Friday, June 25th, 2021 — A double-header stage with cars competing in pairs over two laps.
Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA
“Tomorrow is going to be the start. It has been amazing to see so much crowd. Tomorrow
some tough stuff is coming.”
Car 33. EVANS/MARTIN
“Who knows how this weekend is going to play out. I am looking forward to the challenge
and finding out all about it.”
Car 11. NEUVILLE/WYDAEGHE
Ran wide and dropped a couple of seconds.
Car 8. TÄNAK/JÄRVEOJA
“This one was quite slippery. We had soft tyre and I am quite happy with it.”
Car 69. ROVANPERÄ/HALTTUNEN
“There is a bit of everything here. We will see tomorrow how it is.”
Car 18. KATSUTA/BARRITT
“It’s going to be really interesting rally. After shakedown I had a good feeling. The stages
you never know what is going to happen. I already make one mistake and stalled the
engine.”
Car 6. SORDO/ROZADA
Lost time in the dust.
Car 2. SOLBERG/JOHNSTON
“It will be a fantastic weekend. Really exciting I think. First time for me with this car on
gravel. This stage was great fun.”
Car 37. BERTELLI/SCATTOLIN
“Happy to be here. I was not racing since Chile. Amazing place and amazing fans. I want
to enjoy it.”
Car 24. TUNDO/JESSOP
“It’s awesome, a good experience. I am going to lap this up for the next three days and
hopefully we get to the end.”
Car 29. CHWIST/HELLER
“I am enjoying a lot. It’s my first WRC rally. It was a really nice stage and we will look
forward to the weekend and going to the finish line.”
Car 48. ANWAR/ISMAIL
“Didn’t expect it (ran wide near the finish). Only done 15km in the car. It was a bit looser
than I expected.”