Skoda continues its progress

For its first season in IRC, the Skoda team is learning quickly. Twice second with Jan Kopecky during the last two rounds, the Czech team intends to take the last step soon.

Published on 22/06/2009 à 18:00

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Since his debut in the IRC championship during the Rally of Monte-Carlo at the start of the year, the Skoda Fabia S2000 continues to show its full potential. Entrusted to the duo of Czech-Finnish drivers Jan Kopecký and Juho Hänninen, it demonstrates its competitiveness in the face of competitors on each outing. Peugeot 207 S2000 or Abarth Grande Punto. Kopecký was the one who best managed to take advantage of the Fabia's performance. Fourth at Monte Carlo, he then reached the podium twice, failing to second place at the Azores Rally and at Ypres last weekend.

“The car demonstrated once again that it was fast, reliable and competitive also on asphalt”, declares the Czech pilot. The director of Skoda Motorsport, Michal Hrabánek, is also satisfied with this second place and sees even further. “ This final result confirms that our second place at the Azores Rally was no coincidence and that we are now ready to fight for victory ", he says.

The next meeting for the Mlada Boleslav team will take place in Russia from July 9 to 11. The opportunity for Juho Hänninen to shine after his fifth place obtained on the Belgian roads. “ I can't wait to go to Russia », He affirms. " I am satisfied to have reached the finish [in Ypres]. I am sure that I will be able to use the experience gained here, especially since I prefer dirt to asphalt. He concludes.