"I am glad that the Sonora Rally is finally on the road! Like we knew this was just an introduction, but the prologue always has a role in the competition. Maybe this time the advantage for the riders in the Top 10 - they can choose their starting order for Stage 1 - is not so important since there will probably be a lot of dust in the air. The team is united and strong to fight at the highest level during the next five days in the Mexican desert."

”Today I missed the first note, I slowed down really a lot. We had like a dragster full gas for one kilometer and then at the end of this it was possible to go wide open, but I brake because I thought it was going to be narrow and it was not. So I lost a lot of time and after this I said to myself: I have to go really fast to catch back and I did it. In the end it was ok, so I am good for tomorrow.”

”The prologue is done and I am happy with the result. I missed one corner pretty good so I lost some time there. If I didn’t miss this corner and made that mistake I think I would be a little bit better ranked. Anyways I think we are set up pretty good for stage one tomorrow, it’s a short stage but it will be dusty. Definitely to be more in the front will be better than to be in the rear, so I am excited to see the rally going and let’s see how it goes the rest of the week.”

”The prologue is done! This was a 10 kilometer sprint that allowed us to get into the rhythm of the race and to release the tension and anxiety. I tried to go as fast as possible and the terrain was quite slippery. Anyway I felt loose and comfortable. ”

”This prologue was a session where I felt good riding my Honda CRF 450 Rally. I made a few mistakes that cost me some time. But nothing is yet decided, the race starts tomorrow and we will have five days in the desert, so I am sure we will do our best stage by stage”.