"It's very hard for me to know what to expect," said Toni, who is a WRC veteran, having taken in just over 100 events. "In fact, it's very strange to be setting off to compete somewhere and to have no idea what I will find there: I can't remember the last time I was in that situation!
"I think Jordan will be quite different from anywhere else though, and that can only be good for us as it makes everything more equal."
Per-Gunnar Andersson has a similar outlook: "It's going to be a bit of a mystery tour for us, but the same is true for everyone," he added. "I'm going to take the same approach as I have done on all the rallies this year: I'll push hard but nothing crazy and see where that puts us relative to everybody else. So far, our pace has been pretty good.
"I'm not actually sure which developments have gone on the car since Argentina, but for the moment I think we need to concentrate on reliability so we are sure of making the finish."
Junior WRC:
Round 2.
16 of the 18 competitors in the
FIA Junior World Rally Championship category have opted to choose Jordan as one of their six nominated events.
After winning in Mexico, round 1 of the JWRC, Sebastien Ogier leads the series, with Jaan Molder and Michal Kosciuszko second and third.
Ogier was in a class of his own last time out and while it was only his first outing in the WRC, it didn’t show and he led from start-to-finish, eventually taking the win by over 1.5 minutes and claiming the final 'senior' WRC point for good measure.
The Frenchman isn’t getting carried away though, and is cautious about his prospects this weekend.
"The fact that we won the opening round doesn’t mean that the Junior World Championship is ours for the taking! There’s still a long way to go," said the FFSA-supported man
"Our main aim is to see the finish [in Jordan]. If we’re as much at home there as we were in Leon we’ll try to score another good result. One thing’s certain: as it’s a new event in the world championship we’ll all start on a level playing field.
