We came here for victory so I can't be fully satisfied with second place. But it's not a bad result of course, and it wasn't a bad performance either even if we never quite had the perfect feeling. @ElfynEvans and @scottmartinat did a great job this weekend and they deserve this win, well done to them! As for us, it's still some good points for the championship so we'll take that and focus on the next one. ありがとう 🙏 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

That's a wrap for Rally Japan 🎌🏁 P2 overall and P3 in both the Super Sunday and the Power Stage. Not exactly the result we were looking for, but that's the way it is. We haven't done a bad rally either. The gap to Elfyn came in one stage with the road position. And apart from that, even with the struggles we've had, we were not far away. Congrats to @ElfynEvans, @scottmartinat and the whole @TGR_WRC team for another super strong weekend 👏 ⏱️ Power Stage SS20 Lake Mikawako 2 (13.98 km) 1. Solberg 8'36.2 2. Katsuta 1.1s 3⃣ OGIER 2.3s 4. Pajari 2.7s 5. Evans 2.8s 🏁 Final result: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 12.8s 3. Pajari 51.4s 4. Katsuta 1'03.5 5. Fourmaux 2'34.8 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS19 Nukata 2 (20.49 km) 1. Solberg 11'45.0 2. Katsuta 4.4s 3⃣ OGIER 5.6s 4. Evans 7.8s 5. Pajari 9.8s 🎙️ "It's not about road position, it's the story of the whole weekend: the tyres for me are just giving up so quickly and then I'm not able to be fast anymore." 🇫🇷 "Ça n'est pas une question d'ordre de départ, c'est la même chose que tout le week-end : les pneus me lâchent juste très vite et ensuite je n'arrive plus à être rapide." O/A after SS19: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 13.3s 3. Pajari 51.5s 4. Katsuta 1'05.2 5. Fourmaux 2'30.5 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Double super special stage win before the final service 🥇🥇 ⏱️ SSS17 Kuragaike 1 (2.56 km) 1⃣ OGIER 1'55.8 2. Katsuta / Solberg 0.4s 4. Pajari 0.6s 5. Neuville 0.9s ⏱️ SSS18 Kuragaike 2 (2.56 km) 1⃣ OGIER 1'54.5 2. Solberg 0.7s 3. Evans 1.1s 4. Pajari / Katsuta 1.5s O/A after SS18: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 15.5s 3. Pajari 49.5s 4. Katsuta 1'08.6 5. Fourmaux 2'19.4 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS16 Lake Mikawako 1 (13.98 km) 1. Katsuta 8'40.8 2⃣ OGIER 0.1s 3. Solberg 0.2s 4. Pajari 1.7s 5. Evans 2.7s 🎙️ "Super Sunday will be difficult, but we'll try our best to get as many points as we can." 🇫🇷 "Ça va être dur de gagner le Super Sunday, mais on va faire de notre mieux pour marquer autant de points que possible." O/A after SS16: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 17.8s 3. Pajari 49.7s 4. Katsuta 1'09.0 5. Fourmaux 2'17.9 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS15 Nukata 1 (20.49 km) 1. Solberg 11'52.4 2. Evans 2.1s 3. Katsuta 2.5s 4⃣ OGIER 4.7s 5. Pajari 8.4s 🎙️ "Oliver had a good push, obviously. We tried to have a decent drive." 🇫🇷 "Oliver a bien attaqué, c'est certain. On a essayé de bien rouler." O/A after SS15: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 20.4s 3. Pajari 50.7s 4. Katsuta 1'11.7 5. Fourmaux 2'15.6 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Super Sunday is here! 74 km still to run 👊 Stages of the day: ◾️SS15 Nukata 1 • 08:14 ◾️SS16 Lake Mikawako 1 • 09:05 ◾️SS17 Kuragaike SSS 1 • 10:13 ◾️SS18 Kuragaike SSS 2 • 10:32 ◾️SS19 Nukata 2 • 12:30 ◾️SS20 Lake Mikawako 2 (Power Stage) • 14:15 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Our chairman Morizo was there to welcome our drivers into service this evening! 🤩🙏 #ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

We haven't had enough speed so far to make up for the time we lost yesterday morning. That's the way it is, let's move forward and focus on Super Sunday now. We'll keep trying some adjustments to the car tonight to hopefully find those little things that are missing. There's still an important day ahead tomorrow, with big points up for grabs. 🇫🇷 Jusqu'ici, on n'a pas eu la vitesse nécessaire pour rattraper le temps perdu hier matin. C'est comme ça, on va de l'avant et on se concentre maintenant sur le Super Sunday. On va encore essayer quelques ajustements sur la voiture ce soir pour tenter de trouver ces petites choses qui nous manquent. Il reste une journée importante à faire demain, avec de gros points à aller chercher. 🇯🇵 O/A after day 2: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 17.8s 3. Pajari 44.4s 4. Katsuta 1'11.3 5. Fourmaux 2'05.2 #WRC #RallyJapan

