9. Shell Helix Rally Estonia 2019
12. 7. – 14. 7. 2019, Otepää • gravel - asphalt 151.72 km • Other years
Info
SS15
"It was a great weekend, we can see the amount of people we have here.. it's definitely a rally nation and I believe it's great to have this event here and the manufacturers. A lot of work going on in the background and it's an accomplishment. (Finland) Will be difficult first on the road."
"It was very good to be here and to drive, specially today we found nice things."
"Good for the driving, nice to do a fast rally aswell to fire up for Finland."
"It's been a nice weekend, really enjoyed the driving. Looking forward getting into the car in Finland, really excited."
"It's been incredible, didn't expect this from the start, we went into the lead and then tried to control seconds."
"It's okay, quite happy to be here, it was one of the targets to finish the rally. We had some moments, I'm happy we did it but it was hard work. This was not the plan, I just wanted to feel the new gen. car."
"This is very good test before Neste Rally."
"It's a good feeling with the car, getting better. Finished on a good level. It's getting closer."
SS14
"Väga hästi, kõik töötas jälle. Lõpuks saime korda!"
Mootoriga probleemid
"Kiirust ei vaata. (Linnakatse?) Kui midagi ette jääb saab alati üle minna!"
"Kuskilt lekib õli aga loodame lõpuni jõuda! Väga hea katse oli." Kabiin suitsu täis
"Väga hea katse - kiire ja mõnus, rehvid on ka omadega otsas."
"Olime enne katset ummikus kinni.."
"Teine ratas on samamoodi viltu! Neli katset nii olnud.."
"Meil on probleemid kerega, esiots tahab ära kukkuda. Üldiselt rahul ei ole, nagu teada.."
"Mis ta siis libe oli, väga hull ei olnudki. Meie ajal vihma ei tulnud."
"Rahulikult, ei hakanud midagi üritama. (Fernandez?) Ei näinud.."
Intercom problems
Stopped 200m from finish, off road
"Ei oska öelda, veidi libe oli aga üldiselt eesmärgiga auto finišise tuua."
Stopped at 3.45km
"Pretty straightforward, went pretty quick. We try to compare different things and it seems pretty okay for now."
"That was working really well, happy."
"I think this is even too fast to be Finland. Nice stage, very nice."
"It's very very fast but very loose aswell, probably the most loose stage we've had this weekend."
"A little bit (of changes to the setup). Just trying to drive on the road not make any mistakes."
"Now powersteering works and now the time works!"
"You could really feel the aerodynamics here and how it holds you whether you turn or not."
"Okay. Let's see if it's enough."
"It was a good stage, lots of loose gravel so really slippy. We changed the setup for this stage from which we should get more grip. We changed the diffs."
SS13
"(Kuumaks?) Natuke ikka läheb! (Sõit?) Hästi, ei olnud ühtegi apsakat mis sõitu häiriks, õigel sõidujoonel."
"Suspension working very well!"
"Päris rahulikult ei võtnud, hakkasin sõitma keegi ei räägi.. sidet ei olnud küljes!"
"Aukus oli kõvasti, vaikselt turvaliselt tulime. Oli aega spidomeetrit ka vaadata, 208 saime sisse asfaldilõigu peal."
"I'm a little tired, trying to improve stage by stage. Beautiful rally, lots of spectators. Something amazing."
"See tiir oli natuke rööpas aga midagi hullu pole, kõigil sama. Üritame lõpuni päästa."
"It was really good. I think we had a good stage, we pushed a little. The time is very good, 18 seconds faster than our main target."
"It's working better now but the roads are rough! But we'll keep going!"
"Viimane šikaan jäi natuke kitsaks.. (Aeg?) Normaalne!"
"Kas just kindlam. Meil ei olnud turborõhku õiget ja nüüd hakkas sõitma. Pasamäel hüppasime ja tõmbasine nurga kinni kuidagi."
"Okei oli, suht rööpa läks vahepeal. Mõistlik oli autot hoida, paar hüpet ka viskavad päris esiosa peale. Meil on pehme rehvisegu."
"Everything working well, better than in the morning, we have softer tyres now we're enjoying a lot. We will see in the next stage."
"Paremini sõitsime, mõned kohad teel on katki läinud, aga hästi."
"Tahaks veel panna, päris äge katse on, meile meeldib."
"All is good, we're enjoying it here in Estonia!"
"Working just fine, no major incidents, happy we're here."
"Tere Estonia! Everything is good!"
"Much better. Had to clear my head a bit after the first loop, the off we had really set me back. We had quite a lot of fun now. These stages are amazing and they held quite good, not so many ruts now. Great experience!"
"Lahe katse - raju kiire. Palju vajab õppimist."
"Some problems with the car, it's vibrating after the jumps, nothing major.
