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july 11, 2016 - Peugeot
Silk Way Rally – Prologue : the Peugeot 2008 DKRs rapidly into the groove
The prologue to the #silkwayrally offered a brief warm-up as the #peugeot 2008 DKRs and #peugeot Sport crews got quickly down to business in Kazan, Russia. Stéphane PETERHANSEL assumed an early lead and will consequently run first on the road for Leg 2 tomorrow. Sébastien LOEB and Cyril DESPRES placed respectively third and sixth, just four and eight seconds adrift of their pace-setting team-mate.
- The first stage of the #silkwayrally provided an immediate test for the support crews, with an early start followed by a liaison distance of some 850km – almost a 14-hour drive – between Moscow's Olympic Stadium and the Kazan Arena.
- For the crews, however, the prologue was short and sweet with just two kilometres of competitive running, but with those two kilometres settling the starting order for the second leg – the first proper stage of the #silkwayrally – a quick time was vital to tackling the remainder of the #event in the best possible conditions. The sandy terrain was characterised by ruts, fast corners and jumps.
- Tomorrow (Sunday, July 10), competitors will leave Kazan in the direction of Ufa (Russia), with a total of 626.66km to be covered, 135.78km of which will be against the clock. The majority of the stage will take place on grassy dirt tracks, which are likely to be slippery following the bad weather of recent days.
Bruno FAMIN (Team #peugeot Total, Team Manager)
"This short introduction to the #silkwayrally was an appetiser ahead of the first real action tomorrow. All three cars came back intact and, on such a short blast, that is always a relief because there are countless pitfalls to catch out the unwary. The outcome of the first day is very satisfying, with Stéphane winning the stage and Sébastien and Cyril similarly figuring up at the sharp end, which is in-line with our objectives. Tomorrow's itinerary looks to be very slippery and muddy following recent rain, so we will need to stick carefully to our plan, remain on our guard and avoid making any mistakes."
Stéphane PETERHANSEL
"The official start might have taken place last night, but today witnessed the true start of the #rally. The stage was well laid-out and a lot of fun to drive with its jumps, but too short for our liking! Although it had been a few weeks since being in the car, we soon settled back into the groove. This short stage was a positive way to begin the #event, given that it determined tomorrow's starting order. We will be running first on the road and with the terrain expected to be muddy, we must treat it with the utmost respect."
Sébastien LOEB
"Set on a beach, today's test was covered in sand with several bumps and turns. Earlier rain made the sand particularly heavy, so we didn't take any risks as in those conditions it's all too easy to end up on your roof! What's more, our goal was never to be first on the road tomorrow."
Cyril DESPRES
"After several days in Moscow, the #silkwayrally is finally underway! We would have liked to be a touch quicker, but we misjudged what the sand would be like. We had expected it to be a bit harder, so we slightly over-inflated the tyres. This short stage was something of a sprint, whereas I'm more of a marathon man..."
SPOT THE 2008 DKRs
The three PEUGEOTs can be distinguished by the colour of their #peugeot windscreen strip and competition numbers: yellow for Stéphane PETERHANSEL/Jean-Paul COTTRET (N°100), white for Sébastien LOEB / Daniel ELENA (N°102) and red for Cyril DESPRES / David CASTERA (N°104).
FOLLOW #peugeot SPORT ONLINE
Follow the #peugeot Total Team drivers and the #peugeot #2008dkr (photos & vidéos) on #peugeot & #peugeot Sport official channels.
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