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M-Sport: Rally Sweden section four

M-Sport: Rally Sweden section four, midday quotes.

Mads Østberg (3rd) said:

"We tried to push on the first stage [SS10] but I had a fairly big wakeup call almost immediately. We had a big moment only about one kilometre into the stage and actually went off the road so we were really lucky. Then a couple of kilometres later I hit a rock so it was time to calm down a little bit after that!

"We then had a really good feeling for Vargåsen [SS12]. We had a good run in there and I was very happy with that. Hayden [Paddon] is driving really well and his road position means that he is going to be very hard to beat, but a podium is definitely possible and that is what we will keep pushing for."

Elfyn Evans (1st WRC 2) said:

"The first stage this morning [SS10] was good - not perfect but pretty good. On the last one [this morning, SS12], I knew that we would drop some time. I didn't feel as though the rhythm had quite clicked in but we had new tyres on the front and used on the rear so that might have contributed to that.

"The main thing is that the lead is still intact and it would be silly to do something stupid now. Having said that, we still have to go hard to ensure Pontus [Tidemand] doesn't claw back any more time."

Eyvind Brynildsen (5th WRC 2) said:

"I'm pushing really hard but I feel as though we're still struggling with some of the same issues we had yesterday. The car just doesn't feel the same as it did last weekend [at Rally Finnskog] so that is something we need to understand.

"We'll keep going and we'll keep pushing. It's just a shame because I think we could have had a great fight for the top positions this weekend."