SS15 FLASH

 

Date: 28/6/2026

Day: 4

Flash N°: 20

Special stage: Loutraki 1

Distance: 16.61 km

Weather: Sunny, 30°C

Road conditions: Rough, loose gravel

 

#33 Elfyn EVANS - Scott MARTIN

“The stage is already rough in places.”

#18 Takamoto KATSUTA - Aaron JOHNSTON

“I was very careful, but everything is OK. I still try to avoid problems. The second pass will be bad.”

#99 Oliver SOLBERG - Elliott EDMONDSON

“It should be quicker. It was very slippery. I tried my best, but this is how it is.”

#5 Sami PAJARI - Marko SALMINEN

“I am trying to push. The target and the plan is really straightforward today.”

#1 Sébastien OGIER - Vincent LANDAIS

“It’s very close. It can be like this to the end. We try to drive fast. I was not full on it, but it’s OK.”

#16 Adrien FOURMAUX - Alexandre CORIA

“I had no impact. I am very tired with these tyres.” Front left puncture

#11 Thierry NEUVILLE - Martijn WYDAEGHE

“It was a good stage. But we still fight the rear in the sandy places. We have to keep the rhythm. There will be more grip in the second pass.”

#95 Jon ARMSTRONG - Shane BYRNE

“It will be interesting in the second pass. Quite loose and in some corners you can’t keep the rear. We try our best.”

#6 Daniel SORDO - Cándido CARRERA

“It is so difficult. It’s very slippery. The previous stage was too bad for us. With the two spare tyres the car was sliding a lot. The balance was not good.”

#55 Joshua MCERLEAN - Eoin TREACY

“It’s difficult to manage. You try to push, but you see the rocks and you back off.”

#22 Mārtiņš SESKS - Renārs FRANCIS

“It’s already very rocky. We took it steady. We didn’t find a good rhythm. It’s difficult with all the stones on the road.”

#9 Jourdan SERDERIDIS - Frédéric MICLOTTE

“There are a lot of stones in the middle of the stage. This stage has so much cleaning.”

 

COMMENTS

Sebastien Ogier and Thierry set identical stage times in SS15 Loutraki! That means the French driver is still on the lead 1,3 seconds ahead of Thierry Neuville. Adrien Fourmaux had another puncture and lost almost two minutes. Now Joshua McErlean is 4th behind Takamoto Katsuta. 


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