Martin fights with Peugeot.

Markko Martin has admitted that he has had a fight at Peugeot - but not with the team, rather with the 307 WRC, especially during the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and Sweden, where despite his lack of confidence in the car, he still managed to notch up fourth and second place finishes.

The Estonian, who was happier in Mexico, when he again finished on the podium, added that things are now beginning to come good, following his move from Ford at the end of last year.

"I have been made to feel very welcome in the team," he confirmed.

"That has helped me make progress from the outset with the Peugeot Sport engineers although I needed a little time to familiarise myself with the 307 WRC.

"In the first two rallies, I felt as though I was fighting with the car rather that being at one with it. Since Sweden, we have made a big step forward but not everything is perfect yet. For the moment, the car still isn't stable enough to my liking.

"I prefer a car with neutral handling or a little bit of under-steer, and I like it to be fairly progressive in its reactions. The car is a bit too much rear-end happy at the moment which makes it quite nervous and pointy to drive."

"It's clear that I'm still not yet at 100 per cent," he added.

"After Sweden, I started to analyse my data with the engineers to see how we could adapt the car's handling to my style and vice versa. We still have some work to do, but I feel we are moving in the right direction. Today's WRC cars are highly sophisticated machines and every detail counts when it comes to optimising their performance. Inevitably, that takes time."