Q:
I know you did a good job Andreas, but Nasser Al-Attiyah really was starting to move up the leader board. I know there was a big gap between you, but he was starting to narrow it. Did you feel any pressure at all from the guys behind?
AA:
Yes, for sure. Nasser was pushing very hard on the second day and we know yesterday that he had some problems on the uphill twisty parts. I knew today in the first stage, this stage was almost uphill and twisty, normally it’s no problem to keep him behind us, so I try to relax but it’s impossible to relax when the stage is El Cóndor or Mina Clavero because the conditions are so difficult.
Q:
But you didn’t lose your focus once this weekend at all; what was your approach to each day?
AA:
I think it’s very difficult to drive like this when you are leading and with a gap of one minute or more, it’s very difficult to make the real tactics, but I think it’s going really well and we kept the gap in the middle of the second day. I wasn’t a bit afraid that I slow down too much. But I think it was the right choice to do like this.
Q:
Now, it’s the first gravel event for you with the new Pirellis. What do you think of the performance of the tyres this weekend?
AA:
The tyres are for sure quite strong, I think it was not the best tyres for this condition when it’s like muddy or raining, but Pirelli are quite strong. I think now the problems are the rings and the suspension.
Q:
Looking to the whole season, what rallies do you think you can be strong on? Obviously your first win in PRWC has come here in Argentina, but where else you think you can possibly pick up another?
AA:
I think the next two events are very good for me, I like Greece and Turkey. I did not so bad in the past, and I think I will be very strong there, and after that it’s New Zealand, completely new for me. I have to look what happens there.
![Andreas Aigner (AUT), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX [Production Car WRC]. Uddeholm Swedish Rally, February 7-10th 2008.](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/405613.jpg)