A double super special stage to close the day 💨 SSS13 Fujioka 1 (3.19 km) 1. Pajari 1'50.4 2⃣ OGIER 0.4s 3. Evans 1.3s 4. Neuville 1.5s 5. Katsuta 2.1s SSS14 Fujioka 2 (3.19 km) 1. Pajari 1'48.6 2⃣ OGIER 0.4s 3. Neuville 1.3s 4. Katsuta 1.6s 5. Evans 1.7s 🎙️ "The rally has not been like we were hoping. We said before the start we came here to fight for the win and we are not. Somehow, we've had a very similar rally to Elfyn, except for one stage yesterday. Losing something like 16.5s straight away was tough, and then I never had the pace to fight back, I have struggled with the tyres basically." 🇫🇷 "Le rallye ne se passe pas comme on l'espérait. On avait dit avant le départ qu'on venait pour se battre pour la victoire, et ça n'est pas le cas. D'une certaine manière, on a fait un rallye très similaire à celui d'Elfyn, à l'exception d'une spéciale hier. Perdre quelque chose comme 16,5 secondes d'emblée, ça a été dur, et ensuite je n'ai jamais eu le rythme pour recoller. J'ai eu du mal avec les pneus, en gros." O/A after SS14: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 17.8s 3. Pajari 44.4s 4. Katsuta 1'11.3 5. Fourmaux 2'05.2 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS12 Obara 2 (16.44 km) 1. Evans 9'59.7 2. Pajari 0.7s 3⃣ OGIER 2.3s 4. Katsuta 2.8s 5. Fourmaux 7.5s 🎙️ "It doesn't change so more anymore. It's not catchable." 🇫🇷 "Ça ne change plus grand-chose désormais. Ça n'est pas rattrapable." O/A after SS12: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 20.0s 3. Pajari 47.4s 4. Katsuta 1'10.6 5. Fourmaux 1'58.5 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS11 Ena 2 (21.16 km) 1. Pajari 14'58.1 2. Evans 2.1s 3. Katsuta 3.6s 4⃣ OGIER 5.2s 5. Fourmaux 13.3s 🎙️ "I struggled with the light. It was terrible towards the end of the stage and I really struggled to see anything. That's the way it is." 🇫🇷 "La lumière m'a mis en difficulté. C'était terrible vers la fin de la spéciale, j'avais vraiment du mal à y voir quoi que ce soit. C'est comme ça." O/A after SS11: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 17.7s 3. Pajari 46.7s 4. Katsuta 1'07.8 5. Fourmaux 1'51.0 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Stage win 🥇 SS10 Mt. Kasagi 2 (19.32 km) 1⃣ OGIER 12'30.2 2. Katsuta 0.9s 3. Pajari 1.8s 4. Evans 5.5s 5. Fourmaux 10.2s O/A after SS10: 1. Evans 2⃣ OGIER 14.6s 3. Pajari 48.8s 4. Katsuta 1'06.3 5. Fourmaux 1'39.8 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Tyre fitting zone at Enakyo Park and we'll be back at it 🔜 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Unfortunately, the gap is not going in the right direction for us. We are still missing some speed and I think the combination of high temperatures and these tyres doesn't really suit me. We're trying our best but we haven't found the solution yet. 🇫🇷 Malheureusement, l'écart n'évolue pas dans le bon sens pour nous. Il manque encore de la vitesse et je crois que je ne suis pas très à l'aise avec la combinaison du facteur hautes températures et de ces pneus. On essaye de se battre mais pour l'instant on n'a pas trouvé la solution. #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS9 Mt. Kasagi 1 (19.32 km) 1. Solberg 12'34.7 2⃣ OGIER 2.3s 3. Evans 3.3s 4. Katsuta 4.7s 5. Pajari 5.8s 🎙️ "Not so good, but that's how it is. It's a combination, like always - you're fast together with the car or slow together." 🇫🇷 "Pas génial, mais c'est comme ça. C'est toujours une combinaison : soit on est rapide avec la voiture, soit on est lent ensemble." O/A after SS9: 1. Evans 2. Solberg 10.6s 3⃣ OGIER 20.1s 4. Pajari 52.5s 5. Katsuta 1'10.9 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS8 Ena 1 (21.16 km) 1. Evans 15'00.3 2. Solberg 1.4s 3⃣ OGIER 2.4s 4. Katsuta 3.4s 5. Pajari 5.8s 🎙️ "The car is better, I'm struggling less with understeer. But it looks like we still need to be able to be faster." 🇫🇷 "La voiture est mieux, j'ai moins de sous-virage. Mais apparemment, il faut encore qu'on arrive à être plus rapides." O/A after SS8: 1. Evans 2. Solberg 13.9s 3⃣ OGIER 21.1s 4. Pajari 50.0s 5. Katsuta 1'09.5 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

SS7 Obara 1 (16.44 km) 1. Solberg 9'59.5 2. Evans 3.2s 3⃣ OGIER 4.8s 4. Katsuta 5.5s 5. Pajari 5.9s 🎙️ "Oliver is doing well. It was difficult to see with the forest, I struggled with the visibility." 🇫🇷 "Oliver fait une bonne spéciale. C'était difficile de bien voir dans la forêt, j'ai eu du mal en termes de visibilité." O/A after SS7: 1. Evans 2. Solberg 12.5s 3⃣ OGIER 18.7s 4. Pajari 44.2s 5. Katsuta 1'06.1 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵

Final checks and we're good to go 👌 Here comes the longest day of the rally! 🇯🇵 Stages of the day: ◾️SS7 Obara 1 • 07:41 ◾️SS8 Ena 1 • 08:54 ◾️SS9 Mt. Kasagi 1 • 10:35 ◾️SS10 Mt. Kasagi 2 • 13:05 ◾️SS11 Ena 2 • 14:38 ◾️SS12 Obara 2 • 15:56 ◾️SS13 Fujioka SSS 1 • 17:15 ◾️SS14 Fujioka SSS 2 • 17:38 #WRC #RallyJapan @TGR_WRC @vinzzlandais

The support we receive is always something else in Japan! Thank you all, you are truly special 🫶 #WRC #RallyJapan 🇯🇵