French Rally Cup Final: Rossel leader upset

After the prologue contested in the middle of the day, the crews had a little over 4 hours to think about the best way to approach the first times of this meeting. At the end of the two specials representing a little over 24 timed km, Léo Rossel returned to Ambert with a lead of 5”3. The C3 Rally2 driver was not entirely happy with his afternoon. “ We kept the settings close to those of this morning, explained-he, but by adopting harder tires. We thought there would be more grip on the road and that was far from the case. I don't think it was the right choice. There were many black portions on which the tar was very smooth. I am not surprised by the differences with Thibault Habouzit. I'm not disappointed, but I want us to improve the car. I think we could have returned with a slightly more comfortable mattress. » The comments were necessarily more positive on the side of the one who is 2^e This evening. “ I didn't go with hard rubbers, because I didn't know their behavior, he smiled. I've only done 200 km with this new RS and I didn't want to set off with an additional unknown in the equation. The adaptation to the car is going well. I find that this Fabia RS has enormous potential and I enjoy it. It requires work and people around to make it work, but I think it is competitive. » On the 3^e walking, Jean-Michel Da Cunha, like Rossel, questioned the relevance of his choice of tires. “ We were not handicapped by the hard tires, he asserted, but perhaps in pure performance it was not the best choice. We must put this behind us and apply ourselves to do good tomorrow. »

In the rest of the ranking, Denis Millet was disappointed with his performances. “ I do not really understand, he sighed. I attack, but the times are not there. I think there is a problem with the car. » Among the other upsets, Mickaël Reydellet was longing to be there on Saturday to try to redress the situation. “ We thought we could fight with Lucas Darmezin, he regretted, but I can't manage to increase my pace. I hope tomorrow's stages will suit me better. » Young Darmezin was, on the contrary, happy with his introduction. “I still have a lot to discover with the car,” he smiled, “but it went well today despite some small problems with brake distribution. » In the top 10, Jordan Berfa was also satisfied with his performance. “We were aiming for a place in the 5 and there are 6 of us^e which is already very good.” The pilot of the Hyundai i20 will have the opportunity to improve its position tomorrow where 6 special stages are scheduled with 99,98 km timed.

Ranking of the Final at the end of SS2