14. Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
8. 6. – 11. 6. 2017, Alghero • gravel 312.66 km • total distance including road sections - 1496.37 km • Other years • Other years
SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 - 14.14 km
- 9. 6. 10:17
No result
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"I pushed as hard as I could but with the grip I had I didn't wear the tyres. It has been a hard loop. I was hoping to lose less time, but there's not much I can do. Maybe on the first stage I was not on the limit but I was on the others."
That's his first stage win at WRC level and more remarkable considering he is still missing second gear! "Tell Tommi that five gears is enough!"
"I thought there would be good grip but it's so loose and slippery. A good loop but very difficult."
In service: "It happened just two or three kilometres into the stage. I was in fourth gear. The road was rough, I touched the right-rear on a bank and it just spat us over onto the roof. Simple as that. Up to that point everything felt good. I was settled, it felt okay, I wasn't trying to do anything silly."
He lost power steering at the start of the loop. "I'm completely exhausted."
"We are trying to improve step-by-step. It's working well so far."
"It's not easy for me to push on these stages yet but I'm happy with my morning loop."
He completes but his Citroen looks in a terrible state. The right-hand side, roof, rear and bonnet are badly damaged. It looks like he's rolled - at least once. Kris does not give any comments at the finish control before leaving for service.
"It's getting better and better. I adjust my driving to the car and how to drive it. I have to change my driving style quite a lot."
rolled
"I don't know how he saw us behind but he pulled straight over - so thanks to him. The car has been really, really good this morning. Let's see what we can do now for the afternoon."
stopped at the 4.6km, off road, moving again, but at reduced speed
"We are driving to a plan. Today is all about driving cleanly. It's very noisy in the car and difficult to concentrate on the pace notes."
"I don't know - we have a problem with the engine. From the middle of the stage we have no power. Incredible, but that's life. I don't know what the problem is."
engine problems
"I didn't think about my tyres at all in there - I attacked as hard as I could. I wasn't confident in some of the corners near the beginning."
"Apart from one mistake it has been a good loop. I pushed like hell on this one and the stage before. I tried to increase the gap to Seb. I think he made a mistake choosing all-soft tyres."
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