Leg: 1
Flash No: 5
Special Stage: SS4 Port Talbot 2
Distance: 17.41Km
Weather: Dull and overcast with heavy rain   
Road Conditions: Muddy and rutted

1: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
“It’s getting a bit rough in there now but there are some rocks in the road now which could cause problems.”

3: Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen
“It’s OK, pretty average really. I am quicker the second time through here.”

4: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
“We did quite well the second time through here but it is a lot rougher than I expected.”

2: Dani Sordo/Marc Marti
“The first time through here it was fog, and now it is rain. I want to be quicker but I can only drive as fast as the conditions allow.”

7: Petter Solberg/Philip Mills
“The start area is extremely rough but I am trying my hardest in there. I don’t want to spin in there like I did before.”

10: Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerund
“Nightmare in there as our windscreen demisters failed and we couldn’t see properly.”

8: Chris Atkinson/Stephane Prevot
“We are trying to get the car better balanced now and it seems to be a bit better after service.”

9: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miika Anttila
“We had a real scare in this stage as the bonnet came loose and I was worried that it would fly up and cover the windscreen.”

5: Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor
“It is very heavy rain in there. Not so much fog now but slippy with the water on top.”

18: Jan Kopecky/Filip Schovanek
“Difficult weather but we are trying hard despite it – at least we are getting more experience.”

16: Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr
“I am managing to maintain the rhythm from the previous few stages. The start is really rutted now and there is really heavy rain on the stage. I have made no technical adjustments to the car and it seems to be going well so far.”

12: Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc
“It was very difficult in the last stage as we went off and hit a small tree half way through. You have to drive around the water in places as there is so much of it.”

20: Mads Ostberg/Ole Kristian Unnerud
“That was terrible – a real river in places. It’s very difficult out there and in this rally you need to be clever with the surfaces.”

21: Andreas Mikkelson/Ola Floene
“I am feeling better about the rally now I am still learning about the car.”

22: Gareth Jones/David Moynihan
“The wipers are now working again but it’s nice to see a stage at last. It’s much rougher in there now but we’re still enjoying it.”