Jari-Matti Latvala insists he is staying 'optimistic' about his chances on the Rally Mexico despite a disastrous start to the 2016 World Rally Championship season. The Finn failed to finish the first two events in Monte Carlo and Sweden, leaving him without a single point, a stark contrast to the 56 points achieved by his VW team-mate Sebastien Ogier. Two confidence-harming results for a driver keen to prove he can take the fight to his dominant counterpart, Latvala says he will not dwell on the poor, pointing out that his subsequent low running order on the notoriously tricky Rally Mexico will be a big advantage at least. “Mexico will be the first gravel rally of the year and the...
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