“I’m really looking forward to the next rally in Greece and once again we have a good starting position for the first day. After leading my first ever rally in Sardinia the feeling with the car is really good and I feel confident on this surface now,” he noted. “We know that the car is strong, fast and reliable; this is really important as it is one less thing for me to worry about.
“I have experience of this event from last year when I was competing in the Production WRC and my times were quite good even though I was competing with a bandage on my arm from an earlier accident. I finished Sardinia on a high with top times and I would like to carry this on into Greece and get some more points.”
Henning Solberg should also do well and he is feeling ‘really excited’ ahead of the event, especially as he believes he is finally getting the car just how he wants it.
“The last rally was a big step forward for me, it was one of my best-ever events, and the feeling with the car is now the best I have had,” he stated. “The final day’s stages in Sardinia had a similar surface to what we will see in Greece and the car felt great on that type of road; I even set two fastest times on the last day so it was all really working well for me.
“I have competed in Greece a few times before and know that it is a very difficult event, and tough on the car, but I intend to push quite hard. I need to build on the improvements we made in Sardinia now. The car and my driving have improved - and I’m really excited about this rally.”
Matthew Wilson will as normal drive the ‘third’ car.
Munchi’s Ford WRT:
[Luis-Perez Companc, car #11 and
Federico Villagra, car #12]
Luis Perez Companc has said that he will be aiming for a trouble-free run on the Acropolis to try and capitalise on the traditionally high attrition rate and score the first points for the Munchi’s Ford squad.
Companc hasn’t had much luck so far this season in his four WRC events to date and he was forced out of the recent event in Sardinia when he hit a large rock and suffered quite a heavy off.
That impact injured his regular co-driver, Jose Volta and as such he will co-driven by Jose Diaz this weekend.
Each gravel event has brought more confidence to the 35-year-old though and he remains confident: “The last few events have not been very kind to me and we have had small problems that have ended our rallies early. My first time in Greece will be very difficult but I will be concentrating hard and aiming to have a clean run,” he explained, “there is a high rate of attrition and hopefully we can be there at the end to pick up some points.”
