy places, it could be better, we should put other tyres."
"It wasn´t good for us on the water, we have to push more."
"It was a very difficult stage, we are not really confident with the car. It is our first time in such conditions, time is not bad but I could push more."
"I think I have to find the right pace for myself, there are very slippery conditions, I am lacking a bit of confidence but we will see."
"We are not pushing really hard, we try to stay on the road, for me it is really difficult. We don´t want to take risks and make any mistakes."
"We don´t know what happened yesterday. We just lost the wheel but we didn´t hit anything. We are trying to enjoy it, we have a completely bad setup, it is moving all the time. It is very difficult, the stage was tricky."
"It was really wet in the stage but I bet for it. We like driving on the water, we are satisfied."
"It was very tricky, no grip, we lost a few seconds but we are here."
"It was difficult, we have heavy compressions, the car is overheating a lot. It was very bumpy, a lot of mud on the road, our position is not really good. It is really difficult to keep traction in some corners."
"I don´t see the damage, it was better than the previous stage. I am still quite nervous about my performance, I have to improve it."
"This stage has been really tough."
"Really tricky, very difficult to judge. We need to be really confident. Time is not great but OK."
"We changed tyres from back to front, we are not really confident."
"I lost my confidence massively, to be honest. It is very hard."
"The stage was very very slippery, we made a bad tyre choice. There was a lot of mess in the stage."
"It was very tricky. We had a problem now because our rear left tyre was a hard tyre, due to having a puncture in the previous stage. We also spun in this stage."
"It was not so funny, really hard and messy at some places."
"It was not so easy but today it is a new day, new hope. We made a right and safe choice with the tyres."
spin
"We are driving carefully, not taking any risks. It was tricky but OK."
"I don´t know, maybe we were pushing too much and hit something, maybe there was a stone after we hit a wall."
puncture
"It was difficult in such conditions, big jumps, I don´t think we were pushing much. It was scary at some places, we didn´t see behind the crest. It was a bit tricky on wet tarmac."
SS2
defekt
spin
"It was difficult to find the grip. We need to make some changes on the car, it was not so bad, only braking at some points was tricky."
spin
spin
"To be honest, I am not really satisfied with my performance. We missed a junction, lost the grip, we don´t have much confidence but OK. No big moments, we are too slow for it."
"It was a little bit sketchy during the stage."
"It was OK, very hard in muddy sections, you need to be really careful there. There was slippy tarmac as well, we will see in next loops."
"It was just a difficult stage, nice but very hard. It was slippery there but it suits us." Prostě těžká RZ, hezké, ale strašně těžké. Klouže to, je to něco pro nás.
"Slippery but OK. It was a long section, no mistakes."
"We went off in the third lap, it was just a really bad slippy corner."
"Maybe 500m to the finish we got a flat tyre but we don´t know where."
"New day, new loops, we will see. We have tyres a little bit off the rim but the stage was good."
puncture
"It was quite difficult with the grip, I am trying to do my best, we don´t really know anything about the grip here, the stages are new for us. We did a couple of improvements on the car setup, especially on damper setting, it works well."
"We keep the same pace, not taking risks and learning tyres in such conditions. So far it is good, time is not the top but it is good experience for us. "
"It was quite OK on this black wet tarmac, GPS is a bit damaged which is really annoying, we didn´t have any problems with tracking system yesterday but today it is bad."
"It was very slippery, at some places there was wet tarmac. We are driving good and trying not to take any risks. It is difficult to go through, also because of cheating from other guys but OK."
SS1
Accident
lost wheel
"I think we have a puncture, there was something on the road."
"I lost some time, I had to overtake Herczig. So far it was good."
"It was so bumpy, unbelievable. I was very slow, afraid that I would damage tyres. "
"Before the stage there was an oil barrel, we hit it with the rear of the car. Tyres went a little bit worn during the stage, we had only one spare but we will push tomorrow to be quick."
"It was a good stage, slippery at the beginning but spectators were good."
"I don´t know, we are just calculating time because of soft compound we used today, we didn´t want to start driving on other new tyres and therefore, we lost some time. We are here, so far so good."
"Very good stage, we got a really strange noise. Our GPS was also going wrong."
"It was tough but OK, it is good atmosphere here. This stage was good warm-up for us."
"It was very good, we are getting better but we are not sure of the time. I am mentally preparing myself to drive better as for a solution to be quicker."
"To be honest, I hated it, it is important for the public, we should do it. We are here, didn´t make any mistake, we will continue tomorrow."
"It was good fun."
"I was a little bit nervous not to make any mistakes, it was tough."
"It was good fun, all these flashing lights during the stage."
puncture
"No problem for me, we took it quite easy. I lost some time in compare to other drivers but it was OK."
puncture
"It was OK but we could probably drive more carefully. We were sliding a little and there was a hole on one place."
"It was difficult to drive in the dark."
"It was a very slippery stage, really dangerous. In one corner I hit something, we might have a puncture."
"It was OK but I was not as quick as I wanted to be."
stopped
"It was a very good stage."
puncture
"My feeling was quite nice, we put hard tyres because we think it won´t be raining tomorrow. There was no traffic around so we enjoyed it."
"It is good atmosphere here, we are happy to be here, the stage was very tricky."
"We tried to make a good stage, it was OK."
"No problem but it was difficult on such tyres."
"We finished the stage, it is good that we are here, with no damage. I hit a wheel but it seems to be OK."
"It was quite difficult, it is not optimal solution with tyres but we are here, we continue."
"It was a nice stage in Zlín, everything cool, we are not risking. We were steady here."
"No problem, the car is working well. This stage was quite difficult, it was very tricky, very bumpy."
"It was tricky, I think there is a big hole at the beginning of the stage, we had to overtake someone who stopped to change the wheel. It was a very good stage for us."
"It was amazing but this stage was very tricky, it was easy to make a mistake."
"Tricky stage, hopefully tomorrow it won´t rain."
"We had a puncture but I am not sure I hit something, I don´t know."
puncture
"It was quite OK, the rally is good. The stage was OK but at the beginning there was a big hole which was really bad."
defekt
"Very tough stage, I think we made a wrong choice with tyres, I chose soft tyres."
stopped
"Very hard stage, it was very good, we are looking forward to tomorrow."
"We made a mistake with tyres, they were too soft for the stage. The stage was funny."
"No problem, it could be better but we are happy to be on the stop line."
stojí