Date: 9/9/2022
Day: 2
Flash N°: 9
Special stage: SS6 Livadia
Distance: 21.03 km
Weather: Sunny
Road conditions: Loose gravel

#11 Thierry NEUVILLE / Martijn WYDAEGHE

“I am not comparing my times with Rovanperä’s. I am looking at the guys behind who are in a close position. It wasn't great to be honest - I struggled with the balance and I had quite a bit of understeer.”

#18 Takamoto KATSUTA / Aaron JOHNSTON

“Still struggling, but it’s getting better. I am trying to improve.”

#42 Craig BREEN / Paul NAGLE

“The car is really nice. The guys in M-Sport are doing a great job. It’s a pleasure to drive it, but I am still frustrated with the puncture.”

#4 Esapekka LAPPI / Janne FERM

“We didn’t really push. I was really clean all the time. I was braking early and trying to keep the car in the correct lines. I was trying to be efficient.”

#19 Sébastien LOEB / Isabelle GALMICHE

“Lappi is very fast now. I thought I had a good pace.”

#6 Dani SORDO / Candido CARRERA

“The confidence is very bad. I try to do my best, avoid mistakes and stay close to others, but I can’t. We will see.”

#44 Gus GREENSMITH / Jonas ANDERSSON

“This stage was very slippery. I lost time in some points. But I had a clean run, and that was the target.”

#7 Pierre-Louis LOUBET / Vincent LANDAIS

“The car, or maybe the driver.” He has been asked about the reason for his stage times.

COMMENTS

Pierre Louis Loubet sets his second consecutive fastest time and increases his lead in the overall classification. Esapekka Lappi was second fastest and now lies second, 7,8 sec. behind Loubet. Sebastien Loeb loses one place and is now third, but only 0.5 seconds behind the Finnish.

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