Britain's
Matthew Wilson was really pleased with his superb sixth place finish on the Acropolis Rally of Greece last weekend, the third time this season he has notched up points.
Wilson had struggled in Sardinia two weeks ago and was eager to rediscover the kind of form that took him to sixth in Mexico and fifth in Jordan. Indeed despite a prop-shaft failure on SS3, which lost him around 45 seconds, he had a fairly clean run and set twelve top-ten stage times in total, his best a fifth fastest time in Pissia 2 on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking at the finish, the 21-year-old noted that he wants to use this as a springboard for the next event in Turkey in two weeks time, which is another rough gravel round.
"I'm really pleased with our result here. I knew we had to improve on Sardinia when I didn't have a good feeling with the car and we did just that," said the 21-year-old.
"The times on the first day were really encouraging for me but unfortunately we had the prop-shaft problem which knocked us back.
"But we climbed back into a fantastic position then concentrated on preserving the car and getting round without any other major dramas; this was definitely an achievement in itself.
"Now I just want to keep improving and the result here will help me in Turkey where we will try for more decent times."
Stobart Group Ltd CEO Andrew Tinkler meanwhile was impressed with Matt's performance and that of his co-driver, Scott Martin.
"This classic event hasn't provided a classic result for the Stobart team unfortunately, but Matthew's maturity and determination has shone through," he continued. "He and Scott really focused on getting back into the points and they drove a great rally to stay out of trouble."
M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson also seemed happy with his son's performance for the Ford 'B' team.
"Matthew has picked up some important driver points and by staying out of trouble and driving to the conditions, he was able to put Friday's problems behind him and climb up six positions in two days," he added.