"Kõvasti parem, üks asfaldil mahapööre läks pikaks, aga sõitsime natuke sujuvamalt."
"Pretty broken but sometimes it's good to drive on roads like these too."
"We did some changes for the better, feeling quite nice now."
"I landed sideways from a jump and we knocked the wheel off the rim. It's very strange, happens a lot nowadays, it's not normal in my opinion. I took it careful not to break the car anymore."
"Really nice, quite soft in places. A lot of people in the stage, a lot of fun."
"It was okay, to be honest it was rougher than I expected. Fighting the car a lot here, work to do in these conditions."
"Steering stopped working! Before halfway we lost powersteering.."
"Very cool! That suited me well."
"Seekord oli parem aga sekund või paar kaotame veel. Tee on rööpas ja peab teadma, mida (Fabia) pill võimaldab."
"Deep ruts in there and that was slower than the last run."
"It was a really nice stage, really good ruts where you can feel that the car is strong. Lots of fast corners where you can feel the balance of the car. Good testing, car is improving."
SS12
"We're working on our driving, not a bad stage."
"Sõitsime natuke kiiremini kui esimene kord. Mahapööretesse vara pidurdatud ja aeglastes kohtades läheb aega. Mis seal ikka, rada kõvasti kiiremaks läinud."
"Kusjuures üllatavalt okei, polegi rööpas ja täitsa kõva pinnas. Surusime natuke rohkem ja hüpped põhjaga - täitsa mõnus hüpata! Paari kohta sai pidurdatud natuke palju.."
"Generally it's good, nothing special, trying to learn. (Changes?) Everything. If we have this chance we have to use it. We do the best, it's not Finland but it's the closest we can do."
"That was fine, we made some changes to the right direction. I felt comfortable and could push more."
"We made a small change to the diffs for the morning loop, which was positive so we kept that. Now we have some suspension things - might be good, but the balance was a bit strange now. Need to fix that."
"We made some changes, not so committed. Some bits it's nice, some not. The stages have been great, still suffering a bit from yesterday."
"Enjoyed, but hard to say. Long time since I last drove on gravel so, the speed is really really good. Happy."
"We had a big jump last time, but this time it went very well. Very very happy."
"It's okay. I remember this old stage, it's nice to drive. Jumps in the end.. last time we braked to save ourselves but now we we went flat.. ah. I understand the car more and more and how you can trust it.. the limit is so far."
"Yesterday evening I already felt comfortable, it was difficult in the morning and it's a fight with Pietarinen. Not so good, lost a second somewhere. Not going to be easy."
"It was okay, car feels very good but I need to drive a bit more. This is very good training (for Finland) and it's very high level."
"It's been okay, taking steps forward all the time. Getting better, good pace to start racing. Been testing transmission, suspension - really good challenge, I really need to go on the limits to get the fastest time."
SS11
Stopped at 8.6km, technical problems
"Saab täna õhtul rahulikult magada.. eile läks gaasitross puru, selle nahka läks esikoha võitlus. Nüüd on ainult fun!"
"Palav on! (17km?) Mina olen väsinud igatahes! (Nele?) Talle vist meeldis hüpe!"
"Auto on suurepärane, eile oli tehnilisi muresid kui neljandal murdus õõts. Anname endast parima ja üritame Baikoviga võidu sõita."
"Võtame vaikselt. Eile läks üle sõna otseses mõttes kivide ja kändude. Hakkame harjuma vaikselt, järgmisel läbimisel paremini."
Stopped 0.2km into the stage
Out of the road 13.15km into the stage
"Same problem with the engine, no power, don't know." Also leaves some puddles of liquid on the ground when leaving stage end
"On the straights we lost the air intake to the cockpit, but okay, struggling in the middle section. Will try to push more on the next loop, need to check the (front) wheel."
"Ei tundunud pikem katse, saime rütmi kätte ja järgmisel ringil saame mõningaid kohti parandada ja kiiremini tulla."
"Väga nauditav on, pidamine ei olnud väga hea, aga väga okei. Uued elemendid mida ei osanud sõita aga uuel läbimisel saab paremini."
Ott comes out of the car and looks at the tyres "Nothing wrong but we have a puncture, the tyre is about to go off the rim."
"It's okay, struggling with the confidence in the car."
"It's similar(Slippery), 10 to 12 kilometers were okay but at the end I struggled. Nice stage."
"I mean to be honest it's quite damp, found it really slippy, quite difficult but all okay."
"Really enjoyed it a lot, nice feeling and enjoyed the road. Good fun!"
"This wasn't so bad, halfway through I thought it's a cool stage. We could drive it fast aswell if we wanted."
"Taking it easy now. Not a perfect stage but it was nice and clean."
"Final chicane and a junction went wrong, second here and there."
"Almost stalled the car.."
"It was okay, no problems. Taking steps forward with the car all the time, so it's a good thing."
