Yet another mitigated rally for me. On the one hand I did set some pretty good times, I had a good feeling with the car overall. On the other hand there are some traps that I'm still not used to and I cannot refrain myself from crashing out of every other stage.
First DNF was the very first stage of the rally. First I took one corner a bit wide and a photographer was at the wrong place at the wrong moment. I continued the stage but I was not very focused. Very soon, I couldn't catch the car after having a moment on a ditch; that's where I had to retire.
Then, on the 6th stage, a ditch made me lose control and the engine would not start again. I was furious because it's a stage I'm usually comfortable with. I'm starting to hate this car and myself too
After all, this is a road car and it's not very suited to the very demanding rally GB stages.
Then it was the 10th stage (Loch Ard 1). My notes were wrong, I became aware of this during testing, but didn't bother changing them. At the beginning of the stage, there's a very fast right into a small straight and then a jump, which leads directly in a slow left hander. I took the jump flat out and missed hitting the spectators that were just afterwards by an inch. The car rolled and I couldn't finish the stage.
The rest of the rally was wicked good though, a huge thank you to all the organizers for this rally and for this incredible season.
Congrats to all my competitors as well.
I cannot wait to have a seat in a proper rally car next season
