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Date : 28.01.2018 Day : 4 Flash N° : 59 Special stage : LA CABANETTE-COL DE BRAUS Distance : 13,58 km Weather : 6°C clear sky Road conditions : Dry, some ice patches and gravel on the col

1. OGIER / INGRASSIA « No mistake, but I had to stop briefly near the finish, a spectator had set off a flare and I couldn’t see through the smoke. » 2. EVANS / BARRITT « Some discrepancy in the car about Thierry’s time from the last stage. I didn’t have a great stage, quite a bit of understeer – it’s knocking my confidence. » 3. BOUFFIER / PANSERI « I was very slow, it was not easy to find the right pace. Very narrow and slippery. Not great driving but we are here. » 4. MIKKELSEN / JAEGER SYNNEVAAG « I tried to drive at an okay pace to see how it is. An okay stage, a lot of gravel about but we can go faster. » 5. NEUVILLE / GILSOUL « I was surprised by how good my time was in the first one. This one was more tricky than I expected, the gravel was very slippery. I’m not sure about my rhythm, but it wasn’t so bad. » 7. LATVALA / ANTTILA « Not taking any kind of risks on this stage, just ticking of all the corners before the Power Stage. » 8. TANAK / JARVEOJA « This one was tricky. We have a big gap in front and behind, so just keeping it safe. » 9. LAPPI / FERM « No problems. Just coming safely through. We did well on the previous stage so we didn’t need to push too hard here. » 10. MEEKE / NAGLE « A hellish stage. This rally never ceases to amaze me. Black ice on loose gravel. Just trying to stay on the road to be honest. » 11. BREEN / MARTIN « Really tricky. A lot more wet and damp than I imagined. I thought the soft tyres would be good – in fact the super-soft would have been better. A lot of gravel and frost in places. »

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Date : 28.01.2018 Day : 4 Flash N° : 60 Special Stage : LA CABANETTE– COL DE BRAUS Distance : 13,58 km Weather : Clear sky, 6°C Road conditions : Dry road, some ice patches and gravel at the pass

32. KOPECKY / DRESLER « I'm trying to enjoy it but I must be careful - keep the car in the middle of the lines. With this lead, I have nothing more to gain but everything to lose." 33. SUNINEN / MARKKULA « A difficult one, we are having problems with the brakes since the pass. Lots of mud or gravel or something on the road. » 35. DE MEVIUS / LOUKA « Everything is good. We are just driving to get to the finish now. » 61. BRAZZOLI / BELTRAME « We didn’t choose the right tyres: soft at the front and thermogum at the rear, the car was not easy to steer.» 72. BURRI / LEVRATTI « It was a very tough rally for the tyres. » 75. ARZENO / ROCHE « A really bad visibility in the car. The windscreen has a lot of blind spots. » 92. BONATO / BOULLOUD « A true Monte-Carlo with its traps and difficulties. » 95. LATIL / NESTA « We are trying to secure our 17th position for the scratch. » 64. MOLLE / HERMAN « We chose studs to be safe and finish the race. » 81. CHEVALLARD / ARNAUD « The engine shut down, we struggled to restart it. And afterwards, we lost power-steering. » 88. BAILEY / PETERSON « We are exhausted, but glad to be here ! » 93. BAFFOUN / YONNET « Studs at the front, thermogum at the rear : went straight off and broke the bumper. » 99. METIFFIOT / METIFFIOT « As in the previous stage, we would have needed the studs. »

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Date : 28.01.2018 Day : 4 Flash N° : 61 Special Stage : LA CABANETTE– COL DE BRAUS Distance : 13,58 km Weather : Clear sky, 6°C Road conditions : Dry road, some ice patches and gravel at the pass

107. CHAREYRE / DUVAL « Slicks on the ice… We only see this in the Monte-Carlo. » 108. SCHERRER / ACHARD « One last loop and it’s over. » 113. FORTUNATO / NETO « In slicks it was a little bit better than in the Turini but it still wasn’t the best of choices. » 117. MARI / CESARI « We are getting a few seconds over n°119, there are still two stages to run for the class win. » 119. BERARD / BERNADO « We left off with slicks but it was tough, we are still fighting against n°117 for the class win. »