Date: 10/9/2023
Day: 4
Flash N°: 17
Special stage: SS14 – Grammeni 1
Distance: 19.77 km
Weather: 23ο C, Sunny
Road conditions: Dry and loose gravel

#69 Kalle ROVANPERÄ / Jonne HALTTUNEN
“Definitely not easy. We have to finish the job first. I didn’t fell so nice in here. I hope with the soft compound will be better.”

#33 Elfyn EVANS / Scott MARTIN
“The question is how fast Dani will be.”

#11 Thierry NEUVILLE / Martijn WYDAEGHE
“It’s a shame because it could be a podium or victory for us. We did what we could, but luck wasn;t with our side. We made a good recce here. There is no points for the points, we just drive for the fans. We will try to enjoy and see if we can win the Power Stage.”

#8 Ott TÄNAK / Martin JÄRVEOJA
“The conditions are very different from recce. It’s very tricky with the notes and there are many surprises for everyone. Our time is far from perfect.”

#17 Sebástien OGIER / Vincent LANDAIS
“Many things happened yesterday. We had a damage in the wishbone after the regrouping and in the last stage weI had three punctures. It was bab luck… That’s the way rallying is, but I think we deserve more this weekend. I hope the team will have a good result here with Kalle and Elfyn.”

#4 Esapekka LAPPI / Janne FERM
“Hard tyres not optimum for this stage. I saw the lines from Taka going straight.”

#18 Takamoto KATSUTA / Aaron JOHNSTON
“We overshot a junction at the beginning. I wasn’t pushing, but I am surprised how tricky this stage is. Power Stage it’s going to be a challenge.”

#6 Daniel SORDO / Cándido CARRERA
“I need to push, but I don’t want to make a mistake. A podium is nice, but second place is better. It’s one of the stages I don’t like. We lost a lot of time in the previous one. Anyway we will try our best.”

#9 Jourdan SERDERIDIS / Frederic MICLOTTE
“Very technical stage and there is a lot of fun with the jumps. It’s tricky at the middle. It’s a good day.”

COMMENT
Dani Sordo set’s his maiden fastest stage time in this years EKO Acropolis Rally. The Spaniard reduces his gap from Elfyn Evans to 2,7 sec with only one stage left to go. Kalle Rovenpera had a safe drive and is still in the lead of the Rally.