"The pace isn't quite what we wish it would be. I'm trying not to let the stress get to me; it was for a minute. Night stages are a little bit spooky. I'm hoping I can grow a pair and push through the fear."

"The rear tires are low pressure. We swapped them front to rear because they were getting more heat in the fronts, so now the rear tyres are low. We have to drive more sideways,"

"I sort of have a personal vendetta against this event after last year when I broke my hand. So I told Florian [Barral, co-driver] we're either going to get a good result and have some fun, or we're breaking the other hand!"