Petter Solberg WRT

[Halvis]

Agreed, 2004 was a great performance by Seb- he was either 1st or 2nd on 12 of the 16 rallies. Most of those 2nd places were behind Petter. Petter and Markko both beat him several times, but Seb still had the most victories and was very fast on all the surfaces.

I think 2004 was his most impressive season; sure he had way more victories in the following years, but there was diminishing competition.

In 2004, Petter was clearly the fastest driver/car-combo, but unfortunately for him the Impreza wasn't reliable enough, it was amongst others the year with watersplash problems. He lost a lot of points due to that.

If you look at stage wins in 2004 it is absolutely clear:

Petter: 94 stage wins
Grønholm: 69 stage wins
Loeb: 67 stage wins

[cali]

In 2004, Petter was clearly the fastest driver/car-combo, but unfortunately for him the Impreza wasn't reliable enough, it was amongst others the year with watersplash problems. He lost a lot of points due to that.

If you look at stage wins in 2004 it is absolutely clear:

Petter: 94 stage wins
Grønholm: 69 stage wins
Loeb: 67 stage wins

Yeah, will anyways Markko was clearly fastest in 2003 but never got a chance to the title cause the new Focus 2003 model had too many technical problems.

[Bazza2541]

I alwyays thought if you won a championship in one year, you were considered champion for the next. Is that not so? Did Petters win in 03 not result in him getting car No1 for 04? Or do I have it backwards?

[Psycho!]

In 2004, Petter was clearly the fastest driver/car-combo, but unfortunately for him the Impreza wasn't reliable enough, it was amongst others the year with watersplash problems. He lost a lot of points due to that.

If you look at stage wins in 2004 it is absolutely clear:

Petter: 94 stage wins
Grønholm: 69 stage wins
Loeb: 67 stage wins

Absolutely agree .

[N.O.T]

Can someone please confrim that we live in 2009 ??? 2003-04 are long gone boys grow up....

[lcd]

Can someone please confrim that we live in 2009 ??? 2003-04 are long gone boys grow up....

History rally reviews are good, as we all seem not to be satisfied with
wrc present picture...

[Halvis]

Can someone please confrim that we live in 2009 ??? 2003-04 are long gone boys grow up....

Yes, I'm fully aware of this fact. If you read the previous posts (maybe too much to ask...?) you'll see why I stated the stage wins in 2004.

[A.F.F.]

I'd be highly interested to see if Petter is able to maintain steady top speed and keep up with Sebastien and Mikko if given the right tools??

Petter is still fast, we all know that but is he fast on couple of stages only or throughout the rally? I'd like to believe he'll be a winner option.

[lcd]

...Like that little girl from Greece stated out...

Why you have to be so rude man?

[A.F.F.]

Why you have to be so rude man?

Because she has earned it.