Stage 16 Monte-Carlo Rallye notes and quotes 28.01.2018: WRC Rallyes 2018 Rallye Monte-Carlo Sunday, January 28th 2018 Sun 11:44 - Monte after SS16

WRC Rallyes 2018
Rallye Monte-Carlo
Sunday, January 28th 2018



Sun 11:44 - Monte after SS16

1.Ogier 4h08m40.7s, 2.Tänak +57.9s, 3.Latvala +1m53.2s, 4.Lappi +4m32.6s, 5.Meeke +4m51.2s, 6.Evans +4m52.4s, 7.Neuville +4m59.6s


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Sun 11:40 - SS16: Mikkelsen
A cautious run. "My soft tyres weren't really optimal for this stage. Let's see on the next."



Sun 11:39 - SS16: Ogier
Sixth quickest in stage and Seb's rally lead stands at 57.9sec with just the Power Stage to go. Big push planned? "We don't have the right tyres for the Power Stage. There are many drivers on the softs and our super softs are going to suffer a lot there. The plan for us is finish the rally and win it. Happy so far but still 14km to go. There were no easy moments in this rally."



Sun 11:32 - SS16: Tanak
Safely through in the seventh-fastest time. "More or less the same as this morning. Still very hard but we had a clean run."



Sun 11:28 - SS16: Latvala
Sixth quickest so far. "It's been a tough Sunday but everything is going according to plan. Not too bad but of course you have to be very careful."



Sun 11:26 - SS16: Lappi
Snow packed in the front end of his Yaris. What happened? "Straight into a snow bank and I had to reverse. The pace note was correct. I don't know what happened - we just went straight on. Now my super-soft tyres are finished. I'll have to use the studs I think."



Sun 11:24 - SS16: Meeke
Fifth quickest. "Crazy conditions, full black ice. I felt more comfortable on the slicks than on the studs. Okay, I have no idea of my time. We don't know. 'All Live' means nothing for the crews, but the whole world knows!"



Sun 11:21 - SS16: Evans
1.5sec slower than Neuville - and Evans holds on to sixth place. The gap between them heading to the final stage: 7.2sec. "The stage was okay but not perfect. We tried, but it looks like Thierry is pushing hard now. Let's see."




Sun 11:16 - SS16: Neuville
Safely through in the fastest time so far. "Really tricky conditions but better than this morning. Same for all of us now on the tyres I think. I tried to drive fast."



Sun 11:15 - SS16: Bouffier
He completes 1m24sec slower than Breen. "Very bad - I had information that the corner was not frozen but it was. The car is fine. There were not many spectators around - it took time."



Sun 11:13 - SS16: Bouffier update
Back on the road and underway again!



Sun 11:12 - SS16: Bouffier update
Co-driver Xavier Panseri is out of the car and helping spectators push it off the snow bank.



Sun 11:11 - SS16: Breen
"The road is more polished now. In some places the grip is better but in others it's shiny like glass."



Sun 11:10 - SS16: Bouffier
WRC+ live tracking shows him stopped at 13.7km. He's gone off. Spectators are on hand trying to push his Ford back on the road.




Sun 11:05 - SS16: Conditions
Similar to earlier. Dry and damp sections, depending on the position of the sun, and then more ice as the road climbs towards the Col.






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