Q:
BF Goodrich tyres have been dominant this season in the WRC. How much of that was down to Pirelli dropping the ball and how much was down to Subaru – or was it a bit of both?
MH:
I think you have got to look, OK, Michelin or BF Goodrich have done a very good job this year, but Pirelli have had only one team with Subaru - and Subaru have had a lot of problems. With all the tyres, on certain rallies, you have got to pick the right tyres for the conditions. It is all about compromise and that is what rallying is all about. The package needs to work from both sides. It has been frustrating for both parties this year – for Subaru and Pirelli. But that is rallying, you have to take the highs and the lows and you can guarantee that Subaru and Pirelli will be back fighting shortly.
Q:
Returning to the BRC, the championship has obviously finished this year with the Rally GB. The 2007 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship schedule looks set to be pretty much exactly the same. Do you think it is a good idea to finish off with Rally GB? Also should there be more events?
MH:
Rally GB is a tough one. It is just how you score the points. The points are the same as they are for any other round. I mean we have just come from the Trackrod, which is a one-day event and now we go to a three-day – nearly three times the mileage.
The SupeRally system is very confusing too
[Mark was speaking before the finish on Sunday and the confusion over who actually won the BRC category - ed]. They don’t know whether to come back in or what is going on - and from a competitor and the general public’s point of view, I think it really is, a bit of a problem. How they get around that I don’t know.
