Latvala: “Sordo can play for the podium in Argentina”

After his fall on skis, Jari-Matti Latvala knows that he will lose big again by not starting the Rally from Argentina. After three exits and in four rallies, the Finn knows that he will record a new blank result for the fourth time this season. “To be honest, I really had a difficult start to the season,” explains the Ford driver on WRC.com. Even though I won a rally and led the others, I'm having a complicated year. But there are positives even if my title chances are greatly reduced. I will still follow the rally carefully on my phone, because I will have live times. »

On this subject, Jari-Matti also mentions his replacement by Dani Sordo. “Dani has already achieved very good results in Argentina,” continues the convalescent. Additionally, his pace with the Mini in Portugal was impressive. We all know he is very fast and here he has a mount capable of winning. For me, he has all the cards in hand to make a podium. But Petter (Solberg) will also be there to play for the win. I really think this rally will be very close. »

But as far as he is concerned, the Finn knows that in addition to missing big points, it is also experience on the new special stages that he is letting slip away. “It would have been very important to discover the new portions of the course. However, my team will be able to give me information. They are still behind me and it's good to hear that they still believe in my title chances. It gives me a lot of confidence even if I don't want to think about the title. I have to tackle each race at a time and we will see at the end of the season. »