Ostberg looking forward to Sweden

The 24-year-old Norwegian created a sensation last year by fighting a fierce battle with Mikko Hirvonen for victory during the opening round of the season in Sweden. A year later, for what constitutes the first of eleven events on his 2012 calendar, Ostberg leaves with the ambition to do as well, or even better. “ We are ready to fight for the podium, even if it won't be easier than last year ", he admitted, specifying however that he will not be at the start of the rally from Sweden, from April 9 to 12, to settle for a top 10.

To prepare for it, he preferred to skip Monte-Carlo in order to compete in several rallies on snow. He started the Mountain Rally, the Rally Elverum (which he won) and will compete in the Rally Finnskog this Saturday (February 4). “ C?est génial d?être de retour, et surtout sympa d?avoir un nouveau programme avec M-Sport et Ford. J?ai travaillé dur pour cela et cela a été difficile à finaliser. Malheureusement, je n?ai pas été en mesure d?être prêt pour le Monte-Carlo mais à partir de la Suède, nous bénéficions d?un bon programme et je suis ravi de disputer autant d?épreuves, même si nous ne sommes pas certains du programme exact. J?espère que nous serons en Nouvelle-Zélande et qu?un bon résultat nous aidera pour la suite He concluded.