Sébastien Ogier

We knew this rally would be a tough challenge and that the main thing would be to get through. Everybody had their share of issues this weekend, some smaller and some bigger, and unfortunately it was a big one for us. That's part of the game in Kenya, and speed-wise it was still a good weekend, but we'll also have to analyse what didn't work for us and be better for the future. We win and we lose together, so we'll learn from it and come back stronger. It's been a spectacular rally anyway, and I'm also very happy to see Taka and Aaron take the win! #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Cheers to the winners! 👏 @TakamotoKatsuta @AaronJ_CoDriver

P2 on Super Sunday and in the Power Stage ✔️ Congratulations to @TakamotoKatsuta and @AaronJ_CoDriver for a well-deserved win after years of effort! 👏👏 ⏱️ Power Stage SS20 Hell's Gate 2 (10.48 km) 1. Solberg 5'32.2 2⃣ OGIER +2.8s 3. Evans +4.5s 4. Neuville +7.3s 5. Lappi +9.6s 🏁 Final result: 1. Katsuta 2. Fourmaux +27.4s 3. Pajari +4'26.1 4. Lappi +6'0.73 5. Virves +11'38.7 … 1⃣1⃣ OGIER +17'30.7 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

SS19 Oserengoni 2 (18.22 km) 1. Solberg 10'58.1 2⃣ OGIER +4.4s 3. Evans +7.2s 4. Neuville +9.5s 5. Armstrong +18.4s 🎙️ "It's full of ruts!" 🇫🇷 "C'est plein d'ornières !" O/A after SS19: 1. Katsuta 2. Fourmaux +42.0s 3. Pajari +4'32.1 4. Lappi +6'21.7 5. Virves +11'27.7 … 1⃣1⃣ OGIER +17'51.9 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

SS18 Hell's Gate 1 (10.48 km) 1. Evans 5'32.4 2. Solberg +3.5s 3⃣ OGIER +3.7s 4. Neuville / Fourmaux +7.5s O/A after SS18: 1. Katsuta 2. Fourmaux +1'00.3 3. Pajari +5'22.5 4. Lappi +6'19.8 5. Virves +10'49.4 … 1⃣1⃣ OGIER +18'25.2 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Stage win 🥇 SS17 Oserengoni 1 (18.22 km) 1⃣ OGIER 11'18.9 2. Solberg +3.8s 3. Fourmaux +9.4s 4. Neuville +9.8s 5. Evans +13.1s 🎙️ "I think in some places it was better to be first, but in other places you are first to be caught by the mud. It's tricky. We tried but it wasn't an easy stage. Two times we almost rolled because the ruts are so bad in some places." 🇫🇷 "Je pense qu'à certains endroits, c'était avantageux de passer en premier, mais à d'autres, on est le premier à se faire prendre par la boue. C'est piégeux. On a essayé, mais ça n'était pas une spéciale facile. À deux reprises, on a failli partir en tonneau parce qu'il y a de grosses ornières par endroits." O/A after SS17: 1. Katsuta 2. Fourmaux +1'08.8 3. Pajari +5'30.3 4. Lappi +6'23.6 5. Virves +10'28.5 … 1⃣1⃣ OGIER +18'37.5 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Back on the stages and it's Super Sunday ahead 💪 ◾️SS17 Oserengoni 1 • 08:09 ◾️SS18 Hell's Gate 1 • 09:35 ◾️SS19 Oserengoni 2 • 10:38 ◾️SS20 Hell's Gate 2 (Power Stage) • 13:15 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

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Unfortunately, we had to retire for the day following an alternator issue after SS13. We got an alarm on the finish line of the stage, and then the road section was a bit too long to reach the service park. We tried everything we could to fix it, but unfortunately we didn't manage and it was game over. This is the most extreme #SafariRallyKenya in recent years. We mentioned all week that Saturday would be a big, big test for the cars, and it has proven to be the case so far, even though our team has the reputation of having the strongest one. We'll now focus on the final day to try to have a nice fight and save some points. 🇫🇷 On a malheureusement dû se retirer pour la journée à cause d'un problème d'alternateur après l'ES13. Une alarme est apparue à l'arrivée de la spéciale et la route pour rentrer à l'assistance était ensuite un peu trop longue. On a tout essayé pour réparer, mais on n'a malheureusement pas réussi et on a été obligés d'abandonner. C'est le Safari le plus extrême de ces dernières années. Toute la semaine, on a dit que cette journée de samedi serait très, très éprouvante pour la mécanique, et on en a la preuve même si notre équipe est réputée pour avoir la voiture la plus solide. On va maintenant se tourner vers la dernière journée pour essayer de livrer une belle bagarre et de sauver des points. #WRC 🇰🇪

The demanding rough and muddy conditions this morning have really taken their toll. Unfortunately two more of our cars have to retire for today on the road section after SS13: #99 with transmission and alternator issues and #1 with an alternator issue. #WRC #SafariRallyKenya

