IRC Rally Islas Canarias preview : The expectations

PG Andersson (Sweden), PROTON Satria Neo S2000: “We’ve made some changes to the dampers and geometry and also to the engine so we are expecting some improvements and of course I plan to attack as always. I’ve not done this rally before but my co-driver [Emil Axelsson] has been looking at the stages on Google Earth so that will help.”

Jan Kopecky (Czech Republic), Skoda Fabia S2000: “First of all this is a very difficult rally and with the new stages for this year, plus the stages at night, it’s going to be even harder. The experience of last year will be important but there are a lot of good drivers doing this rally so winning again will not be easy but I’m confident we will have a good set-up with the car.”

Guy Wilks (United Kingdom), Peugeot 207 S2000: “It takes a high level of confidence for the driver and co-driver to do well on this rally, both in themselves and with the set-up of the car underneath them. You need to be brave, concentrate a lot and be careful not to scrub off too much speed when braking.”