Quotes after Arena Panzerplatte 1 / 2

The eighth und ninth stage of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland are finished. This is what the drivers had to say.

OGIER Sébastien/INGRASSIA Julien FRA/FRA VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: “I am driving with mixed tyres, it is very slippery.”

LATVALA JARI-MATTI/ANTTILA MIIKKA FIN/FIN VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: “I made a little mistake, but didn’t lose any time. There are some slippery parts, but not as bad as expected.”

NEUVILLE Thierry/GILSOUL Nicolas BEL/BEL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: SS8: “I slid off the track. It was not because of the rain, it was because I was too fast.” SS9: “Now, it went better.”

SORDO Dani/MARTÍ Marc ESP/ESP HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: “At the second start, I stalled the engine and lost time. I am not happy.”

ØSTBERG Mads/ FLØENE Ola NOR/NOR FORD Fiesta RS WRC: “No problems.”

CAMILLI Eric/VEILLAS Benjamin FRA/FRA FORD Fiesta RS WRC: “No problems.”

MIKKELSEN Andreas/JÆGER Anders NOR/NOR VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: “It is very slippery. I need more grip.” Changed tyres after 1st run

PADDON Hayden/KENNARD John NZL/NZL HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: SS8: “It is very slippery.” Changed tyre pressure. SS9: “Now, things were going better than the first time.”

KREMER Armin/WINKLHOFER Pirmin DEU/DEU ŠKODA Fabia R5: “I am very happy, because it is not raining anymore. I expected this stage to be worse.”

LAPPI Esapekka/FERM Janne FIN/FIN ŠKODA Fabia R5: “It is a beautiful stage. Very demanding. Everything okay, it went perfectly.”