Soundbites from service...
Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi), leader: "I lifted off a bit too much in SS18. I could have done it much more quickly. I was sleeping a bit this evening, so now I will have to go flat out again tomorrow. There are only three stages, but the gap is small."
, 2nd, 13.0s behind: "It's shaping up to be a good fight. I've really been pushing quite hard today, maybe a bit too hard in places. Tomorrow the only thing I can do is push and see what happens. I've had the same set-up all rally. Rather than trying to improve it even a little we decided to settle on how it was and keep it consistent."
, 5th, 8m52.9s behind: "The gearbox broke at the start of the first of the final two stages. I had no second, fifth or sixth. I also had to take it easy in first, because second was so bad. Third and fourth were OK, but I was worried that Eriksson [Hyundai's Kenneth, who was behind him on the road] would catch me. I kept looking in the mirrors."
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