(EHRC) Érdi Jr.: „The end was a fierce” – At the finish in Széchenyi Square they said…
Tibor Érdi:
„It was a fierce finish, in the last fast start something must have broken in the drive and we only had a rear wheel drive. On Árpádtető we gave away 18 of the 30 seconds, I didn’t think we could win this. It’s really coming out of me now, it’s a sensational feeling. It’s the first race we’ve won in the Historic and at home, so it’s a great pleasure. Hats off to the car. I’m sorry that something happened at the end, because then we would have won hands down, but the important thing is that we still have it. And to have colleagues come here to congratulate us is fantastic.”
Zippo, Denis Piceno:
„We had a really good second day. We enjoyed it and gave everything from ourselves, running very good times. We are happy, as if it wasn’t for the penalty, we would have taken the overall in the category as well. Our mechanics gave their best in sorting out our problems as fast as they could. It is nobody’s fault if something like this happens. I go away knowing that we gave our all, and that there was nothing else I could do.”
Ville Silvasti, Risto Pietiläinen:
„The weekend was overall good regarding my driving and I gave everything I had and am happy with most of it. I had a couple of small mistakes that in the end cost me the lead due to the penalties.”
Karl Wagner, Gerda Zauner:
„I am really satisfied with 3rd overall and the top of our category. We had the issue with our gearbox that limited us and was always in our head. The roads have been quite good and perfect for our car today, which helped us in that hard fight.”
Carlos Sampayo Cao, Jorge Manuel Henriques:
„This was a lovely weekend with great people and we really enjoyed it. We improved our setup over the weekend and go away satisfied having learnt a lot about ourselves and our car. This really is a special rallye, as it feels like different races in one. We went from a tricky, dirty course yesterday to a circuit like course today. We look forward to returning in the future as we really love this rallye.”
Zsírpapa:
"We are very happy to be here at the finish line. It was brutally good. These forest roads, I'm done with them! For me, this is the rally, when the road is gravel and dirty and you have to improvise everything."
Zsolt Kalapács
"I would start at the beginning, actually this competition was decided yesterday. I was always afraid on yesterday's narrow, wooded tracks, then there were always three of us in the car. Now, somehow, during the tour of the track, I felt that it is possible to go here, there is still room, it's okay, if I make a little mistake, I can correct it. I finally dared to go, and I think it was decided then. We were able to give the opponents 20 points there, and that is a lot. Today we turned around a minute and a half, which is a lot. After my illness, I already felt good, and I had a good time driving today. These tracks are my favourites, they could easily be World Cup tracks too."