The Swedish team with Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist finished in 17th place in Monday’s race. The Audi duo was a full 37 minutes behind Toyota’s al-Attiyah and lost heavily in the rally led by Audi’s Spanish veteran Carlos Sainz.
Ekström and Bergqvist are in 15th place after two of 14 stages, according to The evening paper.
“We had too many punctures and just tried to get the car to the finish line,” says driver Ekström to the newspaper.
On Tuesday, the third leg will be run.