SS10
Stopped on a junction at 1.26km, continued.
"We went off - big time. Wrong pacenote and a fast right hander. I had a 3 left but it was a 1. Almost rolled. We jacked the car up and checked the suspension."
"I need coffee to wake up.. it was okay, missed a junction and almost had to reverse. We had one big jump and took it careful on the next.."
Stopped at 2.37km, off the road.
"Only three jumps but we need to brake, it's okay."
"Saab suurema hooga (hüpata), R5 kannatab neid päris hästi. Olime liiga ettevaatlikud, liigset ülepingutust ei olnud."
"Today we're just testing the car. We have no power so we have to go."
"Just taking it a little bit safe, not fighting for the win so we can't have fun. Not pushing a lot, but okay, on this stage we were on the limit. One big jump we braked and then full throttle again."
"Hommikust. Õige ülesärkamise katse, tricky ka, metsavahedad libedad eilsest vihmast."
"Aegu vaatame, siis võib täitsa rahule jääda. Varu jäi kõvasti, lõpuhüppel võtsime maha. Sirgete osade peal on vaja julgust saada ja piiri tajuda."
"We jumped too far on one jump in there."
"Good wake up this morning or a good night, I don't know. Car is working really nice this morning. (Testing?) Always trying to improve, we're really close now."
"Expected others to be fast because we were really not on it, big jumps in there. Good to see we're on the pace. We really can't commit in some fast corners. For the next loop it'll be better."
"Was a nice start, really nice stage to be honest, car was nice to drive and again some small changes seem to be working. Quite enjoyable and easy to be honest, was a good move."
"Okay, it felt more slippy than expected, big jumps towards the end, could have carried more speed over them but okay."
"Nice start to the morning, very hesitant on the big jumps, might lose some time there."
"There was a big big jump and much bigger than I expected, we landed slightly on the front.. ***** big jump, but perfect stage."
"It's feeling better but neck is really sore from the jumps."
"It's something but I was a little bit too careful in some places. 1.5 is okay."
"It was quite okay but two small mistakes."
"It's slippy. Good training, car is getting better and better, quite happy."
SS9
One minute time penalty for not doing enough loops at the roundabout
SS8
"Päris hea hoo pealt lendasime välja kahe ratta peale."
"Pind on väga kõva, rööbast pole, aga pealmine kiht läheb natuke libedaks. Rahulikult."
"It was much more muddier, really enjoyed the driving. Just 5th gear and keep going."
"Difficult. Nice stage, but wish the day was over already, running out of energy."
"A bit shame about what happened (in the morning), that made the whole day. It's been okay and we're still working on things, all good."
"Quite steady. I think the balance is a lot better than before."
"I almost went straight in a junction, tried to brake late but I lost a lot of time. Otherwise okay."
"Pretty okay, it has rained a bit in there. It is how it is - okay."
SS7
Stopped, gearbox problems
Stopped at 4.9km with technical issues
Stopped on Alaküla jump - engine problems
"Slippery in some places and a bit wide, otherwise okay."
"A couple of moments, a bad landing. Enjoying the driving."
Off the road after Alaküla jump, got back on the road
"I took it quite easy over the jumps, went wide in a hairpin and lost a second or so."
"We went almost full throttle (at Alaküla), stopped breathing for a couple of seconds! Driving in some places has improved. Tough to stay on the road."
"Been a pretty good day. Some things we were struggling with, but it's getting better and better. Long jumps and doing my best. You don't have this many spectators in some WRC rallies, would love to see WRC here."
"The second runs are better for the heart. It's very hard for the body with the jumps, too many for me. (Crowds?) Fantastic, hope they are enjoying it more than me - it's hard work!"
"It's okay, to be honest there's a lot of jumps here and we were taking it easy. Overall it's okay."
"The grip changed during the stage. (The rally?) So good to see so many people, Estonians are rally people for sure!"
"Was better. Car was working well over the jumps now. Grip wasn't so good."
"Okay. Really happy with the car, taking everything I can out of this. I am very very excited (for Finland)."
"Quite strange. Beginning is really wet with standing water, near the end it's dry and now in the end it's raining heavy. (Driving?) A bit more steady."
SS6
"It was okay, could have been better. Such fast corners, difficult to be commited."
"It's quite crazy to be honest, some corners are quite slippery so I had one big moment."
"Very fast stage - you could turn the car on at the start, push the throttle down and then just turn it off at the finish."
"We're enjoying, very fast. Commited everywhere."
"Pretty difficult, clean. We are testing something new but it doesn't work like it should."
SS5
Stopped, cooling issues
"We got lost in the pacenotes somewhere in the middle, impossible to drive."
"Most brilliant stage i've ever done. You just fly.
"Very good, really really enjoyable. So many spectators, super feeling!"
