Petter Solberg: “I think there is still a lot of potential for improvement over the next two days”
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Aug 03, 2007
SWRT
SS11: 2000hrs SSS Killeri 2 (2.06km) The drivers returned to the stage which started this year’s Rally Finland, making the most of lessons learned yesterday evening. Rounding out leg one with the short head-to-head blast, it proved the most closely-run stage of the day amongst the SWRT drivers. Chris Atkinson clocked in at 1m 20.0s, Petter 1m 21.3s and
SWRT managing director Richard Taylor:
“Overall it’s been an encouraging day for the team, and Chris and Petter have been able to show good pace. We had some technical problems with Petter’s car this morning, but on the last two loops he has been going much better. We’re pleased with the two points-scoring positions we have, and hope we can build on that in the next two legs. Xevi has driven a great day and has a good road position for tomorrow, and he should be able to improve on that position over the weekend”.
Chris Atkinson:
“I’m happy with what we’ve achieved today. Fourth overall is a good place to be at the end of leg one here in Finland – especially as I’ve only driven this rally three times before. I know there are still improvements to come with our car, but you can see from the speed we’ve had today that we’re not very far away, which is encouraging. I’m feeling very positive about this event now, as for tomorrow we’ll just have to see. We’ll try our best, that’s all I can say. ”
Petter Solberg:
“We ended the day 100 times better than we started it, that’s for sure! Things turned around for us after the first service and since then we’ve been able to push a lot harder than earlier when it felt like we only had a two-wheel-drive car. Fifth overall is a good result considering the start we had, and I think there is still a lot of potential for improvement over the next two days. “
Xavier Pons:
“I am really pleased with the way today has gone. The more time I spend in the car the more comfortable with it I become and the more speed I know I will find. For me, it is great to be a part of the Subaru World Rally Team and I am looking forward to the rest of the weekend. ”
