According to the championship regulations - for two-wheel drive, 1600cc cars - drivers have to nominate six rallies on which they will score points this year. Both Jaan and Michal, who are run by Suzuki Sport Europe, will compete in Mexico, Jordan, Italy, Finland, Spain and France. The Suzuki Swift comes into the 2008 Junior series as the car to beat, having claimed first and second places on last year's Junior Championship. Nonetheless, Jaan and Michal will be up against some strong opposition over the course of the season.

The Swift drivers both have some experience of Suzuki from the past. The 20 year-old Molder, co-driven this season by experienced Belgian Frederic Miclotte, first competed for Suzuki in an Ignis on the 2006 Rallye d'Italia, and he has also driven six events in a Swift - winning the Junior category on the 2006 Rally Great Britain.

Kosciuszko, aged 22, made his World Rally Championship debut with Suzuki at the Swedish Rally in 2006. He has contested just two events with a Swift, but his best result came on the 2006 Acropolis Rally when he won his class in an Ignis. Michal will be co-driven this year by his fellow Pole, Macek Szczepaniak. For both crews, the heat and dust of Mexico will be an entirely new experience.

News from Jaan Molder (Suzuki Swift n.32):
"Mexico is going to be a big learning curve for me, although luckily I have some knowledge of the Swift now and this should help. Suzuki has also contested this event before as part of the Junior Championship in 2005 - and the cars finished first and second! I'm hoping that is a good omen, although realistically it will be very tough for us. The priority will be to get off to a solid start by finishing and scoring points."

News from Michal Kosciuszko (Suzuki Swift n.35):
"It's a very big pleasure for me to be re-united with the Suzuki Swift again and to be starting a full season with such a competitive car. The way to succeed in the Junior Championship is to score points consistently, so this will be our aim from the start. I don't know what to expect from Mexico and the conditions there, but it should be a very nice gravel rally - which is an excellent way to start the season."

News from Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, Suzuki World Rally Team principal:
"This season is a landmark year for Suzuki: as well as our first full year with the SX4 WRC we are also represented once more in the Junior World Championship, a series we have won twice. P-G Andersson - who took the Junior title for us on both occasions - is now one of our WRC drivers, so it is clear that there is a real ladder of talent within Suzuki that takes drivers from junior level all the way to the top category of the sport. I really hope that Jaan and Michal make the most of this opportunity that they now have, but in order to win the championship it is first necessary to finish all the rallies. There is a lot to catch people out in Mexico, so they both need to be careful and find the right balance between speed and consistency as soon as possible."