Tuesday, May 21, 2013
WRC Latvala Not The Fastest In The Test
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| Jari-Matti Latvala admits error |
Jari-Matti Latvala was found at the end of his time at Ford very self-critical and talked about his greatest weakness, which has still not been eradicated.
Jari-Matti Latvala took leave at the end of the Rally of Spain on radio very emotionally by his Ford team. Since he was 17 Age of the Finn drove for the team from Great Britain and was since 2008 the factory team under contract. However, he could rarely deliver the required results and therefore also publicly apologized to his team director Malcolm Wilson to have caused so often been off the track and crash.
"In a way Im disappointed that I did in those years, neither the driver nor could provide the manufacturer championship," said Latvala was self-critical. Ford has always been competitive, but the 27-year-old admitted that his lack of consistency was responsible for the loss of many points. "I make too much pressure and Im off the track I should learn from this, but it looks like Im a slow learner -. I hope that will come ..."
Although he recognized the situation, Latvala admits that his behavior has not changed still. "If I lose time, then I make more pressure and try to win back the time and then I come off the road," explained the Finns problems at many rallies 2012th
A major challenge
Despite these shortcomings wants the former Ford driver in the coming year to attack again and secure the first world title for Sebastien Loeb. Should fold, the title is sized in his eyes, but different. "Personally, I wanted to beat Loeb, but that did not work," reported the Finn. In 2010 he was with 105 points behind the first to follow the Citroen drivers and could never again closer to the nine-time world champion.
With his new team mate Sebastien Ogier and also the new number one at Citroen, Mikko Hirvonen, he sees but also get great competition to be expected and a strong WRC season. How good is he beat and Ogier were and whether a battle for the world title is possible, would depend primarily on the Polo R WRC. "I know nothing about the car," admitted Latvala on this point. "We have to see how the car and give him some time, but the team will be great and that is a big challenge."
