Quotes after Sauertal 1

OGIER Sébastien/INGRASSIA Julien FRA/FRA VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I try to maintain my advantage and I am looking to the finish. That is the secret."

LATVALA JARI-MATTI/ANTTILA MIIKKA FIN/FIN VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I was pushing to be prepared for the power stage."

NEUVILLE Thierry/GILSOUL Nicolas BEL/BEL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "That wasn´t 100 percent yet, because I didn´t find good grip everywhere. Let´s wait and see what the guys behind me are showing."

SORDO Dani/MARTÍ Marc ESP/ESP HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "There is some dirt on the road."

ØSTBERG Mads/ FLØENE Ola NOR/NOR FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "We testing various set-ups and are playing with the differential settings."

CAMILLI Eric/VEILLAS Benjamin FRA/FRA FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "The stage is dry, only the final two corners are a bit damp."

MIKKELSEN Andreas/JÆGER Anders NOR/NOR VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I am at the limit and doing my utmost."

TÄNAK Ott/MÕLDER Raigo EST/EST FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "I am pushing to get to know the tyres and to gain experience."

PADDON Hayden/KENNARD John NZL/NZL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "I am testing settings and will be battling to score points in the power stage later on."

KREMER Armin/WINKLHOFER Pirmin DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I am happy. We are doing our own pace. In the last two or three corners, there is a lot of gravel on the road."

LAPPI Esapekka/FERM Janne FIN/FIN ŠKODA Fabia R5: "Everything okay. A clean stage for us. I am looking towards the finish."

KOPECKÝ Jan/DRESLER Pavel CZE/CZE ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I had hoped for rain and put soft tyres on. Now, I have to be cautious with them."

DE MEVIUS Ghislain/JALET Johan BEL/BEL ŠKODA Fabia R5: "A wonderful stage. Like in Belgium. I am loving it here."

KREIM Fabian/CHRISTIAN Frank DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: "This morning, we still try to push a bit. At the end of the stage, there is gravel on the road."

KOCI Martin/KOSTKA Lukáš SVK/CZE CITROËN DS 3 R3T: "We are enjoying it. We aren´t pushing anymore and just try to drive a lot."

SUNINEN Teemu/MARKKULA Mikko FIN/FIN ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I have to be careful with the tyres. I try to get a lot of experience."

TIDEMAND Pontus/ANDERSSON Jonas SWE/SWE ŠKODA Fabia R5: "It is a pity that we aren´t in contention for WRC 2 points, but I am thankful that I can drive here."

GRIEBEL Marijan/KOPZCYK Stefan DEU/DEU OPEL Adam R2: "We try to make it to the finish like this and keep our class lead without making any mistakes."

TANNERT Julius/THIELEN Jennifer DEU/LUX OPEL Adam R2: "We are second in class. That is what we had hoped for, we are very happy."