39. Tour de Corse - Rallye de France 1995
3. 5. – 5. 5. 1995, Ajaccio • asphalt 481.17 km • total distance including road sections - 1234.04 km • Other years • Other years
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SS22
Car burnout on the road section
Big emotions, the driver burst into tears at the end of the last stage
"It has been a great experience for me. Next year I'll be fighting for the lead."
Took a minute penalty letting his Subaru team mate McRae into 5th place.
"That was some battle with Carlos, I'm really happy."
"A big well done to Bruno. He's the moral victor here."
"I'm really pleased, particularly as this is the first win with the new Celica. Sometimes, you make the most of your luck."
Spun
SS21
"I'm taking it easy to the finnish."
"On the limit."
Bent front right strut
Retired on the road section, broken wheel bearing
SS20
Hit a bridge about 5 km before the end
"My car is super now, My objective is to get to the finnish."
"I'm getting a taste for these Corsican stages and the car is going well."
"I'm a idiot. My codriver gave me plenty of warning about the danger. I cut the corner and hit a rock."
Problem on the front right of the car. "Something come loose."
SS19
Went off, front right puncture, spectators got the car back on the road
In the last hairpin before the end he clipped a spectator with the left rear of the car
"I'm on the limit."
"I'm happy with 7 speed gearbox, but I just can't hold off Auriol's attack."
"I lifted off a bit towards the end of the stage, because I had been warned there was some gravel on the stage. In fact there wasn't."
SS18
"There was some water on that stage, but my note crew had warned me so I didn't get caught on."
SS17
"We had no team orders, Bruno is just too good." Using 7 speed gearbox now, previous days 6 gears only
"We fitted softer springs and they didn't suit me."
"We need to sort out our problems before the next round of the championship."
"I punctured the front right tyre on previous stage, but I didn't lose any time because I was using Michelin's ATS system."
SS16
"Bruno is winner. I give up."
"The car is perfect, everything is going really well."
SS15
"I got a strange feeling from the front axle, as left wheel not fitted properly, but this wasn't the case."
SS14
"We are testing various different setups to find ideal tarmac solution, which we will use in Sanremo."
"The orders are to get to the finnish."
"It is not a question of a battle with Jean Ragnotti! We want to see where we are compared to 4WD cars. It is not bad, eh?"
"My aim is to get to the finnish to get the most experiance here I can."
"I got a minute penalty and I am a long way back. We have to get as many points as possible from the lower places."
"The left rear suspension arm was damaged and we didn't spot it in service. This is what's been slowing the car, tomorrow I can attack."
"Apart from Armin Schwarz all the top drivers are still going. We are going to need to go all the way to the end at this speed and that will be difficult."
"I'm one second behind Carlos. I'm his biggest fan in Italy, I couldn't possible get ahead of him. Seriously, I'm going to keep the pressure on to motivate him."
"We are doing everything we can, but they are going really quickly at the front."
"Tomorrow we will continue to attack like today, but if the Fords keep up this rhytm, it is almost mission impossible."
"My car is running like clockwork. I'm delighted to have widened the gap at the front, but I profited from Francois gearbox troubles. Anything can still happen."
"I'm really wearing the tyres out on the front because of bad setup."
SS13
"The cows slowd me down."
"I suddenly found myself facing a five cows as we came out of the village. We were lucky not to hit them."
"This is one of my favourite stages."
"My gearbox problems are getting worse. It's now jumping out of fourth as well as third, you have to hold it in all the time."
SS12
"My new brakes disc weren't bedded in enough."
Small problem with the transmission and the brakes
"I'm attacking, but it is useless."
Gearbox problem, lost 3rd gear
"I held back several times in that stage. I didn't recce it enough."
SS11
Brake problem
SS10
"It's the first time in the rally that I feel good. I drove as smoothly as possible and ended up with a good time."
"Tyres really suffered in that stage."
"I stalled and couldn't get the car restarted. I lost 4 or 5 seconds."
"I didn't get into a good rhytm in that one. The stage is a difficult one for the tyres."
SS9
"I'm staggered by Thiry's time."
"Hats off to Thiry, he is really on the business."
"We fitted new brakes."
SS8
"The car's got better at the day, but I'm really impressed by Fords."
"The car is great, but I just don't know the rally well enough to fell at ease here."
"I know tomorrow French drivers will really attack. I'm at a disadvantage, I really don't know the stages well."
"I'm staggered by Thiry!"
"It's gone better than we expected."
"The steering has a tendency to go hard from time to time."
"I'm really pleased with the work Denis Giraudet has put in today."
Spun 3 km from the end
"We changed the rear axle, but didn't have time to set the car. Difficult to drive now."
"A lot of gravel on the road, but my note crew worked well."
"It was really slippy in that stage, difficult not to make a mistake."
Spun in the middle of the stage
SS7
"The car is going well now, but I didn't find a rhytm in that stage."
"I only went over this stage twice because of recce problems. Not unhappy."
"I'm happy with car setup now."
"The car is going better now."
"I really like this stage."
"I'm not going on maximum."
SS6
"I'm struggling a bit, because I didn't have a good enough recce."
"I'm not going 100%."
"I'm still having problems with my steering."
Engine problem, lost a lof of oil
"It's going to be difficult for me to catch Madeira."
"I'm a bit more relaxed now."
"The car has quite a lot of oversteer. What's more, I've got power steering problems."
SS4
"I got into a steady rhythm in that stage."
Brake issue
Fuel leaked inside the car. "It makes your eyes sting."
SS3
"This is the first time I've led a WRC rally. It is weird, but it's a great feeling."
"On the road section after SS3 I found out no oil pressure in the differential."
"The car is down on power because of the turbo restrictor. It is not much fun because of the tyre restriction."
"For me surprise of the rally is Bruno Thiry. The Fords are really on the pace. I'm braking to early to conserve my tyres."
puncture
Front shock absorber broken
Hit a big dog in the stage.
Power sterring issue
Small road accident in the town of Sartene. A car hit the right rear of the Toyota, leaving some body damage.
SS2
no intercom
"My tyres are going off too quickly."
"I broke the gear level on the first stage."
"I'm trying to drive without mistake."
Brake problem
"I was held up by some cows in that stage."
"I've had a problem with the power steering since the start."
SS1
"My car is oversteering a lot."
"I have only 2nd gear."
"A plug lead came out durint the stage. We had to stop to repair it."
Brake problem
right rear puncture
"I!m taking it easy for the moment."
Gearbox problem
"I drove badly."
"I feel a bit on edge at the moment."
"I feel the engine is a bit down on power."
"I think I might have gone too slowly. The engine is not fantastic."
"The car is a little bit unstable with our tyre combination."
"The first stage is always difficult for me."
"My normal codriver Bernard Occelli has had to leave Corsica for family reasons."