Rally reactions: Swedish Rally - Day 3.

Sunday, 10th February 2008

"Henri Toivonen is a big hero of mine and in my dreams I wanted to beat his record, so this means so much to me..." - Jari-Matti Latvala.

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[Speaking at end of event] "The amount of media interest we had in us on our home rally was incredible - I think it went up by 600 per cent! Obviously the way the rally ended was very disappointing for myself and my co-driver Jonas, but there is a lot for us to be positive about as well. Toni has proved that our SX4 WRC is capable of consistently scoring points, and if we had kept going I think we certainly would have been able to challenge for another place in the points. We have to remember that this is only our second rally with the SX4 WRC, and at least we have a good idea now about the cause of my retirement. We must keep on working hard to fix these problems, and I'm looking forward to coming back and pushing hard again on the next round in Mexico."

Sebastien Loeb [Citroen Total WRT]: [retired from day 1 after service B – mechanical - re-started under SupeRally on Saturday]

"I hit a snowbank with the front of my car on the inside of a fast left-hander [in SS4], and that sent us into a spin. I tried to get the car back in line but we hit a bank and rolled. We landed on the stage but a problem with the clutch meant that we weren't able to re-start at once. It was a driver error but the car didn't really take a big knock. Had we been able to service after the stage, I think we would have been able to continue."

"The team did its absolute best to make repairs [in the RSZ at Sunnne - but the rules dictate that you are only allowed to change damaged parts using spares carried in the car itself]. We decided to call it a day then because we didn't have a sumpguard, we were down on power and the clutch was playing up. The intercooler was damaged, too, and it's just not possible to carry a spare in the car all the time! But rules are rules and we shouldn't have made the mistake, but it's very frustrating, both for ourselves and for Citroen."

Henning Solberg [Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT]: [retired from day 2 in SS11 - went off the road – re-started under SupeRally on Sunday]