Guy Frequelin keeping the same headingGuy Fréquelin, Team Principal of the Citroën Sport WRC Team, talks about the current championship standings, his drivers' performances, and the C4's potential.
Victory and third place for you in Portugal have put you back in
the running in both championships…
Sebastien Loeb, Daniel Elena and Citroën Sport put in a very good rally in Portugal which ended in victory for the team. On top of that, the awarding of a penalty to one of our rivals after the finish enabled us to come away with more points than we first thought expected by promoting Dani Sordo and Marc Marti to a podium finish. That leaves us just eight points off the lead in the Manufacturers' championship, while Seb has retrieved top spot in the Drivers' standings. Even so, the future still promises to be very difficult.
What was your opinion of Dani Sordo's performance in Portugal? What will your instructions be to him for Argentina?
My view has been the same since the beginning of the year.
Owing to his age and limited experience, we always knew that signing Dani involved a certain amount of risk and we saw that again in Portugal where he found it difficult through the twistier, sandier portions. My instructions for Argentina are simple: I want him to carry on learning and try to score the best result possible for Citroën.
Citroën has a good record in Argentina and you have also won the last two rounds of the 2007 championship. Can Citroën and the C4 keep up these winning runs?
I hope we will once again be in contention for victory. Everyone at Citroën Sport has worked hard to give our crews cars that will enable them to battle at the sharp end. Argentina will again be virgin territory for the Citroën C4 WRC. Its performance on the last few rounds show that we are already making a great deal of its potential. We need to continue working in the same direction…
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