Petter Solberg WRT

If Petter drives a Ford Focus next season, will the livery be the one that is on his current Xsara? Also, what will happend with that old Citroen? Maybe the second driver of the team can drive it?

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Originally Posted by MJW

I know its a British publication, and a little biased towards Ford rather than Citroen, but Motorsport News says that after meetings with Ford Europe and M-Sport Petter has been offered a car for 2010 that is complete parity with what Mikko and Jari-Matti cars are with 12 days testing for the season, and its is for him to have a crack at the drivers championship, drawback? Petter has to bring a seven figure sum to fund it. Petter has had meetings with sponsors in Oslo and Stockholm and "the ball is in his court" basically Petter needs to find sponsors. The article gives a big hint that Ford Europe and Malcolm want him in a Focus, it has to be a commercial deal, but unlike anyone of the other 'hire car' drivers Petter will get a proper Ford - somehow I cant see Citroen matching that specification car.

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And there you have the problem with the WRC!! Solberg, a World Champion having to pay to get a 'proper' deal. Utter madness...

Humm i dont know, I think he preferred the c4 wrc but Ford offers more conditions!!!!

The first photos are on Petter's website!!

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

And there you have the problem with the WRC!! Solberg, a World Champion having to pay to get a 'proper' deal. Utter madness...

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Well, it matters though who will be the cashier. In Petter´s case it´s his sponsors. If he´d be a works driver at Ford the sponors would pay anyway. You don´t think MW takes his own money to pay his drivers? The sponsors do pay, always.

I think Petter will be at Ford, thats my feeling. And if PG gets enough money he will start developing the Fiesta S2000 for 2011. That will be a great help even for MW. In 2011 we´ll see both Petter and PG in PSWRT and competing in the WRC as a well competitive couple, even for the title.... :D

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

And there you have the problem with the WRC!! Solberg, a World Champion having to pay to get a 'proper' deal. Utter madness...

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Not good for sport.. Very bad..

Petter needs one more chat with the teambosses, so we might hear more tomorrow morning.
http://www.pettersolberg.com/html/?lang_pref=no

C4 - for Spain and GB, giving an opportunity to best decide on 2010
http://www.pettersolberg.com

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Originally Posted by MJW

C4 - for Spain and GB, giving an opportunity to best decide on 2010
http://www.pettersolberg.com

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You beat me to it, I must say this is great news! Congratulations to Petter, Phil and the whole team! It will be very interesting to see what he can do with a much better car..

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Originally Posted by MJW

C4 - for Spain and GB, giving an opportunity to best decide on 2010
www.pettersolberg.com

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I knew it :hmh: !!!!