Latvala aims for second place

Jari-Matti Latvala is the Ford driver who will have the most pressure in Britain. The Finn is 11 points behind Sébastien Ogier and is 5 points ahead of Citroën private driver Petter Solberg. If his teammate Mikko Hirvonen had a disappointing season, his compatriot created a surprise by winning in New Zealand and Finland.

If the contender for second place in the Championship is under pressure at the end of the season, he seems to be at ease on Welsh soil, where he came second in 2008 out of 8 appearances in Wales Rally GB. “ At the start of the season, I was aiming for third place in the Championship “, he confessed.

« I am third and I have the opportunity to take second place, so I would need a good result in Wales. I started my career in Great Britain and it was my first rally global. Rally Great Britain is like a second home event for me. »

Wales Rally GB will also be Jari-Matti Latvala's last opportunity to drive the Focus RS WRC, who will take a well-deserved retirement at the end of this event which will close the 2010 season. In 12 consecutive years, the Ford will have won two Manufacturers' titles and 44 victories. A victory for the Finn in Great Britain would undoubtedly cheer Malcolm Wilson up.