Having re-taken the initiative in the battle for the 2008 drivers' title last time out,
Citroen's
Sebastien Loeb has set his sights on increasing his lead in Jordan next weekend.
Loeb has enjoyed a storming season so far, having won three of the four events and currently he has 30 points on the board - five points up on his closest challenger,
BP Ford's
Mikko Hirvonen.
The Frenchman is now keen to add to that tally and take his number of WRC wins up to forty.
"Our objective will be to win with a view to increasing our lead in the Drivers' championship and enabling Citroën to stay in the fight for top spot in the Manufacturers' standings," he confirmed.
"If Daniel [Elena – my co-driver] and I can pull that off, it will be our 40th WRC win. That's not something I'm particularly obsessed about, but it would make a nice, round figure!"
Jordan however will be a step into the unknown, as this will be the first time the Dead Sea-based event has hosted a round of the World Rally Championship and that could make things a bit more unpredictable.
Seb will also have to run first on the road on the opening leg and that will put him at a disadvantage as he will have to sweep away the loose gravel.
"We don't know much about the Jordan Rally, so I will be on my guard a little bit. It doesn't appear to be too tough on the cars, but running first on the road will be a handicap," he continued.
While that might count against him though, the fact the event is apparently similar to Mexico, a round the four-time world champion has made his own these last few years - winning it in '08, '07 and '06 - is a pretty ominous sign for his rivals.
"I am told there are similarities with Mexico, and the C4 WRC was competitive there, so that's very encouraging," he concluded.
