Consistency the key for Villagra

Argentinean Rally Champion Federico Villagra is hoping the consistent form he has shown so far this season will enable him to challenge Ford rival Henning Solberg at the forthcoming Vodafone Rally de Portugal.

The Munchi’s Ford World Rally team driver has finished in the points on each of the four rallies he has tackled so far this year, and has his sights set on a fifth when he tackles the 335km of tricky gravel stages in the Algarve this week.

After finishing seventh in the 2009 Rally de Portugal, Villagra and his co-driver Jorge Perez Companc are looking to push their Ford Focus RS WRC harder this year in an effort to leapfrog their closest championship rival, Henning Solberg, who is just two points ahead in the drivers’ standings.

“Last time I was in Portugal it was a good rally for me but the rally is difficult with a lot of technical stages”, said Villagra, “We weren’t able to find the right speed and I had to drive slower than I wanted to but I am hoping that this year I will be able to find the right rhythm early on. I feel like I am steadily improving this year and have made no major mistakes so I just look forward to another steady performance in Portugal.”