Drivers: Armindo Araujo (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX), Patrik Flodin (Subaru Impreza N14)

Press Conference:

Q:
Armindo, you come to your home event after an incredibly encouraging performance in Cyprus. Here you get the chance to perform for the home crowd – what is that like?

Armindo Araujo:
I'm very happy with the start. I make a very good result in Norway and Cyprus. Here is my race. All my fans and sponsors are here. I want a good result, but my target is the P-WRC. I want points in all of the rallies. I don't want more pressure from here. Of course Portugal loves motorsport. But like I said, I need to make my own rally and put these pressures aside and focus on my times and listen to my co-driver. I need to finish the rally with a lot of points,

Q:
Do you like the stages here?

AA:
The stages are very nice, with a lot of crests. But, it's easy to make a mistake on these fast stages. It's a very nice rally.

Q:
You certainly showed your pace in Cyprus, can you be a contender this year for the title?

AA:
I will say to you what I say to my sponsors: I say we will win. To take a good result we need points on all of the events. We don't need to win them all. We come from two good results and I want more of the same.

Q:
You've had success on this event in the past, winning in 2006. What would it mean to you to take away a win this weekend?

AA:
It would be a dream, but to do that I have to fight with [Patrik] Flodin, [Patrik] Sandell; it's tough and it will be a big fight. It's better to have four, five or sixth position with some good points.

Q:
Patrik, last year we saw you on only a handful of drives, this year you have a full season of PWRC – that's a big turnaround!

Patrik Flodin:
That's great and it gives me the chance to show what I can do. I want to do my best and not make mistakes. In Norway I had the focus to win the rally. I drove too fast and went off the road and didn't score points. Now I want to finish the rally.

Q:
You had some good results at the end of last year, did that help get your deal for this season?

PF:
To get that first win for the new Subaru on the final round in Wales was so important. The team, from Russia, are very, very happy to be the first to win with this N14 car and I am happy too.

Q:
What can you do here in Portugal; do these stages suit your driving style?

PF:
I have some experience from the rally, but it could be very rough. To go at the same speed and in the same way, it will not work. Here you have to be clever and take care of the car. The car is not strong enough to go flat-out over the stones. We will take it a little bit easy.