Daniel Sordo:
Of course the podium here is very well for me, at the start of the rally I imagined this podium for the conditions of the roads, with a lot of mud after the cars, but the finish in the third place is really well.
Q:
It went exceptionally well for you. Your confidence really does seem to be growing on gravel and you set some great times this weekend. Do you think you are getting far better on this surface now?
DS:
Well, I think my performance on gravel is better and better. In this rally some stage times are not really good but I think it is something like in Finland. These rallies are very important and it’s a very special surface. But of course, my performance is better and better in gravel.
Q:
Now, the event always has a huge following from the passionate fans you have here in Argentina. Did you expect to see so many people out there on the stages supporting you?
DS:
It’s incredible. It is a lot of people in the stages, in the road section also. I think even more people in the road section than in the stages. But I think it is the rally with the most spectators in the Championship and I’m happy. Me and all the drivers we see many spectators on the stages.
Q:
Did you have any problems at all this weekend? It seems that the Citroën Total World Rally Team was the only team that experienced no problems. Was everything okay for you?
DS:
Everything is okay, we didn’t have very big problems. We will start the new season now with no problems but I’m happy the car works very well in all the rallies, only in one stage we had a little problem but not a lot, I’m happy with the performance of the car.
Q:
Marc, it’s a podium position at the end of Argentina, which is fantastic for you and Dani. What was the original thought when you came to Argentina? What were you aiming for?
Marc Marti:
When we arrived here we expect, of course, to do a good result for Citroën and for us, because in the previous rally we didn’t have a lot of luck. But of course, you never know, and we never expected to have these weather conditions. Then, into the rally, when we arrived at the end of the rally in the third position, we are really, really happy because it’s a good result for the team of course, and also for us because it’s not easy in these conditions for even a driver like Dani to arrive in third position.
Q:
What do you attribute your success to Olivier?
Olivier Quesnel:
The team is so strong because of all the mechanics, the engineers, the drivers and this is what made the team. This time nothing happened and even Rautenbach got to fourth place and for us it’s quite good.
