"It's another rough rally and until we've done the recce we won't know how bad it is," he noted. "We've got a lot more protection on the car for this one as it is going to be that tough on the car. It's been a busy start to the season and I think everyone's looking forward to having a break before the next event. It will be good to get a solid result in Greece before the summer break and head to Germany on a high."
Kosti Katajamaki meanwhile will drive the second nominated car, as he did in Sardinia - and in Sweden back in February. The Finn had a disappointing outing on the Rally d’Italia Sardegna two weeks ago though, when he crashed out on day two while on course to take a solid top ten finish. The incident, which saw him roll the car twice before hitting a tree, unsurprisingly left the Focus heavily damaged. As such he will now use the 'third' car driven in Italy by Luis-Perez Companc.
"The last rally was not so good for me but now I am concentrating on Greece," he continued. "I have done the rally four times before but this year the stages are different. I think it was difficult getting back in the Focus after the long break from Sweden but it will be a lot better to start again in the Acropolis. We are hoping for a lot better result than last time."
Red Bull Skoda:
[Harri Rovanpera, car #11 and Andreas Aigner, car #12]
Red Bull Skoda were disappointed with their form on the last event and number one driver, Harri Rovanpera was especially frustrated on his gravel debut with the Fabia, after he was twice forced out with transmission problems. Although he was still classified at the finish and took a manufacturers' point, 20th place was not exactly the kind of result he had wanted. As such he is out to make a point in Greece.
"I need to start the rally very aggressively from day one," said the Finn. "The Sardinia result was a very unsatisfying one for me and I want to eradicate the team’s bad gravel debut at any cost. I hope we’ll find the proper set-up right away - that’s imperative if we are to get a good result."
