Dani Sordo aims for first podium of the year at 2023 Rally Mexico

spanish pilot tick deafof the Hyundai i20 Team on Wednesday, First podium of the year Day 3 of the 2023 World Rally Championship in Mexico from March 16th to 19th.

“Rally Mexico is a great event with very beautiful roads.Our goal is to finish as high as possible. If we can run at this pace, we can fight for the win. I want to be on the podium at least for the first time,” Sordo said.

Ahead of the start of the 19th edition of Rally Mexico in Guanajuato, some 350 kilometers north of the Mexican capital, the Spaniard highlighted the challenges presented by the region’s geographical complexity.

“This rally is unique because of the high altitude and low power of the cars.The lack of oxygen and the heat take a toll on the body, so you have to be physically prepared,” said the man, who was born in Torrelavega, Cantabria, referring to the altitude of 2,045 meters above sea level where Guanajuato is located.

Finns are among the numbers to follow in Mexico Calle Rovanpera, From the 2022 reigning Toyota GR team.Estonian Ott Tanak, from Ford in first place this season.and french Sebastien OgierToyota GR, won eight world titles, six of them in a row between 2013 and 2018.

tick deaf He finished 10th in the 2023 World Rally Championship, finishing seventh in Monaco in the first round and missing out on Sweden in the second round.

The activity kicks off this Thursday with Super Special Tests 1 and 2 timed. An evening circuit that takes place through the cobblestones, winding roads and tunnels of downtown Guanajuato.

On Fridays you will need a car and a driver in the mountainous region called ‘El Chocolate’, which reaches 2,650 meters above sea level.

Saturday’s test will include a new stage called ‘Las Dunas’, with over 3 kilometers of steep ascents and descents, in addition to various mountain road routes.

The activity concludes on Sunday with a spectacular stage called ‘El Brinco’, a 9.5-kilometer long downhill winding road.