OMV World Ral🧔ly Team driver Manfred Stohl won the Production Car World Rally Championship category [PCWRC] in New Ze🥂aland today [Sunday]. Here the former Group N world champion, and his co-driver, Ilka Minor reflect on the event...

Q:
Manfred, you won the [PCWRC] rally, but this was❀n't a straight forward or easy win, was it?

Manfred Stohl:
The hardest thing for me was to get back the time we had lost yesterday with the gearbox problem. Tꦯhe gearbox problem was with the selection. I couldn't get any gears, so we lost 1m30s, but today we got back everything.

Q:
Ilka, did you think i🌼t was possible to get the time back and to win?

Ilka Minor:
I wasn't sure. All 𒆙of the other drivers were quick, we just had to look and see what would be possible.

Q:
Y꧃ou have driven a lot of cars in your time. How do the Group N cars compare to ther others?

MS:
It's quite strange: these cars are getting closer and closer to World Rally Cars. They are a lot 🌺of fun to drive and I do enjoy it, but I still hope to be in a World Rally Car.

Q:
You drive in a team 𝕴of three people. What's it like to be in the team? How are you getting on?

MS:
Luckily we have one sponsor: OMV and they decide to make it a three-c🎉ar team♍. I am very happy that there are still good sponsors who will put money into the WRC.