Q&A: Corrado Provera (Peugeot).

The Peugeot 307 WRC rose to the occasion of its maiden appearance in world class rallying by recording three fastest stage times in Monte Carlo and coming away with nine championship points, encouraging confidence boosters for team boss Corrado Provera and his troops then. Here Provera reflects on that event and looks ahead to the coming round in Sweden this weekend...

Q:
Corrado [Provera], the decision to run the 307 WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally was apparently a good one?

Corrado Provera:
The whole team did a fantastic job in complying with the timeframe and ensuring we had a competitive car in Monte Carlo. To get both 307 WRCs to the finish and the fact that we came away with more points from this event than ever before is a fantastic and fitting reward for everyone at Peugeot Sport.

Q:
[Number one driver] Marcus [Gronholm] is always quick on the Swedish Rally, an event on which Peugeot is unbeaten. Do you think the 307 WRC can take its maiden win there?

CP:
Our pre-Swedish testing was very positive and Marcus now knows that the car is competitive and apparently reliable. But we mustn't take anything for granted and we go to Sweden in all due humility.