Date: 9/9/2023
Day: 3
Flash N°: 10
Special stage:SS9 – Eleftherohori 1
Distance: 18.02 km
Weather: 23^οC, Sunny
Road conditions: Damp conditions and mud in places

#69 Kalle ROVANPERÄ / Jonne HALTTUNEN
“Straight away I see it was not fully dry. These conditions are suiting my driving style and the car is better with the soft compound. There were some surprises in places”.

#33 Elfyn EVANS / Scott MARTIN
“Ι don’t know what happened”. Oil temperature is high and he finishes the stage in hybrid mode.

#11 Thierry NEUVILLE / Martijn WYDAEGHE
“We had a good stage. The stage is getting very rough. It’s difficult to survive. The second passage would be even harder”.

#8 Ott TÄNAK / Martin JÄRVEOJA
“Quite rough. High speed and rocky stage. Difficult, but we came through”.

#17 Sebástien OGIER / Vincent LANDAIS
“Rough stage, we didn’t take risks”.

#4 Esapekka LAPPI / Janne FERM
“Let’s go to service, try to fix the car and enjoy the afternoon stages. I still feel it was a good choice to take one spare”.

#18 Takamoto KATSUTA / Aaron JOHNSTON
“I didn’t feel comfortable; the car was sliding a lot. I expected better grip”.

#6 Daniel SORDO / Cándido CARRERA
“I tried to do my best, but we lost time in some parts of the stage. It was better than the Recce, but we didn’t have a lot of information. But it’s OK”.

#9 Jourdan SERDERIDIS / Frederic MICLOTTE
“This is so nice! It’s dry, from my point of view it is a clean stage. I really enjoyed this one”.

COMMENTS
Kalle Rovanpera sets another fastest time and closes the gap with the cars in front. Thierry Neuville is still in the lead, but now he has a 10.2 sec gap from Sebastien Ogier. Elfyn Evans finished the stage in hybrid mode and lost time.