J-Matti Latvala: “Perfect position”

Leader of Rally from Jordan at the start of the day, Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus WRC) had to sweep the Jordanian roads during the day's six special stages. Third this evening, the Finn is happy to pass the torch to another driver, Sébastien Loeb (Citroën C4 WRC), who had already taken on this role of scout on Thursday.

« This is the perfect position because the two drivers in front of me will clear the road, explains Latvala, happy to no longer have to sweep gravel and dust from Jordan's roads. I can fight for victory. It was a good experience for me to take on the role that no one wanted to inherit. But I'm still happy to leave it to someone else for tomorrow. I thought that the strategic game would lead the drivers behind me to give me first place for tomorrow, but ultimately no. »

« It was sometimes hard in terms of grip, continues Latvala. I know I have to finish first but sometimes you have to take risks and I really want to win. It?s possible to catch up with the drivers in front of me if everything goes well. I will push hard during the morning stages and see how things go. »