Rally Sweden victory is number 50 for Ford and M-Sport in WRC since 1997 partnership.

Interview with Jari-Matti Latvala below:

There was a drama on the final afternoon of the rally when you picked up a puncture: how did you cope?

Latvala: "I think I need to get to hospital to check my heart rate... it's incredible how exciting this sport can get. We had a good lead on Saturday night, but then it changed like a thunderstorm and we only had an eight-second lead at the end. I knew Mikko would push and we really had to go hard, but then we managed to take another four seconds on the penultimate stage, so we could breathe a little bit! To win here for the second time felt very special; the feeling now is just a big relief."

So was it maximum attack through those last two stages?

Latvala: "Yes. I got zero points in Monte Carlo and I knew Sebastien Loeb was not having a great weekend. Points-wise, this was very important and so there was a lot of pressure. The team has done so much good work and there was no way I was going to disappoint them. I needed to make it work. Somebody mentioned to me yesterday that it was going to be the 50th win for Ford with M-Sport, but I tried just to put that to the back of my head and concentrate on the job I needed to do."

Does this result make up for the disappointment of retiring from Monte Carlo?

Latvala: "Of course, things would be different if I had taken away points from Monte Carlo but we have to forget it. That's history, and I've already learned from it. This victory takes the pressure away from the disappointment of Monte: it feels like a heavy weight has been lifted from my shoulders now. I've learned to stay calm when things go wrong and that paid dividends."

What is your aim this season?

Latvala: "I guess our target is to really challenge Citroen in the manufacturers' and drivers' championships. I will be 27 years old and driving more than 100 rallies now so I need to be in the position to fight for the drivers' title. It's a long year and many things can happen, but if I can beat these guys then it's okay whatever happens!"

The Rally Sweden leader comments the victory:
Latvala: "It is amazing. Four years ago I won this rally and now I got it again.
The first time I won this rally I became the youngest ever winner of a world championship rally and beat my hero Henri Toivonen's record. It's fantastic to win it again. We got a lot of pressure after Monte and I felt the pressure coming to this event. This has taken a lot of pressure out of the coming events. I think we're really going to challenge Citroen. We're working very hard."
Hirvonen: "It's not too bad. I think we learned a lot this weekend. Okay, I really did want to win this rally for the team but Jari-Matti was very strong this weekend. We had a fantastic fight and I really enjoyed it, but it's second this time."
Ostberg: "Third place this time is like second place last time, it's a very good result. I was not able to fight Jari-Matti and Mikko this year. There's only one posiiton left on the podium [first] and we'll try to get that next year."

It is very interesting to say that the both Ford drivers hit the same rock that follows punctures for Latvala and Solberg.

Championship standing after round II:
1. S. Loeb 39
2. Hirvonen 32
3. P.Solberg 29
4. Latvala 26
5. Novikov 21
6. Sordo 18
7. Østberg 15
8. Delecour 8

Manufactures standing:
1. Citroen Total World Rally Team 71
2. Ford World Rally Team 55

Next Rally is Rally Mexico 8-11 March 2012.

The Ford driver win Rally Sweden finishing at 16.6 seconds ahead Mikko Hirvonen.
The power stage win is for Sebastien Loeb.
Power Stage Results:
1. S. Loeb 2:58.7
2. P. Solberg +4.9
3. J. Latvala +5.7

Rally Sweden 2012 Final Results:
1. J. Latvala 3:18:28.3
2. M. Hirvonen +16.6
3. M. Ostberg +38.8
4. P. Solberg +1:14.3
5. E. Novikov +2:41.4
6. S. Loeb +2:55.1
7. H. Solberg +3:49.5
8. P. Sandell +5:08.9