CARLOS SAINZ /
MARC MARTI (CITROEN)
Had two punctures on SS2.
ROMAN KRESTA / JAN MOZNY (FORD)
“We had two punctures on stage
two”
MARCUS GRONHOLM / TIMO RAUTIAINEN
(PEUGEOT)
“I am not feeling completely
confident. We have made no mistakes and
no wrong choices but something ýs not
feeling right.”
HENNING SOLBERG / CATO MENKERUD
(FORD)
“At the end of the stage we only
had the hand brake for brakes!”
CHRIS ATKINSON / GLENN MACNEALL
(SUBARU)
Entered the service park on three
wheels, having lost the left rear wheel
in the previous stage. The Subaru team
made a decision to withdrawal Atkinson
from the event because of the damage done
to the fuel pump. He will restart the
rally tomorrow under SuperRally regulations.
ANTHONY WARMBOLD / MICHAEL ORR
(FORD)
Three punctures on the first
stage but the mousse worked.
JANNE TUOHINO / MIKKO MARKKULA
(SKODA)
Lost the brakes two kilometres
into the start of stage two. Did not feel
very well due to an upset stomach.
FEDERICO VILLAGRA / JAVIER VILLAGRA
(MITSUBISHI)
“The engine is running on two
cylinders.”
TOSHIHIRO ARAI / TONY SIRCOMBE
(SUBARU)
“It has been a good morning.
We took a risk on the tyres and chose
one for drier conditions. It was a risk
but we got away with it.”
MARCOS LIGATO / RUBEN GARCIA
(SUBARU)
Elected to use the K tyre which
is more suited for wetter conditions and
this choice did not pay off.
ANGELO MEDEGHINI / BARBARA CAPOFERRI
(MITSUBISHI)
“We have no specific problems
but the set up is not perfect.”
GABRIEL POZZO / DANIEL STILLO
“We have had problems with the
brakes.”
HAMED AL WAHAIBI / DAVID SENIOR
(SUBARU)
“We had problems with the brakes.
The callipers are leaking.”
NATALIE BARRATT / CARL WILLIAMSON
(MITSUBISHI)
“Everything is okay.”
SEBASTIEN BELTRAN / EDGAR GALINDO
(SUBARU)
“We had no problems. The main
thing here is to get some experience.”