Quotes from Service G

OGIER Sébastien/INGRASSIA Julien FRA/FRA VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "This year, I already had more podium finishes, but victory simply is different and better. The battle for second place and also the one on the power stage was extremely tight and exciting. This is the kind of rally that we need. Victory is an important step in the championship. I am also happy that we were able to bag a good result for Jost. I wish him all the best of luck for the future."

LATVALA JARI-MATTI/ANTTILA MIIKKA FIN/FIN VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I was quite affected by Stéphane’s accident and I wasn’t able to fully enjoy Panzerplatte like I did in previous years. With the gearbox issues, my chances of an overall result in this rally were blown at an early stage already and the weather was difficult, too. I am happy that I was able to conclude the rally with a good result in the power stage."

NEUVILLE Thierry/GILSOUL Nicolas BEL/BEL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "It is quite annoying that I have lost second place to Dani. Had it not been for the power steering issues, we would have had a good margin. But we can still be happy that we didn’t lose more time and that the problem only occurred towards the end of the stage. The battle can continue like this."

SORDO Dani/MARTÍ Marc ESP/ESP HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "I am very happy. Our performance was very good. Today, we were going flat out all the time to stay in front. It was an incredible power stage."

KREMER Armin/WINKLHOFER Pirmin DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I am happy with our result. It was a pity that SS17 was cancelled today, but that can happen."

LAPPI Esapekka/FERM Janne FIN/FIN ŠKODA Fabia R5: "For us, it was a good rally. It was very difficult, but apparently, we had the best speed and the least problems."

KOPECKÝ Jan/DRESLER Pavel CZE/CZE ŠKODA Fabia R5: "For us, it was a good rally. It was very difficult, but apparently, we had the best speed and the least problems."

ANDOLFI Fabio/FENOLI Manuel ITA/ITA PEUGEOT 208 R2: "I am very happy that we were able to make it to the finish. It was very difficult and tough."

TEMPESTINI Simone/BERNACCHINI Giovanni ITA/ITA CITROËN DS 3 R3T: "It is very nice to have scored a class win here. This rally was very difficult, especially because of the weather, but we had a good rhythm and didn’t have to take any risks. I was able to score valuable championship points and that is my main focus."

KOČI Martin/KOSTKA Lukáš SVK/CZE CITROËN DS 3 R3T: "I am feeling really well, because we had a good weekend. We were able to compete for the lead in our class. Unfortunately, we opted for the wrong tyres at Panzerplatte and the gap was too big. From then on, we didn’t take any risks anymore."