"Just took it very slow with no risks. Slow and calm. Big jumps and tricky ones with the corners so on this one it's no point taking risks.
"Pushing in the afternoon, working with the pacenotes so no mistakes. Very nice to jump here and some jumps are sideways which is really nice."
"This stage was quite okay but my driving is a bit careful."
"Lots of jumps and they felt natural, really enjoyed the stage, the car is working well.
"Very old stage, done it many many times but never like this - jump after jump. And the overshoot as well, the new spectator area came up sooner than I expected."
Overshot a junction
Huge jump at Alaküla with a heavy nose landing. Pulled over at 5.6km
"Pretty close, obviously Ott is going at a great pace. Lots of jumps over a crest, difficult to know the exact line." Front tyre looking soft
"Tänak's time.. impossible."
At the start of the stage over a jump it deviated a bit then.. strange, it doesnt feel like a puncture. Sometimes it feels okay and then you just go towards the trees then I backed off."
"Beginning was damp and then it went quite loose. The start was quite nice actually."
SS4
"Päris mitu kurvi läks pikaks, hullud rööpad. Üldiselt väga rahul."
"This loop was pretty tough - big, big ruts and you had to be careful to stay in the ruts."
"The road is sometimes so broken I feel sorry for the car, but the R5 is a tough workhorse!"
"I struggled to be honest, didn't have the commitment."
"It was okay, clean stage, no issues. Quite hard landings but okay."
"The small road is very broken. We went one direction with the settings here but now we go back."
"Been fine in the 2nd pass, everything is going to plan. Quite tricky in places, a bit soft."
"A bit of dust coming inside, no rain in this stage."
SS3
"Towards the end on a jump I went through the bushes."
"That one was better than the first pass, more in control. Enjoyed that a bit more."
"Bit more rutted, generally okay."
"2nd pass is always easier for us, in the morning it was quite slippy so there is work to do. Quite rough, the road is also broken, didn't expect that."
"Of course we are here to test the car, we did some changes. Feels good but the times are bad."
"Quite okay, more on it than expected. Everything seems to be fine. (Rain?) The road is absolutely okay, just had the wipers on."
"It's rutted and some places tricky, in WRC you have small car lines but we have truck lines. It's tricky, but we do what we can."
SS2
Stopped, engine issues
Stopped, technical issues
Accident after a jump
"All good, we are enjoying it here in Estonia!"
"This wasn't as good as the last stage, the narrow parts were good though. A lot of learning and pacenote improving."
"We found a bit of rhythm in this stage, first one was not so good. We are not where we want to be but we are having fun."
"Many mistakes, the car is so powerful that the mind can't catch up!"
"We had to wake up this morning, we had a spin and an off road excursion. This stage was a lot better. We are a step closer."
"Better but we made some mistakes."
"Too careful, will do better on the 2nd loop. You have to be careful."
"I have some pain in the back. I was very careful in this stage, clean and neat. Not too bad."
Retired after SS1 due to cooling issues
"Not pushing because we don't have any spare tyres, clean with no risks."
"It was a bit better, at least I was driving better, want to stay on the road."
"A bit more comfortable but the jumps were quite big."
"A bit better than the last stage, on the edge with the driving. Not a morning person."
"We had a big impact after a jump, the throttle is gone and it's difficult."
"Not a nice rhythm, I changed the wheels, it was better but the driving is not better."
Hard landing after a jump, slight damage
"That was better, bit careful in the beginning, in the narrow I felt more comfortable. It was okay."
"Everything is okay, enjoying it so far!"
"It was worse than on the last stage, but otherwise okay. The idea is to go fast, using the best line."
SS1
Stopped at 3.95km, technical issues
Stopped, problems with fuel system
Stopped, problems with fuel system
Rolled at 12.9km
Rolled into a ditch
Rolled at 2.08km
Gearbox problems, stopped
Stopped, accident at 5.4km
Transmission problems before the stage
"Surprisingly big jump (near the start)! I came over it and jumped massively. The rear is sliding eveywhere, scary!"
Stopped, changing a puncture at 9.13km
"Beginning in a sharp jump I had too much speed, after that I had no confidence, have to check the car if it's working well."
"That was some experience, we tried to go into 6th gear many times."
"I can't remember rallying being so exciting, so many moments from the start. Wide in so many places, glad to be in the end."
"Quite crazy, so tricky and have to be so clean, we're here so hopefully it will only go better."
"Great time from Ott, expected. We were trying and things are working so far. Lots of grass in cuts in the stage so there will be some grass in the front."
"Very slippy! At least for me. That's why we are here, we will work with the car."
"Starting to get an okay rhythm, feeling the grip."
"Its a bit of a wake up call, struggling with the feeling with the car. A nice start. Struggling with understeer."
"Cleaning the road, I had a good run but its very very loose."