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After the shambles in Shakedown when straw from broken chicane bales littered the track and plastic wrapping was ingested by Ostberg’s rally car, Ogier spoke about the German straw bales system before the start.
“I think I’m fine with it, because it makes it as consistent as possible for everyone. Without them there would be huge cuts everywhere and it would be a big advantage to start at the front.
"However, I would like there to be something around them that holds them in place better. Now, if your car touches a bale, the plastic wrapping breaks and straw goes all over the road, making quite a mess. That’s the only thing I don’t like about straw bales.”
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