Stage win 🥇 SS13 Sleeping Warrior 1 (18.41 km) 1⃣ OGIER 11'32.3 2. Armstrong +16.2s 3. Katsuta +29.4s 4. Pajari +50.0s 5. Solberg +1'03.7 🎙️ "Just to go through is good in there!" 🇫🇷 "Le simple fait d'aller au bout, c'est une bonne nouvelle ici !" O/A after SS13: 1. Solberg 2⃣ OGIER +42.6s 3. Katsuta +1'33.6 4. Neuville +2'41.1 5. Fourmaux +2'41.8 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Stage win🥇 SS12 Elmenteita 1 (18.01 km) 1⃣ OGIER 11'16.3 2. Fourmaux +8.1s 3. Neuville +13.8s 4. Lappi +13.9s 5. Katsuta +19.0s 🎙️ "It's a shame that we had this very unlucky puncture in the first one. That's the way it is! Many things will still happen today, hopefully we've run our bad luck already!" 🇫🇷 "C'est dommage, on n'a vraiment pas eu de chance de crever dans la première. C'est comme ça ! Il va encore se passer beaucoup de choses aujourd'hui, j'espère que la malchance est derrière nous désormais !" O/A after SS12: 1. Solberg 2. Evans +22.6s 3⃣ OGIER +1'46.3 4. Fourmaux +1'48.7 5. Katsuta +2'07.9 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

SS11 Soymambu 1 (24.94 km) 1. Solberg 15'18.9 2. Evans +3.1s 3. Fourmaux +15.0s 4. Katsuta +17.3s 5. Pajari +27.4s … OGIER +2'07.0 ⚠️ Puncture 🎙️ "Rock in the line in the fast section, I couldn't avoid it. Straight away puncture." 🇫🇷 "Une pierre sur la trajectoire dans la portion rapide, je n'ai pas pu l'éviter et j'ai crevé direct." O/A after SS11: 1. Solberg 2. Evans +23.6s 3. Pajari +1'37.9 4. Fourmaux +2'02.3 5⃣ OGIER +2'08.0 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Ready for THE big day of this Safari Rally Kenya? 🔥 Two loops of three very demanding stages ahead, starting with the longest one of the weekend! ◾️SS11 Soysambu 1 • 08:35 ◾️SS12 Elmenteita 1 • 09:35 ◾️SS13 Sleeping Warrior 1 • 10:33 ◾️SS14 Soysambu 2 • 15:05 ◾️SS15 Elmenteita 2 • 16:05 ◾️SS16 Sleeping Warrior 2 • 17:03 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

A close battle at the front after Friday in Kenya 🤩 #ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

A good day! We can be very happy. Starting the day more than a minute behind and ending it a second off the lead, this is obviously very positive. We had a good pace all day long and managed a bit when stages were the roughest. It's good to be in the fight, but it's still very open and the big day of the rally is tomorrow. We'll try to keep a strong rhythm and see how it goes! 🇫🇷 Une bonne journée ! On ne peut qu'être très satisfaits d'être revenus à une seconde de la tête alors qu'on était à plus d'une minute ce matin, c'est évidemment très positif. On a eu un bon rythme toute la journée et géré un peu quand c'était le plus cassant. C'est bien d'être en bagarre, mais ça reste très ouvert et la grosse journée du rallye c'est demain. On va essayer de garder un bon rythme et on verra bien comment ça se passe ! 🇰🇪 O/A after day 2⃣ 1. Solberg 2⃣ OGIER +1.0s 3. Evans +20.5s 4. Pajari +1'10.5 5. Neuville +1'46.1 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya

SS10 Mzabibu 2 (8.86 km) 1. Pajari 7'07.8 2. Solberg +2.7s 3⃣ OGIER +3.0s 4. Fourmaux +3.3s 5. Katsuta +5.5s 🎙️ "It's been a good day, I'm happy with that for sure. It's actually better to not be in the lead tonight because we know on Saturday it always starts raining in the afternoon and most of the time the rear guys suffer the most! Let's see." 🇫🇷 "Ça a été une bonne journée, je suis content, c'est clair. À vrai dire, c'est mieux de ne pas être en tête ce soir, parce qu'on sait qu'il pleut toujours le samedi après-midi et, la plupart du temps, ce sont ceux qui passent derrière qui en souffrent le plus ! On verra bien." O/A after SS10: 1. Solberg 2⃣ OGIER +1.0s 3. Evans +20.5s 4. Pajari +1'10.5 5. Neuville +1'46.1 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Stage win 🥇 SS9 Loldia 2 (18.95 km) 1⃣ OGIER 14'14.1 2. Fourmaux / Solberg +0.3s 4. Pajari +1.0s 5. Neuville +1.8s 🎙️ "It was very slippery, I didn't drive well in this stage but it's ok. Another one to come!" 🇫🇷 "C'était très glissant, je n'ai pas bien piloté dans cette spéciale mais ça va. Encore une !" O/A after SS9: 1. Solberg 2⃣ OGIER +0.7s 3. Evans +12.0s 4. Pajari +1'13.2 5. Neuville +1'41.7 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

SS8 Kengen Geothermal 2 (13.16 km) 1. Pajari 6'50.2 2⃣ OGIER +3.2s 3. Neuville +3.3s 4. Lappi +3.6s 5. Fourmaux +5.9s 🎙️ "It's a nice stage but you can't push. I was really trying to navigate between the stones and I tried to stay out of trouble, that's the main thing. Tomorrow is a massive day so let's finish today first. It's Safari Rally Kenya, anything can happen!" 🇫🇷 "C'est une spéciale sympa mais on ne peut pas attaquer. J'ai juste essayé de naviguer entre les pierres et d'éviter les ennuis, c'est le principal. Demain, ce sera une journée énorme, alors on va déjà terminer celle-ci. C'est le Safari, tout peut arriver !" O/A after SS8: 1. Solberg 2⃣ OGIER +1.0s 3. Evans +5.7s 4. Pajari +1'12.5 5. Katsuta +1'38.6 #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪

Calm before the storm? 🧘‍♂️ #ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #SafariRallyKenya 🇰🇪