CA:
Good, like I said. No punctures on the rocks. The performance was quite good and they worked well for us. We had no other problems at all.
Q:
You currently lie fourth in the Drivers’ Championship, how much of a chance do you think you have of aiming for the title?
CA:
Like he (Latvala) said, it is too early to say. But it has been good to start like this. The focus for us now is the new car. I am looking forward to that. Markko (Martin) is doing some good work. My objective for the first half of the season was to take a top five finishes and to have had two podiums so far is a great start.
Q:
Stéphane congratulations, second time on the podium this year. It’s your first time in Mexico with Chris. How difficult is tackling challenging rallies like this for the first time?
Stephane Prevot:
Well it was no different to all the other rallies with him. Argentina in three weeks time will be the first time for a challenge. This is a rally which I knew and did with François (Duval) two times before. I like Chris’ notes; they are accurate and detailed. It was alright. It is a good event, the timing is good and the stages are beautiful. It’s a very good event, nice atmosphere, but maybe there were some troubles with stones on stage five. It is a very nice rally to recce.
Q:
Jari-Matti, third position at the end of Mexico, another strong performance from you. You were unbeatable on Friday, and kept battling away until the turbo pipe problem on Saturday. Third is a good result and good points – but are you slightly disappointed?
Jari-Matti Latvala:
Well yes, Friday was perfect. It started very well and I had a good feeling. Saturday morning we were first car on the road and it was not easy. I was pushing too hard, making mistakes. Seb taught me why he is a four-time World Champion. He was far, far away from us. Then we had the important moment with the problem with the turbo pipe and lost boost from the engine. We drove with no boost and lost two minutes on the long stages. But I am still happy with this result.
Q:
Your road position on Friday wasn’t great but yet you still managed to strike out a lead, were you surprised by your pace on the opening day?
J-ML:
It was very good. It gave me a lot more confidence. I enjoyed that moment. I still have some work to do with my driving. I am still making mistakes. I need to work with the driving to get a bit closer to Seb.
Q:
You have seemed quite cool and calm throughout the weekend, how much of that is down to getting your first win out of the way; do you feel less pressure than you did in Monte Carlo?
J-ML:
Yes for sure, less pressure. When we went to Monte-Carlo I had so much pressure on me. I made so many mistakes. After that we get to Sweden and we had a good solid result and that gave me a lot of confidence. It was so easy to start this rally and I am looking forward to going to Argentina.
