Date: 6/9/2024 Flash N°: 5b

Service: A (Lamia)

#20 Sami PAJARI / Enni MÄLKÖNEN

“We had a puncture on the first stage. I was not having the flow I wanted. I will try to find a little bit more pace”.

#21 Yohan ROSSEL / Florian BARRAL

“It’s just the beginning. We need to keep calm and try to do a good job. We have to avoid mistakes and punctures”.

#22 Lauri JOONA / Ville MANNISENMÄKI

“It was quite OK. First two stages were OK, but the last one was not so suitable for us and we lost some time. Generally, we didn’t have any problems or punctures. And that’s good for us”.

#23 Nikolay GRYAZIN / Konstantin ALEKSANDROV

“Quite OK, but unfortunately we had a puncture and we lost some time. We will try not to have any on the second loop”.

#27 Gus GREENSMITH / Jonas ANDERSSON

“Today it’s OK so far. There are some rocks, but it’s OK. We will push more in the afternoon”.

#28 Robert VIRVES / Aleks LESK

“Quite demanding. The conditions were not as rough as I thought after the Recce. I am struggling with myself. I should be faster. I’ll try to be closer to the front in the next stages”.

#29 Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ / Maciej SZCZEPANIAK

“I try to be smooth and gentle as much as I can. But I am not managing well. In the last stage we spun and we lost some time, but otherwise it’s not bad”.

#34 Pierre-Louis LOUBET / Loris PASCAUD

Retired - Went off the road SS1.

#38 Lambros ATHANASOULAS / Nikolaos ZAKCHAIOS

Retired - Went off the road SS1.

#39 Georgios KECHAGIAS / Nikolaos PETROPOULOS

“In the second stage we had a puncture and on the 3rd we spun. So we lost a lot of time”.

#40 Panagiotis ROUSTEMIS / Christos BAKLORIS

“It’s sad that Lambros retired. For us the first loop was OK. We try to avoid risks. We are first among the greek crews and we will try to secure our position”.

#41 Vasileios VELANIS / Ilias PANAGIOTOUNIS

“We had a problem with the brakes in both SS2 and SS3. Also, in SS2 the car in front of us had a puncture and we couldn’t see from the dust”.

#43 Georgios-Alexandros AMOUTZAS / Georgios ILIOPOULOS

Retired - Lost timecard.

#48 Nikolaos PAVLIDIS / Allan HARRYMAN

“We follow a steady rhythm. Stage by stage. This is my first proper Acropolis Rally and the feeling is amazing”.

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