Flash Day 1-SS4 |
Date: October 2, 2009 Time: 13:54
Stage: La Mussara 2 (20.48 km)
Weather conditions: 22º C, no wind
Road conditions: Dry tarmac
Additional data: Fastest time for Dani Sordo, again, although this time only one tenth of a second better than team mate Sébastien Loeb. Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) classified third too, ahead of a strong Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) who, for the first time, was able to beat Petter Solberg (Citroën), who finished the stage 5th. The first five cars came in within 7 seconds.
Drivers' quotes
3 - Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Focus RS WRC)
"I'm happier about the car now, so I'll try to close the gap on Loeb"
1 - Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën C4 WRC)
"We changed the set-up, and I'm still happy with my pace"
2 - Daniel Sordo/Marc Martí (Citroën C4 WRC)
"Half way into the stage, the brakes did not respond. It was nothing serious, though. I'm really happy to be leading the overall standings and to have won yet another SS"
4 - Jari-Matti Latvala/Mikka Anttila (Ford Focus RS WRC)
"I changed the rear tyres because the ones I had this morning had no grip"
11 - Petter Solberg/Phil Mills (Citroën C4 WRC)
"I changed the car set-up, and I'm growing more and more confident"
12 - Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Citroën C4 WRC)
"The issue with the brakes has been solved. Now I'll try to work my way up"
14 - Khalid Al Qassimi/Michael Orr (Ford Focus RS WRC)
"I've got problems with the oil temperature"
38 - Martin Prokop/Jan Tománek (Citroën C2 S1600)
"I'm happy with my driving, I've got a good feeling. We changed the settings in the service park and now the car is performing better"
37 - Kevin Abbring/ Edwin Mombaerts (Renault Clio Rs R3)
"After we changed the set-up, we managed to improve our times a lot. I'm happy with my drive, but the S1600 are very far away"
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