Quotes stage 4
12.07.2016
“Tomorrow will be another day”
Stéphane Peterhansel (Pilote, Peugeot DKR2008 n°100) :
“It rained during the first 60kms making the tracks very slippery and there was a lot of mud. The three cars at the front provided a clear track to follow. There were sections where we were running at 185kph, which, in my opinion is perhaps too fast. But overall it was a nice stage and a lot fun to drive. But it will be difficult for me tomorrow, because I will be first to start in the longest stage of the rally.”
“Minor faux pas, but still second overall”
Vladimir Vasiliev (N°101 MINI ALL4 Racing):
“The stage went well. Early on the track was wet after the rain, there was a lot of mud, but the other half was already dry. We even had to overtake in the dust. The stage was really difficult because some roads were invisible in the high grass, we couldn’t see the right direction. Sometimes we missed the right corner, then came back and lost some time. But after all, I'm glad with the result.”
“A small error, costs lead”
Cyril Despres (N°104 Peugeot DKR 2008):
“There was a lot of rain early in the stage. We ran together with Sébastien and Vasiliev, which slowed the pace. We were having a decent stage and then at 100km we went off the correct track. It was only for about 300m. Séb followed us then we hit a piece of cement that was hidden by the tall grass and we broke a wheel. We didn’t stop to fix it but we had to slow down.”
“Improving and ready to attack”
Edouard Nikolaev (N°310: Kamaz 43509):
“The stage was very interesting. It was easy to make a mistake which could be have been a problem for the crew and vehicle. There were bottlenecks, cliffs, ravines, winding roads. Then when the dry roads began, the speed increased. We made a few navigation mistakes, but that is normal. The truck feels good, yesterday we made adjustments and today it showed improvement. We will try to attack and take a good result.”
