"Both myself and P-G have actually been very unlucky on this event. In my case I saw a big rock right on the racing line, which is unusual, and I could not help hitting it. Without that problem we would have got to the end of the day safely in seventh, with some good chances of finishing in the top six. Everything is not yet lost though, and we can still come back and achieve something from this event. The conditions today were as difficult as I have ever known them: the surfaces were really slippery and we were struggling for grip all the time. It could be the same again tomorrow, so we have to just try and stay out of trouble and move up the order as best as we can."
Luis Perez Companc [Munchi’s Ford WRT]: [retired from event in SS8 – went off the road and got stuck in a ditch]
"I am disappointed to retire on my home event in front of all the Argentine fans but sometimes in rallying these things happen. On stage 8 we slid off the road in a very muddy section and did some damage to the front of the Focus. The car was not so bad but when the recovery team came to retrieve us there was no way out of the stage because many spectator cars were blocking the road because of the bad conditions. Had I got the car out in time we would have re-started but it is just one of those things that can happen. I was happy with my speed before we went off and I am feeling confident ahead of Jordan Rally which should have much better conditions to those we have had this weekend."
Gigi Galli [Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT]: [retired from day 2 in service D - exhaust damage - re-started on day 3 under SupeRally]
