As for the performances put in by Gardemeister and Andersson so far, he stated that both have done very well: "The drivers' are a little bit disappointed that they haven't been able to show more speed. But the focus for us as an entire team has been to get the car to the finish at each event and that has meant we have had to sacrifice a little bit of speed," he continued.
"No driver wants to be told just to make it to the finish. No driver wants to be told to slow down and preserve the car. But the purpose for us is to make the car into as strong a rally car as possible and as reliable a rally car as possible.
"If it means we have to sacrifice a couple of events worth of speed to make sure the car is in perfect shape for the rest of the year then we just have to do it. Both drivers are very, very encouraged though and they are both very pleased with the progress that has been made so far.
"Hopefully as the year progresses we will be able to let the leash out and let them have a bit more of a run. I am sure that you will see a big difference in Finland."
Pressed on what the team might achieve in Finland and beyond, Wilding concluded that mid-top ten finishes should definitely be a possibility.
"We'd like to think that there are some more consistent finishes on the cards. We'd like to have both cars at the finish of each event. That will be the number one target. Also once that starts to happen - and the changes to the car that we have made get fine-tuned - I think towards the middle of the next six-seven events you should start to see some very good speed," he summed-up.
"The priority at the moment is to concentrate on making sure we get the most out of the next seven events. We need to make good progress and focus on building a car that is capable of taking it to the top and challenging the other guys. Towards the end of the year we should be going quite well and anywhere mid-top ten should be achievable."
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