There were no last minute surprises in Poland
with the Citroen team coming away with 7th and 9th places at close of play
today.
At the finish, Yves
Matton (Citroën Racing Team Principal) said: “We
can’t be especially pleased with the actual result at this year’s Rally Poland.
Perhaps we underestimated the impact that not organising specific, pre-event
testing would have on this rally. Kris was able to up the pace as the rally
progressed, although he didn’t feel fully confident after he went off during
the shakedown. Mads spent a large part of the rally in second position on the
road. From Saturday, he was able to hold his place to score some points for the
championship. We’ll now focus on preparing for Rally Finland, an event where
our drivers have already shown that they are capable of producing good
performances.”
Kris added: “It was important to acquire experience by
completing all of the stages. After going off on Thursday, it became difficult
to match the pace of the leaders. We’re going to make use of what we have
learned this weekend to keep improving. I’m really looking forward to Finland.
Last year, we were fast, so that augurs well for the next round.”
In the FIA Junior WRC, the Italian Simone
Tempestini celebrated his maiden win. In his DS 3 R3-MAX, he managed to turn
his good early season form into a first victory. The podium was completed by
Welshman Osian Pryce and the Finn Henri Haapamaki.
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