John Fleming [Ford of Europe - president and CEO]:
"For the past three days I've seen just how demanding this rally is. The heat was intense, the stages were tough and only the fittest survived. But we did more than survive - we won the rally and the Focus RS packed the leaderboard. It's great to see the Blue Oval back on top of both the manufacturers' and drivers' standings."
Mark Deans [Ford of Europe - motorsport director]:
"Despite the high temperatures and arduous road conditions, to place seven cars in the top nine is a tribute to the performance and durability of the Ford Focus."
David Richards [Subaru WRT - managing director]:
"Yet again Chris has shown his consistency to ensure another podium position and maintain third position in the Drivers’ Championship. I’m sure Chris is now looking forward to getting his hands on the new car and being able to challenge at the front."
Malcolm Wilson [Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT - team boss]:
"We’ve seen another fantastic performance from the entire Stobart team on what was a tough, demanding and tricky Jordan Rally. Gigi proved again that he has the speed as he set three fastest times during the rally, while Matthew and Henning both put in faultless drives. Three Stobart cars in the top-eight is ample proof of how they all drove with their heads and in a very sensible manner especially with the next rally so close."
Andrew Tinkler [Stobart Group Ltd - CEO]:
"The heat here has taken a lot out of me and I have just been watching this rally! I must say I’m really impressed with how all three crews have driven this weekend and three Stobart cars in the points is a fantastic achievement. The British public can also be rightly proud of Matthew and Scott who’ve delivered a great result here and continued to promote the talent in Cumbria. Now they can all head into Sardinia well prepared and with more confidence."
Paul Wilding [Suzuki WRT - team manager]:
"Our goal today was not to risk anything, but to bring the car home to the finish and build on the positive results for the SX4 WRC yesterday. Everything was looking good this morning, particularly the fourth fastest time in SS18. The circumstances surrounding P-G going off the road on the next stage are quite strange. I don't think he was taking risks or pushing too hard. We have seen all the way through this event how difficult this event has been. Many of the other drivers have been caught out by the stage conditions. I think the performance which the team has turned in has demonstrated the speed and the potential of the SX4 WRC. We have been able to take a lot of encouragement from this result. P-G was under a second per kilometre off the pace of the fastest car yesterday, which demonstrates what the Suzuki SX4 WRC is capable of."
