Pierre-Louis Loubet: “We have not yet reached our full potential”

How do we get out of a rally where there were so many emotions? Was the night from Sunday to Monday complicated?

I sleep much better after a race like this than when it goes badly. There, it wasn't very hard to manage.

With the progress of the test and the final result, there wasn't even more excitement?

No, no, I'm really happy with what we achieved with Vincent (Landais, his co-pilot. Editor’s note). I appreciate it enormously. I think I was so used last year to not getting fired up when things went wrong, that it kind of boiled over when things were going well.

That's to say ? Do you put things into perspective a lot?

No, that's not it... We had a great time for three days, but it was just an ordeal. I know there is still a long way to go.

How did you approach this Acropolis rally? You seemed to be looking forward to this meeting...

Oui, j’avais vraiment hâte parce que j’étais certain que la Puma serait très compétitive sur ce terrain. Il n’y avait pas énormément de questions à se poser. Nous avions vu pendant les reconnaissances que ce serait cassant. Pour être efficace, il fallait, dès les premiers kilomètres, impérativement trouver le bon