4. Rally Hungary 2023
ERC #8 • ERC3 #8 • ERC Junior #6 • ERC4 #8 • Hungary #6 • Hungary Challenge #6 • Hungary 2WD #6 • Peugeot 208 Cup (H) #6 • Hungary Challenge 2WD #6
6. 10. – 8. 10. 2023, Nyíregyháza • Localfixer Kft. • asphalt 180.22 km • total distance including road sections - 890.55 km • Other years
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SS12
"It was not easy season, but this was an incredible weekend. Sorry for Miklos. I'm very happy to ending season like this."
"Podium on tarmac is very good. It was a crazy year and thanks to MRF and everyone involved."
"I have to say thanks to my team, also to Igor and our partners. I hope next season we will be back with more luck."
Puncture
"Incredible season with manu challenges. I wanna be back next year for better resylts, thank you my team."
Missed junction
"It was not our dream season. I hope next year we will come back stronger."
"Yesterday was a bad day for us, today I'm enjoying and I hope for some points from Power stage."
"Target achieved, it was a nice weekend."
SS11
"Franceschi has medium and supersoft, we put hard on the front, it seems it's working."
"It! so bumoy, like a kangaroo stage."
"I'm little bit surpised with my time. We are trying to finnish rally now and have a good dinner."
"It was too dry for the soft tyres, but time is OK."
"We had a big moment on the beginning, I don't want to risk."
"We don't have good tyre choice, sliding too much."
"Today it is much better, I'm enjoying. We are looking forward to Power stage."
"The most of the stage is dry."
SS10
Stopped from spectators due accident on stage
"We put everything in the stage, we will see."
"Big moment in fast section, then the puncture."
Front-right puncture
"I felt it like 10 km before the end, I tried to go quite fast with the puncture. Looks like we would have won the stage without."
Rear-left puncture
"I don't know what happened. I don't know where it happened."
"I couldn't see behind the Rally4 car (Maior)."
"It's a difficult one for sure, you can have a puncture in every corner."
Stopped, changed puncture
"I had a puncture."
"We had no issue, I know dangerous places, we wanted to keep our tyres in one piece."
Stopped, changed puncture
"On the second loop I feel something strange on the rear, I knew it was a puncture. Really frustrated."
Rear-right puncture
"I don't know, I didn't have a big impact, but it happened like 800 meters before the finish line."
Front-right puncture
"We have soft tyres, so it's slippery but I enjoy it a lot."
"We did the stage on the good conditions, I enjoyed it, really good fun."
"On the second loop I was pushing a lot, it's just about learning the track."
"I enjoyed it a lot, craziest stage of my life! So much grip."
Missed junction and hit plastic barriers
SS9
"Unfortunately the storm didn't happen! I expected bad weather, but it's like that. We will try to enjoy the day."
"This stage is very fast and bumpy and... I like it!"
"It's really flat out section, anyway I have to keep up the pace. We need to finish the rally."
"It's not bad, that's alright."
"Really bumpy, but I'm still on the road, I loose a bit of grip but it's fine."
"I feel more comfortable in the car now."
"We have all tyres range (considering the weather) so we can do everything."
"The car feels good, I have more confidence than yesterday."
SS8
Accident
"This stage is really fast. Sorry for Miko."
"I hope tomorrow will be another day for us."
"We saved a dog!"
"It's a fantastic day, to be in the lead is amazing."
"I didn't push, just steady through."
"After morning puncture it is not easy to get a pace."
SS7
Mechanical
Rolled
Changed a wheel
Puncture
Puncture
"It is not our day, we had again a puncture on the gravel section. We changed it quickly, but we waited for Erik."
"On some places spectatots are staying in dangerous zone, please stay in a safe places."
"I was too fast in a slow corner and went to forest."
Changed a wheel
Changed a wheel
"I have some brake issue, maybe it is quicker with no brakes."
"This stage is very tricky on gravel section."
"I was quite calm on the gravel section."
"It was necessarry to not to get a puncture here to be possible fight on the next one."
SS6
"We have a mix of tyres, I'm satisfied even it should be OK on hard ones also."
"It was only a little bit better than this morning and I hope next stage will be without a puncture."
"I'm on hard tyres the whole day. I think I'm too careful."
"It was absolutely flat out, I feel good."
"It was possibly to go faster."
SS4
Mechanical
"In general, I'm happy with the first loop. I'm enjoying a lot."
"Not easy for me at the moment. The car is ok, but the stages are like ice."
"Very slippy. Let's see what we can do this afternoon."
"It's perfect. The last section was very slippery, we thought we had a puncture."
"We cannot go fast because we don't have any spare wheel. It's so difficult to push."
"It was a clear stage, we need to keep the pace."
"I had to take it easy, another slow puncture, I just need to get to the service park."
"It was a bit better, not perfect with my pacenotes, I have to make it faster for the next loop."
"Miklos is very fast. We are on the same tyres and it's completely ice! For me, it's impossible, understeering everywhere."
"We are here... It's still good."
"Some places were really surprising. You can easily make mistakes here."
"The car and the tyres are very good. I probably lost some time in the forest."
SS3
Mechanical (suspension)
Accident
Puncture
"We stalled. I tried to turn on gravel section with the handbrake and we spun."
"We got a puncture."
"That's better than the first stage. The problem is in my mind, I try to do my best."
"On the gravel parts I was a little bit careful. We are faster and faster, step by step."
"Actually it was a double puncture on the previous stage, so we have no spare wheel. We were really careful on gravel sections to avoid an other puncture."
"I don't know what happened, I had this puncture on the gravel section. It's part of the game."
"It was not an easy stage, I saw some big stones."
"I thought I had a puncture, there was massive rocks on gravel sections."
Stopped, changing wheel
About some damages on previous stage : "The car is holding together, even the mechanics might not reach the damages, but it's working."
"The feeling is very, very good."
"It's not easy at all here."
"Nothing happened. I think we need to reconsider the gravel sections."
Stopped, changing wheel
SS2
"I'm happy with the run, I'm enjoying more and more."
"It's ok, but I was very careful."
"It was good, the rhythm was quite ok."
"Where it happened?" "I don't know..."
Puncture
Lost radio. "Since the start, there was a bump and we lost the intercom."
"I was just too careful, that's it."
"It was good, but the time looks slow. I tried to push, we will try to improve during the week-end."
"This is a good stage for me, it's very slippy".
"It was ok, not a good rhythm to be honest."
"The feeling is very good, the stage is very tricky but it is our home rally."
Front right rim damaged
"We just try to drive clean."
"I think we had a good run, we tried to push but sometimes it is very difficult to find the pace."
SS1
Half spin
Hit a bale - damaged car
"I expected it to be more slippery, we are here though."
"Yeah it felt okay, tyres are a bit cold, had some power slides."