Extract from Official FIA Press Release
http://www.fia.com

Thursday 21st March

After a one-two-three for French manufacturer Peugeot on home turf
in Corsica earlier this month, the FIA World Rally Championship
stays with asphalt for its fourth round of the season, the Rallye
Catalunya-Costa Brava in Spain. The roads north and west of host
town Lloret de Mar are likely to be packed with huge crowds drawn
by one of the best entry lists ever seen on a world championship
rally, and the fans' local hero Carlos Sainz.

Sainz has played his part in a dramatic build-up to this event.
Just over a week after his team-mate Colin McRae broke a finger in
an accident in Corsica, the Spaniard crashed during testing on
Monday, injuring both himself and navigator Luis Moya. Moya suffered
broken ribs in the accident and he will be replaced by Marc Marti
for his home rally. There was even drama during the pre-event
reconnaissance - Hyundai's third Accent WRC3 driver Tomasz Kuchar
was involved in a road accident and hospitalised. After taking
advice from doctors, the Pole will not start the rally.