Second in the season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo was followed by pointless outings in Sweden, Mexico and Argentina, leaving him languishing in ninth in the drivers’ standings. But his 8.2sec victory in Matosinhos over Volkswagen Motorsport team-mate Sébastien Ogier, Latvala’s 13th career win, has revitalised the Finn. “The pressure coming out of my shoulders is enormous,” he said. “There was quite a lot of pressure coming to this event and my confidence was really, really on the bottom. Climbing up the hill to win was a big thing. “When you don’t do well you end up in a negative circle and then you start to be negative yourself, not just in your driving but bringing negative...
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