"I don't want to say that and I don't want to hear that," he said. "I must say this has been better than expected, because we are just one point behind Carlos [Sainz] and [Sebastien] Loeb. I am closer in the championship than before and this is a tarmac rally, so I cannot complain.

"I must say that Loeb will be very hard to beat. He did a very good performance in Australia, the car is good and he will go quick. Richard [Burns], it is his last rally for Peugeot and so he will go flat out. For me, I don't have to win the rally. We just have to judge the speed and see how the others are going. I think it will be really exciting."

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