Ott Tänak, FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship Hermann Gassner, FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Sébastien Loeb, Citroën Total World Rally Team Mads Østberg, M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Kimi Räikkönen, ICE 1 Racing
Q: Kimi, Jordan was the last time we saw you behind the wheel of the Citroen DS3 – it’s been a while! Is it good to be back? KR: Yes. It’s good to be back.
Q: You tested last week, how many kilometres did you cover and was the test successful? KR: It was last week, in France. It was good, we tried a few changes. It was mainly to get back in the car and drive, we did a bit more than 100 kilometres, just to get the feeling back.
Q: And how is the feeling? KR: It’s fine. This is a new place for me, new stages. The stages don’t look very easy, but we will do our best.
Q: Where are you trying to improve your performance? KR: I’m trying to improve all the time. Australia is a new place for us, it should be a little easier than some of the other rallies, but I try to improve all the time.
Q: What do you know about the future? Will you commit to the WRC? KR: I don’t know. I’ll see after this season, but so far there is nothing sure.
Q: You have done well on the rough WRC events - sixth in Jordan and a career-best fifth in Turkey last year. Do you think rough rallies suit you? KR: I don’t think so, some of those places - like Turkey - was a new place – it was the same for everybody. The guys have been here before and I haven’t done rallies for a while, it will be a tough rally for me. The stages are rough, but it’s the same for everybody. The car is strong enough – but if we have problems, it happens and we will try and deal with it the best we can.
Q: What’s the toughest challenge for you on this rally? KR: It’s a new place with new stages – that’s the most difficult thing for us.
Q: To all the drivers, isn’t shakedown the time to get the car ready for the rally? [Note: the precise regulations for shakedown from 2012 have yet to be finalised.]
KR: I don’t know exactly the details of the rules, but it sounds like it doesn’t change much: do your running, set the quickest time as you can and then chose the position. It doesn’t change so much.
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