Gronholm: Corsica will suit me better

The championship leader finished a distant third behind the Citroens of Loeb and Dani Sordo at the weekend, although he lost most of his time on Friday afternoon during changeable weather conditions.

However, Gronholm is optimistic that the stages in Corsica will suit him better than the Spanish roads.

"I feel happier on the Corsican stages than on the roads in Spain," he said. "They are more like traditional rally stages than a race circuit.

"I was second there last year and hopefully I can do the same again at least."

The 39-year-old added that his confidence was boosted by his performances in dry conditions at the weekend, where he was often able to match Loeb's times through the stages.

"We proved this weekend that in dry conditions we have the right package to match Loeb and Sordo on asphalt, a surface on which they excel," he said.

"I really hope it is dry though. I don't like wet and slippery conditions and if we do experience bad weather then we have to work hard to ensure we can fight with them."