Suzuki team boss Nobuhiro Tajima has conceded that they still have a lot of work to do following a difficult outing in Argentina.
Despite a tough weekend though, the Japanese manufacturer maintained that it took away some 'important lessons' from the fourth round in the 2008
FIA World Rally Championship, including solving some of the reliability issues which have dogged them on the previous events.
Furthermore while
Toni Gardemeister was unable to finish, after hydraulic and electronic problems on day two and three, Per-Gunnar Andersson got to the end in the sister SX4 WRC car.
Indeed the Swede may have only been classified in 24th place overall, as a result of missing day one due to a turbo boost sensor failure
en-route to SS1 and having to stop on day two due to a suspension problem, but he still managed to take the final manufacturers' point and that was some consolation.
"It's clear that we have a lot of work still ahead of us, and although we are very disappointed we have also been quite unlucky here," Tajima reflected.
"The boost pressure sensor that stopped P-G on the opening day is a very small component, and it was very unusual for Toni to find a rock that was right on the racing line [on day one].
"We seem to have solved some of the reliability issues that have affected us in the past, but we need to keep working hard in order to solve all the issues we encounter.
"Only when we have achieved this will we be able to reach our eventual target of competing regularly amongst the frontrunners."
Speaking earlier in the weekend meanwhile Tajima was delighted with the news that the FIA has tweaked the rules so that new teams will now be allowed to use two additional engines in their first season of competition with no penalty.
