Unfinished business for ace Andreucci

Paolo Andreucci will have some “unfinished business” to attend to when he begins his bid to win Rallye Sanremo tomorrow.

The 45-year-old finished second overall when the Intercontinental Rally Challenge last visited Italian soil on June’s Rally d’Italia-Sardegna. However, the Peugeot 207 driver is convinced he could have won the gravel event had it not been for an erroneous set-up choice on the final day of the event, especially after going fastest on five stages of the island event.

“We have some unfinished business following Sardinia where we had a chance of winning only for a small mechanical set-up problem to drop us back,” said the double Italian champion. “I’m very optimistic because we proved competitive in Sardinia against a strong field and have a very competitive package with my car and the Pirelli tyres.”

Andreucci, who is co-driven by Anna Andreussi, will also be chasing Italian championship honours in Sanremo. After five rounds he is three points clear of Luca Rossetti.