Foto: Marius Torgersrud/Rally Norway

End of stage comments: SS 17 Hamar 2

1. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën C4)

“Yes it was very hard today and I will have to push very hard again tomorrow. I couldn’t have driven much better today and I have made no mistakes but I will have to go flat out to keep Mikko behind me. It is better that he is a few seconds behind instead of just one second.”

3. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Focus RS WRC 08)

“It has not been a great day for me today. I have had such a big fight with Seb but he is just that little bit faster all the time. I have to make myself go flat out tomorrow to try to catch him back.”

4. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Antilla (Ford Focus RS WRC 08)

“My car is better for me this afternoon. We have put on softer springs which suits my driving style more. Now the plan for tomorrow is to try to put a little pressure on the two in front of me and at the same time make sure I don’t lose third place.”

11. Petter Solberg/Phill Mills (Citroën Xsara)

“This has not been my best afternoon I can tell you. I had the engine on two or three cylinders and we had to stop in a stage to see what it was but we couldn’t fix it. Then there has been the problem with the throttle sticking as well. It has not been fun. “

6. Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud (Ford Focus RS WRC 08)

“Everything is working well on the car and I am going to push very hard tomorrow to please the fans. Wherever I go in the world I always drive for the fans you know!”

16. Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin (Ford Focus RS WRC 08)

“I think I will like the stages tomorrow more than these today. I don’t have much experience of these because I retired last year and didn’t do many of them but it will be a big battle with Petter I am sure.”

5. Urmo Aava/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Focus RS WRC 08)

“I am happy with this afternoon but the rhythm is not there yet.”

Published: 2009-02-14 21:10