69. Wales Rally GB 2013
14. 11. – 17. 11. 2013, Deeside • gravel - asphalt 312.38 km • total distance including road sections - 1501.21 km • Other years
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SS21
One stage to go, need to stay focused and make sure we will get to the end
We need to try to finish the rally and this is a tricky stage...
SS20
Just finishing the rally… [can you concentrate?] that’s my job!
Very very slippery – challenging stage.
Quite slippery, lot of mud, everyone cut everywhere.. [need to] watch where we are going.
This was a clean stage. We have given up the fight with Mads…
With spectators you have to go a little wide! …it is by far the most slippery stage we have done…
I am not happy on this…I could not see the stop watches…I did not know when to go…
Very slippery, but fun stage…
Funny stage, very slippery – basically mud everywhere…
Very slippery, but it’s quite open, so no problem
SS19
I stalled the engine at the junction – I lost a lot of time
I like quite a lot this stage…
We tried everything. We hit the bank and did a spin in 5th gear
Was really really slippery, I thought it was slippery on Thursday night – it is now!
It was really difficult, really muddy, car is moving in the high speed, it is moving like hell.
Very slippery, we drive same as the other stages...so…
Good, good, good…but I hit a stone at the start
The most slippery stage of this rally
SS18
a good one on the first stage this morning and I now I can control it more and more… now we just have to get to the end
I should have started this rally with better speed – I got the spark too late…
Bit too optimistic…I had to slow down and put the car sideways to take the corner…
We tried our best, but still 4 stages to go…
We are going really well, and it’s a clear fight for sure…stressful, but we try to enjoy it
Happy and going to drive next stage…
Stage was really, really nice..fast, good grip, some places a little more slippery…
Docela nám to vyšlo tyhle první dvě vložky, Sordo z toho neni nadšenej, to je vidět, a to jsme potřebovali.
It was narrow, slippery, but fantastic corners, long and nice to drive…
No fog, very fast stage, trees very close to the road…
SS17
It was the plan to show Jari that he has no chance to come back – no, you cannot speak like that!
It was not enough – we lost 0.6 to Ogier…the car is understeering more than it did yesterday…
It was quite OK, but again no radio, no splits…
We basically had a spin and lost 10 seconds, but the game is still on
Not concerned, good start – I think we’re driving well
Very slippery
Feel OK – last day in the rally…I enjoyed this stage…more slippery than yesterday, but I enjoy
That was good morning call after a long road section…everything good
The conditions are very slippery and very difficult – but there is no fog
SS16
We conserve gap today…it was the plan this morning so, yes happy with the day…50kms to go, Rally GB isn’t finished till end
I’m struggling in the morning…on gravel I don’t find rhythm in the morning…
I can be really pleased with my day…
Really looking forward to the stages tomorrow…getting to bed…good day tomorrow…
It's been a great day. Happy with the pace. No moments at all. / Byl to super den. Jsem spokojený s výkonem. Žádné krizovky.
It was sliding a lot, grass and gravel – but we passed it and for tomorrow we are ready to drive
Dneska jsme to zvládli, nebylo to tak hrozný jako včera, pro zítra chceme udržet zlepšení, tahle vložka hodně klouzala, nebylo to nic příjemnýho.
I learn a lot of English today
SS15
I went straight on into the second chicane...not much fun...car feels strange...
I have no brakes...I hope one day we can do a rally without these stupid things
was OK, just very slippery where the mud gets pulled out…
Slippy, but it’s OK…I think it’s a quite good time
We nearly spun, it’s very slippery in there…with the cuts, we didn’t expect that
Quite happy with that but already it’s very muddy
This was a tricky stage, already a lot of mud on the road
Quite slippery in some places…
When you get out on the tarmac from the gravel it is very slippy
The castle is looking nice…
A lot of spectators…very nice
SS14
We went wide on a couple of places
Ogier has been really quick…but he’s also human…in every stage you can’t have a perfect run…
It’s OK, we lost a bit of time, but it’s not a big drama
it’s still a 20 second gap so it’s still OK
We have to try…the balance of the car hasn’t been there all day...
We found the rhythm. No moments at all, a clean drive. We're pushing but weren't over the limit once / Nalezli jsme správný rytmus. Žádné krize, čistá jízda. Tlačíme, ale né za hranou...
Really nice - I really enjoyed it - the car very good
Really nice.
SS12
Getting better. Notes are good. We are still here.
It’s difficult to drive my rhythm.
We’re still losing – I don’t know why we’re doing that.
Everything OK. Good stage. The feeling in the car is really nice. I'm happy with my drive! / Všechno je ok. Dobrá zkouška. Mám velmi dobrý pocit. Jsem moc spokojen se svou jízdou!
Je to docela dobrý není to taková hrůza, musíme to zlepšit, dělali jsme chyby v hodně odbočkách...
Really nice stage…little more slippery than last but no problem…
SS11
this rally if you push too much you have not so much chance to finish
I don’t have the feeling…sorry, nothing else I can say…
I was afraid when I saw someone went off in a dangerous place...good run through, nothing special.
He [Novikov]was in a very tough place…he’s gone off bad in there…people were waving us on
Clean stage, no problem, continue like that....much more tricky than the first one....easy to do a mistake...
I enjoy…[Kubica?] I saw a big line. I think it’s a big one
Start is better, I feel better, need more confidence, try to concentrate bit more...
