Tests Subaru en Sicile

Pour Citroën c’était en Espagne avant le Monté Carlo, pour Subaru la préparation du Mexique s’est faite en Sicile en fin de semaine dernière.Chris Atkinson et Petter Solberg était sur place. On remarque des essais de pare chocs avant comme arrière (souvent sans !) sur les photos de targa-florio.net. Les pilotes déclarent avant le rallye de Suède :

Petter Solberg

“At the moment it’s very exciting to see how the car and set-up performs in competitive conditions. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to show how good the car was in Monte Carlo, but the feeling is good. I hope we have a good chance to get the same result as last year in Sweden. Of course I won last year – this would just be brilliant as there will be a lot of people I know and a lot of support from Norway. I view this rally just like Rally Japan – as my home event.”

Chris Atkinson

“We’re obviously looking forward to the Swedish Rally, as it’s one of the most enjoyable rallies of the year for a driver. However it’s still a specialist event and although we’ll be aiming for a good result, we’ll still have to tread carefully. This will be my first rally with the new car, although I got a good feel for it when we tested in Sweden earlier this year. I’m quite happy with the performance but we’ve got a lot more learning to do. For this rally, a realistic goal is to get in the top six. There will be a lot of local drivers who know the conditions and roads well, however we’ll aim to be towards the front.”

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