Rally of France challenging for Subaru

The Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 is still not in a position to claim victories, but its constant progress allows Petter Solberg to express himself. The Norwegian fought till the end to try to break Jari-Matti Latvala, without success.

Fifth at the end of the Rallye de France – Tour de Corse, Petter Solberg failed in his comeback against Jari-Matti Latvala: « We still lack performance, especially on the very flat sections. We fought well with Jari-Matti Latvala until the last stage. »

The weekend went well for the team and I feel more confident with the car. It’s important for Japan! He concluded.

For Chris Atkinson, the weekend was a bit more difficult: This weekend did not go as expected, and the result is not as good as hoped, but we still scored good points.

« We saw on Saturday that the car is capable of having good speed, with a 3rd overall time achieved in SS9, but we still need to find more performance. There is a big gap to improve regarding my confidence in the car on smooth asphalt. The surface has been so varied here over the three days, between the bumps and the soft tarmac, that it has been hard to find a good rhythm. » he confirmed.

The next stage in Japan is the most important event on the calendar for Subaru, which will be competing at home.