Stage 4 Monte-Carlo quotes, notes and standings 26.01.2018: WRC RALLYES Rallye Monte-Carlo 2018 Friday January 26th 2018 SS4 Roussieux - Eygalayes 1, 30.54km. It starts in the tiny hamlet of Roussieux, which boasts just

WRC RALLYES

Rallye Monte-Carlo 2018
Friday January 26th 2018





SS4 Roussieux - Eygalayes 1, 30.54km.


It starts in the tiny hamlet of Roussieux, which boasts just 22 residents. It crosses the Col du Reychasset (1052 metres) and Col de Pierre Vesce (1056 metres), before crossing the charming Laborel village. The last section is centred on Col Saint-Jean, climbing and falling to Eygalayes on a road which has often proved treacherous over the years. The stage last appeared in the late 1980s in a slightly different format.




Fri 10:54 - Monte after SS4
1.Ogier 1h13m11.3s, 2.Sordo +38.5s, 3.Tänak +42.5s, 4.Lappi +1m02.8, 5.Latvala +1m16.2s. Mikkelsen retires (alternator)




Fri 11:02 - Monte WRC2 after SS4
1.Kopecky 1h18m09.5s, 2.Camilli +1.2s, 3.De Mevius +4m55.3s, 4.Sciessere +6m02.9s, 5.Abbring +7m12.8s. Suninen crashes.



Fri 10:56 - SS4: WRC2 De Mevius
"Not so bad. We did a spin at the end but the rest was okay. Difficult in the rain."



Fri 10:55 - SS4: WRC2 Abbring
"The car feels nice to drive, the rhythm is coming. It's only my second rally in this car and my first on these tyres."



Fri 10:50 - SS4: WRC 2 Camilli
The category leader cleanly though. No issues reported.



Fri 10:49 - SS4: Mikkelsen out
Update from Hyundai: 'Repair not possible so car and crew being brought back to service'



Fri 10:47 - SS4: WRC 2 Suninen off!
His Fiesta is off the road and in the trees at 21km. Suninen and his co-driver are out of the car. His onboard camera shows frontal damage - and a felled tree.



Fri 10:44 - SS4: Bouffier
Ninth fastest. "Okay, a bit more grippy."



Fri 10:41 - SS4: Lappi
Sixth fastest. "Safe, but it's crazy with the dirt. They [the drivers ahead] are cutting like hell."



Fri 10:40 - SS4: Breen
47.1sec off the pace following his earlier rock strike. "Still no brakes. I've lost the rears completely now."



Fri 10:39 - SS4: Meeke
Cleanly through, eighth fastest. Kris not sure he made the best tyre choice.



Fri 10:38 - SS4: Mikkelsen
Big problems for the Norwegian who has not started the stage. Instead, he is working on his Hyundai before the start - alternator problem. The team confirms he is changing the belt.



Fri 10:36 - SS4: Sordo
Fourth quickest. "It's okay, but we made a mistake in the service with our tyres. A misunderstanding. We had the wrong ones for the previous stage and now we have two hard tyres at the front."



Fri 10:33 - SS4: Evans
Fourth fastest so far. 12.4s slower than his team-mate Ogier.



Fri 10:31 - SS4: Latvala
Slowest driver through so far - 13.7sec off Ogier's pace.



Fri 10:29 - SS4: Tanak
The Estonian completes 4sec slower than Ogier.



Fri 10:28 - SS4: Neuville
1.9sec slower than Ogier. "The stage was okay, but I don't know what the best tyre choice was. Mine overheated a bit towards the end, it was hard to find a rhythm."




Fri 10:27 - SS4: Ogier
He completes in 18m25.3s. "I think I was a bit wrong with the tyres. I expected more humidity, still, there was a bit of damp which helped the super softs to survive. My lead is okay, but in one stage you can lose a lot here, so even this gap isn't really much."



Fri 10:14 - SS4: Splits watch
Neuville 1.5sec slower than Ogier to the 8.22km split



Fri 10:07 - SS4: LIVE
Ogier underway. Light rain. Wipers on intermittently.





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