Quotes after Sauertal 2 (Power Stage)

OGIER Sébastien/INGRASSIA Julien FRA/FRA VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "Winning after such a long time is so beautiful, but the others were always close. It was a tough battle. I am enjoying this victory."<

LATVALA JARI-MATTI/ANTTILA MIIKKA FIN/FIN VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I pushed hard for a fast time. Let’s wait and see what it is worth."

NEUVILLE Thierry/GILSOUL Nicolas BEL/BEL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "I am very happy. The set-up was too soft for this stage. The time is great."

SORDO Dani/MARTÍ Marc ESP/ESP HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "We pushed extremely hard and the battle was only decided on the final metres of this stage. I am so happy!"

ØSTBERG Mads/ FLØENE Ola NOR/NOR FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "This is the end of this rally. I didn’t take full risk. I enjoyed this stage and the entire event."

CAMILLI Eric/VEILLAS Benjamin FRA/FRA FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "We didn’t take full risk anymore and we are happy to have made it to the finish. I have gained much experience."

MIKKELSEN Andreas/JÆGER Anders NOR/NOR VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: Brake on the right rear wheel caught fire and had to be extinguished several times

TÄNAK Ott/MÕLDER Raigo EST/EST FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "It was a good stage for us. It worked perfectly. I have gained much experience."

PADDON Hayden/KENNARD John NZL/NZL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "I enjoyed this stage. I wanted to make it into the top five and we are fifth indeed. I am very happy."

KREMER Armin/WINKLHOFER Pirmin DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I wanted to finish on the podium in my home round and I did it by coming third. I am very happy."

LAPPI Esapekka/FERM Janne FIN/FIN ŠKODA Fabia R5: "It wasn’t a perfect rally, but the result is perfect. I hope that Jan (Kopecky) will now also make it to the finish, so that we can bring the 1-2 for our team home."

KOPECKÝ Jan/DRESLER Pavel CZE/CZE ŠKODA Fabia R5: "Because of our puncture at the beginning, we dropped back a lot. Therefore, I am now happy with second place in WRC 2. A great result for the team."

DE MEVIUS Ghislain/JALET Johan BEL/BEL ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I have learned a lot and gained a lot of confidence."

KREIM Fabian/CHRISTIAN Frank DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: "On Friday, I was too cautious, but today, at the latest, it could be seen that I have made a step ahead. We had to drive with a rain tyre on the left rear, our other tyre was damaged."

TIDEMAND Pontus/ANDERSSON Jonas SWE/SWE ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I have enjoyed the rally very much and gained a lot of experience. That is boosting my confidence for the next events. A direct comparison with my team-mates (Kopecky and Lappi) is impossible, because they had different conditions due to their earlier starting positons."

GRIEBEL Marijan/KOPZCYK Stefan DEU/DEU OPEL Adam R2: "We have been driving at a high level throughout the weekend and made no mistakes. With this experience, we can head to next week’s Junior Euro round, the Barum Rally."

TANNERT Julius/THIELEN Jennifer DEU/LUX OPEL Adam R2: "Second place behind Marijan (Griebel) is okay. I am very happy and have gained a lot of experience."