Quotes after Panzerplatte long 2

OGIER Sébastien/INGRASSIA Julien, FRA/FRA, VOLKSWAGEN, Polo R WRC: "I am very happy with this stage and my lead."

LATVALA JARI-MATTI/ANTTILA MIIKKA, FIN/FIN, VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "I didn't get a feeling for the brakes. It just didn't work properly."

NEUVILLE Thierry/GILSOUL Nicolas, BEL/BEL, HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "I did my utmost. Towards the end of the stage, we had understeer because of the soft tyres."

SORDO Dani/MARTÍ Marc, ESP/ESP, HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "It has been a great and close battle out in front all the time. Now, I am very happy with myself, the car, the stage and my time."

ØSTBERG Mads/ FLØENE Ola, NOR/NOR, FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "The cooling of the brakes didn't work properly, I had to slow down."

CAMILLI Eric/VEILLAS Benjamin, FRA/FRA, FORD Fiesta RS WRC: "I am happy that I made it to the end of this day. My time isn't so good, but I don't know why."

MIKKELSEN Andreas/JÆGER Anders, NOR/NOR, VOLKSWAGEN Polo R WRC: "A good stage. We have tried something with the tyres and opted for hard ones. That didn't work out so well, we were lacking grip in the damp corners."

PADDON Hayden/KENNARD John, NZL/NZL, HYUNDAI New i20 WRC: "Conditions during rally are so much different than what we had in testing. There is always something new."

KREMER Armin/WINKLHOFER Pirmin, DEU/DEU, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "It was very slippery. We drove cautiously. For us, the time is okay."

LAPPI Esapekka/FERM Janne, FIN/FIN, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I am very happy with the time. I never drove with such soft tyres on this rough surface before."

KOPECKÝ Jan/DRESLER Pavel, CZE/CZE, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "We handled the soft tyres very smoothly. The time is great. A 1-2 is the goal for our team."

LOUBET Pierre-Louis/LANDAIS Vincent, FRA/FRA, CITROËN DS 3 R5: "We spun, but the time is still okay."

DE MEVIUS Ghislain/JALET Johan, BEL/BEL, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I was very happy with the soft tyres. The time is great."

KREIM Fabian/CHRISTIAN Frank, DEU/DEU, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I made it through without any punctures. Isn't that great? The road is pretty much damaged at some places. Conditions were difficult throughout the day. From that point of view, I am happy with the time."

TIDEMAND Pontus/ANDERSSON Jonas, SWE/SWE, ŠKODA Fabia R5: "I had opted for hard tyres, but that wasn't the right choice."

GRIEBEL Marijan/KOPZCYK Stefan, DEU/DEU, OPEL Adam R2: "The stage wasn't perfect. I didn't find a rhythm. Normally, I can do better."

GASSNER Hermann/THANNHÄUSER Karin, DEU/DEU, MITSUBISHI Lancer Evolution X: Changed tyre on the stage.