Mikko Hirvonen: “Not a question of life and death”

Mikko Hirvonen?s start to the season will certainly not have been what was expected for a new leader at Citroën. Far from the leaders in Monte Carlo and far in the standings in Sweden, he will have to reverse the balance in Mexico. The Finn returned to his chances of victory: ?I think they?re really good. I know that the car, the team and Jarmo and I are competitive enough to fight for victory. Of course, this is not going to be easy, and we expect a big challenge. Volkswagen showed its pace in Sweden and I believe they will be just as fast there. Ford has always been very fast in Mexico too. To win, you'll have to go out there and fight hard. »

Despite this, the Citroën driver does not yet feel under pressure for the world title: “It would be great to win, but there is still a long season ahead and a lot can happen along the way. Of course, there is a big gap to the championship leader, so it would help everyone feel better if we got a good result next week, and thus score more points than our rivals, but we don?t We are not yet at the stage where a victory in Mexico would be a question of life and death. »