by Rob Wilkins

TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW IN FULL WITH FRANCOIS DUVAL: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:CLICK HERE

Francois Duval was t🦹he star of the recent Rallye Deutschland, securing the runners-up spot on the final day after a truly fantastic performance in his OMV Kronos-run Citroen Xsara WRC.

wuqian0821.com Radio caught up with the Belgian recently to chat to him about that event and to find out if he is going to be ab🔜✱le to do any more events during the remainder of the season...

wuqian0821.com:
Francois, I guess you must still be on a high following that drive in Germany, which was just outstanding. How pleased were you with 🐠your performance th💃ere?

Francois Duval:
Yes I am very happy. It as was a really good performance for me. I hope I 𝓡can do the rallies in Spain, Corsica and tꦍhe RAC [Rally GB] now, but that is dependent on getting the budget.

wuqian0821.com:
Obviously it was only your second W🐭RC event of the season - and your first with the Citroen Xsara WRC, since 2005. How difficult did that make things?

FD:
The Xsara is a r💎eally good car. We had the active differentials and we had no problems at all. I stalled the engine once, but during the rest of the event we had no issues. It is a nice car.

wuqian0821.com:
What did you ꦅmake of the OMV Kronos Citroen team and your team-mate, Ma▨nfred Stohl?

FD:
It ⛄is a good team. I am very happy with Manfred - he is a really nice guy. Everything was OK.

wuqian0821.com:
On the final day you were quickest in every single test and seemingly pressurised Marcus Gronholm into a mistake. It was a very strong end to the event fo🐠r you...

FD:
It was a good final day. On the last day I went really quickly. I managed to put some pressure on Marcus for Sebastien and he gained some extra points [as a result to close the gap a bit more in the drivers' championshi♊p]. The result was really nice for ൩me, for Citroen and for Seb.

wuqian0821.com:
Did you have any꧒ problems with the cow on the last stage, like Marcus and Petter Solberg?

FD:
No, I drove all💙 of the last stage flat-out. I didn't have the splits to Marcus - no information on him - and I pushed all the way to the finish.

wuqian0821.com:
Was it tough to get back in the Xsaꦡra after such a long break from it?

FD:
No, the confidence came back quickly.

wuqian0821.com:
How impo♊rtant was it to put in a good drive in Germany?

FD:
I like this event. It is my favourite event.

wuqian0821.com:
Did you feel under a lot of pres🅘sure to deliver though?

FD:
No, there was no pressure at all ꧂because I was driving for a prཧivate team.

wuqian0821.com:
You sai🎃d at the start of this i🌜nterview and in the post-event press conference that you now hope to do Spain, France and Rally GB with Kronos. Can you give us any more information?

FD:
No, there isn't any more information at the moment - but if we꧋ do secure the budget then I will drive with Citroen and the Kronos team again.

wuqian0821.com:
Are you going to get i🌊n any tests prior to those outings, if they go ahead?

FD:
No - no tests for the moment.

wuqian0821.com:
Final two questions: assuming you can do those three events - what is the target, because obviously yourꦰ performance in Germany means expectations will now be very high?

FD:
I will have the same target. If possible I will stay on the road and if finish in the top five it will be really good. Of course in Catalunya and Corsica the roads are really fast and♒ if it is dry, I hope the cars performance will be really good, the same as it was on the Rallyeꦕ Deutschland. But it will be more difficult in Corsica because my car is older and the C4 and the new Focus are the latest evolutions.

wuqian0821.com:
Will it be possible to win in 🤪Spain or France - because without those problems on day 2 in Germany it cou🦋ld have been very possible there couldn't it?

FD:
If it rains it i꧙s possible [I could win] - but if it is completely dry it will be too difficult.

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