Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke says he returns to the picturesque island of Madeira very much on the back foot but still confident of scoring well on round six of the Portuguese Rally Championship title.
Emil Lindholm believes a top-three finish is a “realistic target” on this week’s Secto Rally Finland – the 27-year-old’s home round of the FIA World Rally Championship’s WRC2 support series.
WRC2 frontrunner Oliver Solberg says his decision to perform exhibition doughnuts at Rally de Portugal was his way of “giving something back to the fans”.
Gus Greensmith feels that “important data” has been banked from last weekend’s Quattro River Rally in Croatia, and says it puts him in a much stronger position heading to the next WRC2 round later this month.
Oliver Solberg says he is “really excited” at the prospect of heading to the World Rally Championship’s lead support series next season with Elliott Edmondson and the Skoda marque.
Jan Kopecky: It has not been easy for me today but winning the title is a dream come true for me. I would like to thank Skoda Motorsport and our fantastic team for the amazing work they have done this season.
Jan Kopecky: My Skoda has been perfect and everything has been good with the car. We have been enjoying it and this is important but there could be rain overnight and this will make it difficult tomorrow [Sunday].
Hayden Paddon: I am ecstatic about the move to Super 2000; it's a fantastic opportunity. I was lucky enough to test the Skoda Fabia S2000 in Europe a couple of months ago and it was an incredible car to drive.
Thierry Neuville: I was flat out on that last stage, it was incredible and I can't believe the result. I pushed really hard, it was such a nice battle over the weekend, so intensive because the IRC is such a competitive championship. The car felt good, I am so happy. I hope this win won't be the last for me.