Teemu Suninen feels his comeback drive to fifth in RallyEstonia with Hyundai shows he belongs in WRC.
Reflecting on challenging period of his career, which included a drop down to the WRC2 category last year, Suninen believes an emotional drive in Estonia has proved his talent. “I really like to work at this level so I want to do everything perfectly and at these big factory teams we have enough people to focus on all areas and have everything perfect.
“The team is helping me with the driving, and the amount of data I’m getting is just huge. I like to work in that way. “It is never easy to jump to a car that Craig was driving. Everyone loved him and how fast he was. Of course I wanted to be somewhere close and I believe at least I managed to work on his level. It was an emotional moment.“It is very different car from any of the rally cars. It has a lot of aero, a really powerful engine and the hybrid.
“The hybrid changes things a lot and it changes the basics driving which is what we have learned in the last 15 years. I feel lucky I was able to adapt and learn fast to get to this level. I think I managed to do what I was asked to do.” Suninen’s performance has raised expectations ahead of his second outing driving the i20 N Rally1 car at Rally Finland next week."I have to concentrate on the steps that I’m taking but I’m still the third car in Finland. I want to improve my pace step by step and bring my routine to the level of the others.”
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