It was expectations in the air at the SWRT hospitality area tonight. – We have the same feeling here today as we had 18 years ago, when we first came to Greece with a completely new team and a new car, said David Richards.

Present at the launch were the President of STI Kudoh San, Team Director David Richards, Technical Director David Lapworth, Petter, Chris, Marko Martin and a lot of press.

Petter said that he will start off carefully and see how things develop during the event. – Now that the team has decided to launch the new car in Greece, I’m sure it will be a good weekend. The new car is better, and yes – I’m really looking forward to start!

David Richards also said that he knew there were questions about why they chose Greece for the launch – and that he, as a answer to that – asked him self why not. Later on David Lapworth said that testing can only bring you to a certain level, and after that you have to compete to go further. – That’s why we chose Greece instead of Finland.

Although Greece is the toughest event on the calendar, Subaru can look back on 5 wins in this rally. A tough rally will give answers to how the car is working, and give Subaru valuable time during the summer so they can prepare for Finland.