"The Acropolis is a rally that I have always liked, but along with most rallies these days it is more of a sprint event than the marathon it used to be," said the Finn. "If we have the strength and reliability that we are aiming for, then it could actually be a rally that suits our car because the most important thing is to be there at the finish.
"I think we will approach the rally in much the same way as we did in Sardinia: there is no point in pushing flat-out everywhere. We learnt a lot in Sardinia, so hopefully in Greece we can finish in the points."
P-G Andersson, like Gardemeister, did not take in this event last year, but he did do it in 2005 and 2004 as part of his JWRC programme. While the results were mixed - he rolled out in '04 and won the Junior class in '05 - he is also focused on getting to the end.
"Although I've been to Greece before, I've never done the stages around Athens, as when I competed on the rally previously all the stages were near Lamia - a long way to the west of Athens," he added.
"Sardinia though was a very positive experience for both myself and the whole team so our aim is to repeat that in Greece. I'll just be taking it carefully and driving around the biggest rocks.
"It's never the easiest event and I've had some very different experiences of the Acropolis, but I think for any driver - actually, for the whole team - it's a real challenge."
