Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has reiterated on the eve of the Wales Rally GB, the final round in the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship, that he has no intention of going for the win this weekend.

Loeb only has to bring his C4 WRC car home in fifth place on Sunday to be sure of taking the 2007 drivers' title and the Frenchman is determined to do everything he can to ensure he takes his fourth crown.

“It would be a bit stupid in my situation to take lots of risks to try and win here,” he confirmed, “so I need to find a good rhythm to be comfortable, and that's not the easiest thing to do.

“I've not started a rally in this position before – normally when I start I want to go as fast as possible and go for the victory.

“It has been a very nice season this year though – and we have had a very hard fight against Marcus [Gronholm] every time - very difficult and very exciting. Marcus has been the biggest rival for sure, as I have never had to fight as hard right to the end of the season.

“We both have the same tyres, both of us have good cars and good teams so we are on the same level [for this event].”

Asked if being first on the road is a concern, Seb added that while it could be a little tricky, he will just take it cautiously.

“I hope being first on the road is not a problem. What Marcus has said is true though – in Ireland it was a very tricky place where he went off and it could happen here [to me] but I hope not. For sure it can be tricky in braking so I need to be careful,” he continued.

As for if missing last year's event will hurt him, the Citroen man is not convinced it will have any affect: “I don't think missing the rally last year will be a problem for me. The stages have been the same for a few years except one or two. It should be okay,” he concluded.