"I knew already in the recce this was a tricky corner," Katsuta explained at the site of the accident.
"Some sections I tried to push as much as possible and unfortunately on this corner, I was a little bit wrong on the pacenote. It was a bit tighter than I expected.
There sure was a big ditch, and in a game battling tenths of seconds, the smallest of errors can become terminal. The polite Japanese is ever-present in his interviews and was on show with Colin Clark in this one."We went a little wide, and on the outside there was a big ditch."
"I’m really sorry for the team. I can’t say anything else, to be honest. They made a great car and I was enjoying the car until this," he continued.
"There was lots of positive things I could see. I could see some good times and split times compared to the champions so it was very positive.
"(At the) same time, this one is very negative. This makes me even stronger for the future, because we need to finish the rally, then get the results. If you’re making too many mistakes like this, you never get the results."
He's 100% right, and he has a very level head on his shoulders.
Katsuta is briefed before Rally Estonia. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool
"Yesterday (Saturday) I was feeling more comfortable in the car because conditions were more consistent and really stable, so I could feel the grip easily," he explained.
Katsuta took a shock WRC2 victory at the fast Rally Sweden two years ago.
"Today the road was changing a lot and (there were) a lot of narrow parts," he said about the Sunday's stages.
"We were fifth car on the road (today), so there was not much line, so it was quite slippery."
He'll learn, and he'll battle back to the front of the WRC field. The growth he's showing is exceptional.If he can continue to achieve strong seat time for the remaining rounds this season, he can and will be ready to make another leap in 2021.
Hell, he might even get lucky with the calendar. I'm sure he won't be complaining if fast rallies in Sweden, Finland and Estonia all feature...- Full access
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