Sordo out to improve in Mexico

Spanish ace Dani Sordo is looking for an improvement in his Mexico result next weekend, when the WRC flies out across the Atlantic.

Sordo has competed on the gravel event four times, coming fourth twice. This was back when he drove for the Kronos WRT in his début season as a WRC driver in 2006, and then 2007 as team-mate to five-times Mexico winner, Sebastian Loeb (who won't be competing next weekend). Whilst driving for the doomed MINI World Rally Team, he didn't compete on neither the 2011 nor 2012 rallies.

The tarmac specialist competed his first gravel test in the Citroen DS3 WRC a few days back, hoping to gain a better grip of the car on gravel. However the weather didn't go to plan, but he still gained an understanding of how the car will handle.

“I had my first outing in the DS3 WRC on gravel in testing a few days ago, which enabled me to get an idea of it's handling, although the weather conditions were closer to what you might expect in Great Britain than Mexico. My understanding of how the car works is getting better all the time”. He said.

This will be his third competitive drive in the DS3 WRC, having rejoined the Citroen World Rally Team at the start of the year. He will partner Mikko Hirvonen in the other works DS3 WRC and will be nominated for to score Manufacturer points.

Sordo joked that Mexico feels like another home rally, owing to the fact most of Mexico speaks Spanish, along with Argentina and his native Spain.

“Along with Argentina and Catalonia, this is my third home rally! I like the event, especially the second runs on the stages. [On the second run of stages], there is a lot more grip. That means that the qualifying stage and the choice of starting positions for Day One will therefore be very important.” he added.