Petter Solberg WRT

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Originally Posted by Sulland

Shell Oil is coming into PS WRT as a big sponsor, and saves the rest of the season !! Nothing on new car, but improvements on the old one for the heat issue from Citroen Sport is being done ! Lets see if he can get a new car as well....

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Two year deal with Shell, I wonder where that leaves the possibility of a factory BP Ford or TOTAL Citroen? Maybe PSWRT is here to stay
for next year and just get a more competitive car? I would be surprised if its a Mitsu, Skoda or Pug. Petter knows there are only two cars that could give him what he wants, a C4 (best rally car ever) or a 09 Focus. I dont think there are any more evolutions of these two cars planned so the 09 versions could be used by private teams in 2010, as I think non factory drivers must drive 'last years model'

I've been told he's still using the Xsara.

The Evo is Stig-Olof Wakfridsson’s ex-works car that Petter borrowed for the show. Duno why the effort was put into putting the livery on it, but who knows?

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Originally Posted by pettersolberg29

I've been told he's still using the Xsara.

The Evo is Stig-Olof Wakfridsson’s ex-works car that Petter borrowed for the show. Duno why the effort was put into putting the livery on it, but who knows?

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Petter does'nt have more then 1 Xsara, and to use that for show is much more expensive then using a old car.. :) The livery costs about 500-1000 Euro.. And to be a taxi for 30 guest co-drivers and do donuts with the Xsara would be far more expensive..

Thats a good point, although surely he could have borrowed a Xsara rather than confuse people as to what car he's driving!

A xsara 1.4i you mean? ;) :)

Whatever car floats his boat ;)

Ford has contract with PB, Citroën with Total, Abarth with Selenia, Peugeot with Total. Contract with Shell means he can't join any of these works teams. The only one which has Shell as a partner is Škoda...

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]The only one which has Shell as a partner is Škoda...

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What about Suzuki, they are the other Shell team. He may think it a good idea to run the Suzuki's

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]Ford has contract with PB, Citroën with Total, Abarth with Selenia, Peugeot with Total. Contract with Shell means he can't join any of these works teams. The only one which has Shell as a partner is Škoda...

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When going the s2000 route I think they'll keep the PSWRT solution. Not the same need for a factory team then.

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Originally Posted by MJW

I dont think there are any more evolutions of these two cars planned so the 09 versions could be used by private teams in 2010, as I think non factory drivers must drive 'last years model'

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Non factory drivers can drive latest model if available, only limitation is for Manufacturer Teams they must use cars homogolated on previous year. But in reality which factory team would want to give their latest version for non-factory driver? It does not make any sense.