Petter Solberg WRT

That should be confirmation then :up:

“The addition of Petter Solberg to the team brings one of the sport’s most experienced and flamboyant drivers back to the team where he started his top-level career. A drivers’ world title and 13 world rally victories are testament to his abilities and his vast experience will be a great asset to our line-up,” added Quinn.

Wow, I'm so happy for Petter. Never thought Malcolm would forgive Petter. I can watch WRC again with this news. But I want to know if he's signing up to be a support driver for Latvala: "There's no doubt that Jari has the potential to be a world champion and I want to help do what I can for the team." This doesn't sound right.

This will answer a few questions too:
-How good was Mikko in the Ford?
-Was the private Citroen they gave Petter not competitive as their main team?

This deal is more win for Ford, swapping Mikko for Petter. Especially Petter bringing in his experiences. It's likely that Loeb get the 9th title and true that Mikko rarely crash, but I have a feeling Latvala and Solberg are both faster than Hirvonen and can get enough for the manu title, if Hirvonen kept ending up in 4th places. Unlike with Latvala, Mikko will be the one to slow down for Loeb, if he can catches Loeb. I still don't understand why Mikko didn't wait for Ford.

This is great news for WRC.

Great news for Petter, Ford and WRC !
Hopefully this not the end for PSWT. They have built a nice and big workshop in Torsby.
Maybe Petters last year as a driver and career as teammanager in the further =)

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Originally Posted by tmx

Wow, I'm so happy for Petter. Never thought Malcolm would forgive Petter. I can watch WRC again with this news. But I want to know if he's signing up to be a support driver for Latvala: "There's no doubt that Jari has the potential to be a world champion and I want to help do what I can for the team." This doesn't sound right.

This will answer a few questions too:
-How good was Mikko in the Ford?
-Was the private Citroen they gave Petter not competitive as their main team?

This deal is more win for Ford, swapping Mikko for Petter. Especially Petter bringing in his experiences. It's likely that Loeb get the 9th title and true that Mikko rarely crash, but I have a feeling Latvala and Solberg are both faster than Hirvonen and can get enough for the manu title, if Hirvonen kept ending up in 4th places. Unlike with Latvala, Mikko will be the one to slow down for Loeb, if he can catches Loeb. I still don't understand why Mikko didn't wait for Ford.

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According to both Malcolm and Petter, they're good friends. Well. we don't really know do we. As I understand it, Malcolm opted for a younger and paying driver, but Ford wouldn't sign unless they got Petters signature.

let's hope he can deliver results in a factory car

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Originally Posted by Viking

That should be confirmation then :up:

“The addition of Petter Solberg to the team brings one of the sport’s most experienced and flamboyant drivers back to the team where he started his top-level career. A drivers’ world title and 13 world rally victories are testament to his abilities and his vast experience will be a great asset to our line-up,” added Quinn.

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This is great news. Petter Solberg is such a big rally star. Some of my friends in Holland never heard of Loeb but they know Petter Solberg. I can't wait to see what he's capable of. The last year of the Subaru they can't match the speed of Citroën and Ford and with a private car he also never could match the speed of the works drivers.

Very happy about this news :D

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Petter Solberg testing Ford Fiesta WRC [PHOTOS] Image

It is kind of a good move for Ford if Petter is onboard for next year , he was responsible for massive Subaru and Citroen sales when he was in both marks in Norway.