WRC – Mikko Hirvonen: “Win ​​my first victory of the season”

For the little world of rally, this Argentinian meeting will not be like the others. The fifth round of WRC 2013 indeed sees the return of master Sébastien Loeb. The Alsatian will undoubtedly be of great help to a Citroën Racing team which has no longer been able to fight for victory since the withdrawal of its nine-time world champion. If we hoped to see this year a Mikko Hirvonen liberated by his status as new number 1 driver within Yves Matton's team, we have seen so far a Finn who is timid to say the least and struggling to keep up with the pace set by the VW Polo R Sébastien Ogier. But Hirvonen, however, remains in two second places in Mexico and Portugal, each time behind the Gapençais.

The ex-Ford driver is gaining momentum. So, this weekend in Argentina, he openly admits that he is aiming for nothing more and nothing less than the first step of the podium. “We have continued our testing work since the Rally of Portugal, with further positive progress in the settings of the DS3 WRC, He says. After finishing second in the last two events, it is certain that I aim to be even faster to achieve my first victory of the season. »

Last year, he secured a double for the brand, finishing only 15”2 behind his leader. With Ogier in the area, repeating such a result will already be a very good performance. But to hope to catch up with the latter in the general classification, he will have to seek victories.

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