CA:
We've had a lot of tricky conditions recently. That's been a lot to do with the weather, with the rain in Argentina and then the temperatures in Jordan. This is no different, the stages are narrower and there are lots of rocks. If you push it's easy to damage the car, make a mistake. All the top guys will be on the limit, there will be lots of action. But our aim is to stay out of trouble.
Q:
Are you confident for this event?
CA:
We know we can't quite match the pace to challenge for stage wins, but if we can get consistency, a good result could be on the cards.
Q:
Jari-Matti, you and your team-mate
Mikko Hirvonen recently completed a test here in Sardinia – how did it go?
Jari-Matti Latvala:
I drove the car for 240 kilometres in Sardinia, which was very nice. There was a little improvement with the set-up. It feels better than in Jordan.
Q:
The first time you ever led a WRC event was here in Sardinia last year. You've had some good results at this event but what can you achieve this weekend?
J-ML:
That's right. The speed was quite good in Jordan, but we missed Saturday morning. Mr Loeb was much faster. We still have work to do if we want to be at his speed. I want to get to the finish. That's one thing I want to achieve. It could be really nice if we could fight for the victory.
Q:
In your first season with a factory team you have already secured your maiden WRC win, but it seems to have been a fairly mixed start to the season. How would you evaluate your performance so far?
J-ML:
We have had ups and downs. We started in Monte-Carlo really badly. I didn't have confidence, but then in Sweden and Mexico I found the confidence. Then Argentina and Jordan were difficult. I need to take those things off and then after that we could get the proper result.
Q:
Your pace has been incredibly impressive; have we seen Jari-Matti at full 100 per cert speed yet or is there still more pace to come?
J-ML:
I was at the maximum in Sweden, sometimes in Mexico and then in the last stages in Jordan I was going as maximum as I can – and you could see there was some damage in the car. It's about the feeling. When you have the feeling, you can do it. It was the wrong way to do it in Jordan, when I didn't have the confidence. When I have it, I can maybe go even a little bit more.
