Albertini: points important now

Stefano Albertini leads the IRC 2WD Cup by 4.7s after being fastest of all three stages this morning. But the Italian, currently lying second in the championship behind Jean-Michel Raoux, may now back off over the final stages after Raoux lost a rear wheel on SS11.

"We tried to push this morning because we needed the maximum points for the championship," said co-driver Simone Scattolin. "But we need to check our pace notes because with only two passes it’s difficult - the stages are really fast. It’s important to pay a lot of attention!

"We are driving to win, but also to arrive at the finish because we need the points."