Rally po Korziki je končan.
1. Loeb - Citroen
2. Hirvonen - Ford + 3min 24s
3. Duval - Ford + 3min 31s
4. Latvala - Ford + 3min 37s
5. Solberg - Subaru + 5min 35s
6. Atkinson - Subaru + 6min 10s
Tretji voznik, Tirabassi, je na drugi preizkušnji zadnjega dne odstopil zaradi tehničnih težav.
Dva rallya pred koncem je stanje po točkah sledeče:
Vozniki:
1. Loeb - Citroen 106
2. Hirvonen - Ford 92
3. Sordo - Citroen 59
4. Atkinson - Subaru 45
5. Latvala - Ford 42
6. Solberg - Subaru 40
Moštva:
1. Citroen 169
2. Ford 146
3. Subaru 87
4. Stobart Ford 62
Izgleda da bo letos vse pobral Citroen, kajti Hirvonen bo težko nadoknadil 14 točk na zadnjih rallyih, Ford je pa tudi malo preveč zadaj.
“We had a puncture on the final stage of the morning ten kilometres from the end of the stage, and then again in the final stage, so it’s disappointing but that’s what can happen” said Petter Solberg. “I think the first was a slow puncture as both times I didn’t hit anything. After that I drove smart, just taking it easy to get to the finish. I knew we didn’t have time to stop and change the wheel, and that it would be quicker to just drive to the finish of both stages.
“We’ve tried so many things with the car on this rally with different setups, and we have improved areas. That’s the problem of not having done any testing though – we make these changes on a rally. Some changes made the car better, some worse, but that’s how it goes. I’m happy with my performance on this rally though. We had a couple of punctures, but nobody could say I didn’t try! Now we look to Japan and going back to gravel on all new routes. I’ve never seen the stages before but I look forward to them.”
“We had a good start and we were fighting with Jari-Matti and Petter but then we had a puncture which lost us time” said Chris Atkinson. “Once we had the puncture and I was down I just took it quite safe and easy. In the end I could have pushed for the last day and a half and I might have beaten Petter after his two punctures, but you can never know that and we might have got a puncture anyway so that’s life.
“It’s been a good weekend though as we were on Petter’s pace before the puncture yesterday. I’ve driven a good rally and it’s good to get some points. I think Petter and I are pretty close on tarmac at the moment. He’s got an extra point or two out of these last two rallies but we’ve had a little bit of bad luck. I think we’re both pushing quite hard and that’s good for my driving still.”
“The car was much better this morning but for me it’s been hard to get a proper feeling this weekend” said Brice Tirabassi. “We made some changes last night and it was possible to speed up on the stages this morning. I was much happier.
“Then on the second stage after 9km we got a warning alarm in the car and after a few seconds the engine just stopped. It was not possible to restart the car. For sure it’s very disappointing, but for me it’s been a very good experience in Spain and Corsica and I am very happy. I enjoyed it a lot.
“Yes it’s been difficult, but it’s a rally so this can happen. I have a big smile and I am very happy with the team ad the car. It’s been very good experience and to drive a Subaru on these two rounds, especially on my home event, has been very good for me.”
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