They [Kubica & Ferrara] went off the road...a little bit fog...the end, very very slippery
Novikov now also reported off in SS11
Went off the road, crew is ok
SS10
It was all OK in there but unfortunately I was too slow - let's see in the next one! / Bylo to celé ok, ale naneštěstí jsem byl příliš pomalý, uvidíme jak to půjde na té další.
It’s ok, good stage. A bit surprised by the grip, like everyone I think. Better grip than yesterday.
Great run by Andreas Mikkelsen, and he is now ahead of me by 0,1 seconds. The battle is on!
A good stage. Good pace. Advantage to be early on the road.
Not so bad, but no rhythm at all. We lost a lot. A bad stage for me.
It was quite OK, quite fast stage, 2 chicanes which are quite tricky on the braking.
Really nice, good grip, good conditions, very nice.
It was OK, new experience opening the road. We took it early after yesterday.
SS9
We enjoy, very nice driving.
Try to push, it is not good pace, we aren´t happy, time is not good.
Clean run. But I must say: Mr Latvala and Mr Ogier are doing a very good job. Hats off to them
Not enough time on road section to change anything. Wanted to take the front roll bar off. This morning was good
I am driving well... but we must check and find a bit more...
He had a huge moment in SS9, confidence sapping moment! Happy to be still on the road and just twenty seconds...
It was very slippy, you have to use different line, and the balance of the car is a a little strange...
SS8
Very slippery, once again struggling with understeer, need to use the handbrake a lot, losing a lot of time...
The road now is coming more slippery, and I made some mistakes in the stage - but good fun
Not what I am looking for, but better than the stage before...we are still trying hard and maybe we will get better...
I have to push now, I have no other choice in my position
Impossible to follow [VWs]...I'm still the quickest Ford..without the 2 Polos in the front we're quite good... / Je nemožné následovat je (VW)... Jsem nejrychlejší Ford...odmyslíme-li ty dva vozy Polo vpředu jsme docela dořé
A good stage for us, we used quite well the line - it was a good one...
It's not slippery with the braking, but it's quite difficult with the turning.../ Neklouže to při brždění, ale dost problematické je to při zatáčení...
SS7
Like the same, we did big mistake, not happy.
I need to use the handbrake a lot more of the time...understeer
Did some adjustments to fit the ruts, but it’s not working. Almost impossible to drive. Need to change that now...
Very slippery...hard to turn...understeer
Very slippery, a lot of understeer...I can't do much better.../ Hodně uklouzané, hodně nedotáčivé...nemůžu s tím nic udělat...
We had to push a bit at the end, he was ahead of us on the splits...slippery...we try to stay not on the line...
Lot better...but more difficult the second time...understeering problem every year on this stage
SS6
Hit a tree
Everything is ok, I enjoy.
Fantastic stage, incredible.
It was very difficult, I lost the grip, we had big moment.
He has stopped.
Was good, but after Mikko crashed, I found it hard to concentrate.
Playing around with the car to find more grip, seems to be going in the right direction now
He has rolled.
Crew is ok, they would start tomorrow in Rally2
Is stopped in stage
It seems to be very slippery and at the beginning I did not understand what had happened...
Probably wrong rhythm, I had no splits in the stage, no problem it's OK... / Asi špatný rytmus, neměl jsem splity, žádný problém, vše je ok...
I really pushed so hard...I could not push harder...really good feeling at the end of the stage...
SS5
Clean run, nothing in there. Would like better times, hopefully they will come.
Much easier today, very good grip, it´s going better and better
I don't know why but I like this stage / Nevím proč, ale tuhle zkoušku mám rád...
He [Ogier] is going very quickly...
Quite quick, a very muddy stage...
I'm hesitating on the braking at the moment.../ Otálel jsem teď při brždění...
SS4
It's getting more and more slippy, but like the top times there - no way! / Klouzalo to víc a víc, ale nemám šanci mít časy jako špička...
I enjoyed this stage even if it's not very quick. I have a lot of understeer... / Užíval jsem si tuhle rychlostku, přestože není příliš rychlá. Hodně mi to nedotáčelo...
Kubica is off, crew is ok.
May have rolled in the stage... Becksy:We lost signal...
OK, OK, but that's about all I can do...as quick as I can go...it's slippery in a couple of places.../ Ok, ale to je vše, co můžu dělat...pouze takhle rychle můžu jet...na hodně místech to klouže...
Some places it is very slippery already...
We fixed our problem from yesterday, but to be honest, not completely...
After moment at hairpin: "I nearly stalled the engine, I needed second gear on the exit and I couldn't get down... / Po krizovce ve vlásence: "Skoro mi zhasl motor, potřeboval jsem podřadit na dvojku na výjezdu a nešlo to..."
The balance is not so good, I understeer quite a lot...maybe his line helps me a bit...
I can't get the same feeling I have with the car as I have had in these stages in the past.../ Nemám stený pocit z auta, jako jsme měl na těchto zkouškách v minulosti...
SS1
Solowow said he went a bit wide
"Fantastic. I like to run in the dark. Really tricky stage.
"Difficult to see the road. The setup was soft and the lights were up and down all the time
"As excepted it was not easy in the dark with new pace notes...
"Very slippery, tricky conditions. Something up with gear shift, very hard to change gear.
"It was a bit more slippery than I expected...
"Quite happy...but on the last [part]...more and more destroyed...not possible to go more fast....
"We tried to get the feeling a bit with the night...
"The grip was changing and I did not have the confidence