For Roma, it’s about making ready the automotive and crew correctly for the large occasion in Saudi Arabia.
“Crucial factor is to be aggressive; we really feel that now we have a aggressive automotive,” stated Roma.
“The expertise that Carlos has had within the final years with Audi, which means that for me, it’s comparability as a result of Carlos has come from the successful automotive final yr, and he feels snug within the automotive already, so this can be a good factor.
“For positive, the automotive is totally totally different to the final one I drove [Prodrive Hunter] and so my method needed to change so much, however Carlos is pleased with the automotive. We’re optimistic about that, however we’re a bit apprehensive about some little issues, however that’s at all times the case with a brand new automotive.”
“Now we have ready properly,” Roma added. “Just a few months in the past, I advised the engineers and Matt Wilson [team principal] that we have to be prepared from the shakedown, in order that when the automobiles arrive in Saudi, we don’t need to do any work on the automotive.
“Typically whenever you get to the Dakar, you continue to want to complete the automotive or some issues are late, however with the 48-hour stage on day two, you can not afford to be like that.
“However the shakedown the week earlier than the automobiles left from England was good, all 4 automobiles are prepared. You simply have to put petrol in them and do a shakedown in Saudi and they’re good to go for the Prologue.
“If, in the long run, one thing occurs and we don’t win it, then it’s vital for us to don’t have any regrets.”
