CA:
We are going to push as hard as we can straight away. We are going to go for it and see if we have got the speed. Obviously Mikko [Hirvonen], Jari-Matti [Latvala] and Sebastien [Loeb] are going to be fast there and it is going to be hard to beat them. But if we can win some stages it will be encouraging.
Crash.net:
After Finland it is the Rallye Deutschland, one of three asphalt events in the second half of the season. How are you feeling ahead of those tarmac rounds?
CA:
It will be different. Even going to Finland when you have just done some slow gravel events takes a couple of runs to adjust. But it should be okay. We had a good run in Monte Carlo on the last tarmac event [and I finished third overall]. Hopefully that will continue.
Crash.net:
Final question, what can you achieve with the new car during the remainder of the year?
CA:
We want to aim as high as we can. We want to see if we can win with this new car. I haven't won an event in the World Rally Championship yet. I have had a few podiums - some second places and some third places - and now I want to make the next step. Hopefully this is the car that will allow me to do it.
Crash.net:
...And then next year right back in the fight again and challenging Ford and Citroen?
CA:
That is the aim. We have our development year ahead of us with the new car and then we will kick off the 2009 season at full gas.
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