Notes and quotes from Mexico stage 21 11.03.2018: WRC RALLYES - MEXICO RALLY 2018 Sunday, March 11th 2018 Sun 11:00 - SS21 WRC 2 Tidemand The category leader tops the stage time sheets yet again. He goes 11.7sec faster than Greensmith. "The car is working well. I can get it to do whatever

WRC RALLYES - MEXICO RALLY 2018
Sunday, March 11th 2018






Sun 11:00 - SS21 WRC 2 Tidemand

The category leader tops the stage time sheets yet again. He goes 11.7sec faster than Greensmith. "The car is working well. I can get it to do whatever I want."



Sun 10:57 - Mexico after SS21

1.Ogier3h47m24.5s, 2.Sordo+55.2s, 3.Meeke+1m13.7s, 4.Mikkelsen+1m45.9s, 5.Loeb+2m29.2s, 6.Neuville+5m02.0s.





Sun 10:53 - SS21: Tänak
Fastest for the Estonian! He eclipses Latvala by 1.4sec. Great prep for the upcoming Power Stage. "I was checking a couple of places for the Power Stage but trying to save the tyres for that stage as well."






Sun 10:49 - SS21: Sunninen
Ninth fastest for the M-Sport World Rally Team driver. "It was quite slippery. We didn't do a good job."




Sun 10:44 - SS21: Lappi
The Toyota driver completes 4.5sec off team-mate Latvala's pace. "I wasn't brave enough. Not a good stage."




Sun 10:41 - SS21: Latvala
A terrific performance from the eighth-placed Finn! He goes fastest by 3.3sec. "It's going very well."




Sun 10:36 - SS21: Ogier
Protecting his tyres for the Power Stage, we still goes joint second fastest on this pass of the Las Minas test. "The grip is not so high in there but there are some fast, fluid sections."



Sun 10:32 - SS21: Meeke
A good run for the Citroën driver in this one. He stops the clocks only 0.4sec slower than Neuville's benchmark. "I just have to get through and protect my third place."



Sun 10:29 - SS21: Sordo
The second-placed Spaniard goes third fastest in this one. "With Kris's [Meeke] problems in the first stage this morning, we can drive a bit more easily now."



Sun 10:25 - SS21: Mikkelsen
His off-stage excursion costs the Hyundai driver 9.7sec at the end of the stage. "I was trying to explore the limits but luckily it wasn't a hard hit. Unfortunately, it took a while to restart the car."



Sun 10:22 - SS21: Mikkelsen
The Norwegian has got off line and slid wide on a left-hand bend close to the end of the stage. He's clouted the bank at the side of the road and dropped time as he's frantically tried to recover.




Sun 10:20 - SS21: Loeb
He reaches the stage end 5.0sec slower than Neuville. "I had fun in the car. I was a bit careful."




Sun 10:17 - SS21: Neuville
He completes in 6m47.6s. "It was very loose. I tried to give my best in this stage to see if the pace notes are okay but I was struggling with the handling of the car."



Sun 10:09 - SS21: Live
The penultimate stage of the rally is underway. Thierry Neuville is the first to get a sighter for this afternoon's Power Stage.




Sun 09:57 - Stage info: SS21
Las Minas 1, 11.07km Las Minas starts on a big double width road, heading downhill with a series of three kickers. Plenty of flowing corners lead into a final new 2km section on cobbles towards the finish on the edge of Guanajuato.

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