Thread: Interview with Mikko for Sardegna

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Q. With which state of mind will You start next Friday ? A. I am here to win, that is our only goal, as we need to steer the championship in another direction. A twenty point gap from Loeb is too much, especially if Séb keeps having no issues events and winning. To change something I must now begin winning and he must lose points.


Q. Do You like Rally d’Italia Sardegna ?
A. I have a good feeling with this event, I know the island’s gravel roads as I have done the event many team, and I would also like to remind You that last year I lost by only 10”, this was the final gab between Sébastien and me. We therefore have a good opportunity to beat Loeb and we will give our best to do it.


Q. And what do You think of the Rally route ?
A. I have seen that it resembles to last year’s, there are only two new stages which we will discover during tomorrow and Wednesday’s recce. Last year I had liked both the first and second leg, while the stage mileage on Sunday was too short. The stages are fast and technical, with slightly narrow roads, if these were wider the event would be perfect for me.



Q. Rally d’Italia Sardegna has got to its sixth edition, can we now say that it has earned a place in the history of the WRC ?
A. I think so, it is an event similar to Portugal, Greece and Turkey, but it has an identity of its own given by the roads which are technical, narrow and difficult. The organisers always work with great attention, and the event has improved every year with always better stages.


Q. Finally, could You summarise your season so far ?
A. We have had a head-to-head fight with Loeb in some events, but in the end he always won. We hope that now it will be our turn to win, we are doing our best, but we must not forget that my team mate Jari-Matti Latvala also likes this event, he has always been very fast here in Sardinia



Source : Press Release no. 10 on official website