P-G Andersson:
"Corsica is one of those legendary rallies that everybody talks about because it is such a big challenge. Although it went very well for me last time [and I clinched my second Junior title], I've still got a lot to learn about the place as well as about asphalt driving in general. So for me, the priority will be to check my pace notes and make sure that I finish."
Junior WRC:
Round 7 - Finale time.
After making a crucial error in Spain, Sebastian Ogier will be out to try and clinch the 2008 Junior World Rally Championship title on the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse this weekend.
Ogier was well on course to do that on the Rally Catalunya and was leading by over a minute, when he hit a bank in the last stage on day 2 and damaged the radiator on his
Citroen C2 S1600. That no score has allowed Aaron Burkart to close the gap to just four points and the German now has an outside chance of stealing the crown should the Frenchman drop the ball again.
"I will put as much pressure as I can on Ogier in Corsica," Burkart vowed, after finishing third in Spain, "and I'll be ready to jump if he makes a mistake!"
Ogier in contrast will just want to make sure Spain was just a blip: "We need to just put Catalunya behind us and move on," he added. "We have to be fully focussed on Corsica."
No other drivers' meanwhile are still in the running for the title, although Martin Prokop is likely to be strong and will start as one of the favourites to win following his triumph last weekend.
Three J-WRC regulars will skip Corsica - namely Shaun Gallagher, Francesco Fanari and Andrea Cortinovis. Gallagher and Fanari both opted not to nominate this event at the start of the year as one of their six points' scoring rounds, while Cortinovis, who missed Spain too, is still recovering following a minor operation.
There will be two 'wild cards' – with Pierre Campana in a Renault Clio R3 MAXI and Pierre Marche in a
Suzuki Swift. Marche joins regulars Suzuki Swift trio Jaan Molder, Michal Kosciuszko and Florian Niegel for the start.
