Former F1 driver Robert Kubica emerged fastest in what seemed to be a very slippery stage with some snow and unexpected conditions. All drivers described the stage to be worse than it was expected.
Robert Kubica himself said "Very tough, there was snow, we were not expecting...we had slicks...the lights were bouncing...toughest stage of my life".
The stage also saw Thierry Neuville off the road after he had a crash. He said "We lost the front of the car, went too fast in a right hander. We spun and crashed the rear. We are both OK"
These words are enough to understand how harsh the conditions were at SS1 of the Monte Carlo Rally.
The SS1 stage timings are given below.
Robert Kubica himself said "Very tough, there was snow, we were not expecting...we had slicks...the lights were bouncing...toughest stage of my life".
The stage also saw Thierry Neuville off the road after he had a crash. He said "We lost the front of the car, went too fast in a right hander. We spun and crashed the rear. We are both OK"
These words are enough to understand how harsh the conditions were at SS1 of the Monte Carlo Rally.
The SS1 stage timings are given below.
Pos.
Driver
SS1 time
|
1.
Kubica
18:39.02
|
2.
Bouffier +14.03
|
3.
Ogier
+19.01
|
4.
Ostberg
+23.07
|
5.
Hirvonen +53.07
|
6.
Sordo
+58.06
|
7.
Evans
+01:08.07
|
8.
Mikkelsen +01:08.08
|
9.
Latvala
+01:13.08
|
