Rally Italia Sardegna 2013

[rage82]

Mikkelsen is looking on a high flyer now, bit faster than Sordo on 3-rd split

[dimviii]

Bouffier has won the ss1 but just after the stopline he has stopped with bonnet open. As reported and as you can see on pictures he has problem with engine mount and has to retire.

Citroën Racing ‏@CitroenRacing 1ω Bryan Bouffier had to retire before SS2, the car was too damaged after hitting a rock in SS

[Arwel Davies]

As far as I can remember he is Arwel, unless you have given Mark Higgins an honourary welsh passport?

No, no... he's an immigrant lol

[dimviii]

Neuville very fast....

[dimviii]

The steering problem with Andreas Mikkelsen’s Polo R was traced to a broken ball-joint in the front suspension. Mikkelsen had a spare on board and has swapped it. Should be sorted now.

Per-Gunnar Andersson on his SS1 puncture: “It was my mistake. I went wide and hit a rock. I only had one spare tyre so I had to take it easy from there.

Robert Kubica's Citroen DS3 RRC is sporting rear-end damage. “It happened on SS3,” said the Pole. “I lost the rear on the approach to a corner, braking towards a bridge, I pulled the handbrake and we touched a hay bale with the rear. The car is okay.”

[dimviii]

The stage was won by Volkwsagen’s Jari-Matti Latvala, who rolled himself here in 2012.
“My time was quite good but it was very slippery,“ he said. “I was distracted early on because somebody [Novikov] had gone off but there was no warning triangle. I nearly hit the car. But basically everything is okay. It’s a shame about the puncture earlier but we just have to accept that.”

[dimviii]

Neuville seems to win the stage.and must be 2-3 sec behind Sordo now

[tfp]

I read on irally jml had no spares, at least he can carry on.

[I am evil Homer]

Footage from Novikov's roll - looks like he was just too fast around a right hander



http://www.facebook.com/video/embed?...64202117093534

Too fast by far...seems like a bad pace note or he didn't hear. Hit that stone wall hard.

[dimviii]

(22 - Andersson Per Gunnar / Axelsson Emil): I think a driveshaft, it was pulling the last 2 kms over the stage. We try to get through the next two stages otherwise it is over.