by Rob Wilkins

TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW IN FULL WITH PETTER SOLBERG: 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:CLICK HERE

Subaru's Petter Solberg was boosted by the arrival of the all-new Impreza WRC2008 just prior to the summer break - and having finished third with it in Greece and sixth in Turkey, 'Hollywood' was definitely left feeling more positive. mahbx.com Radio cau♍ght up with the 2003 World Rally champion recently and spoke to him a🌞bout his hopes for the rest of the year and found out about his rib injury...

mahbx.com:
Petter, how have the team's preparat𓃲ions been going for Finlan🐻d and Germany?

Petter Solberg:
The guys have a very important job at the mom🧸ent to get the cars fast for Finland. They are still working and are very happy. It will be very interesting to test the car next week.

mahbx.com:
Have you done much testing yet?

PS:
No nothing at all. We will start our testingꩵ next week. I must say I am really looking forward to it. I can't wait to see what the team has done to improve the performance.

mahbx.com:
What areas are the team going to be focusing on in testinꦯg?

PS:
I think it is a lot of different areas. It is not just one major thing. It is a lot of de♏tails. Butܫ the team are in full control - definitely.

mahbx.com:
We have three asphalt events in the second half of the season, how crucial is it going to be to get the car se🍃t-up properly for those 𓆉tarmac rounds?

PS:
I think on tar🐼mac and for Finland the car should be very good because of the low centre of gravity. The new car is also very good at high speed because of the balance and weight distribution. The package should hopefully be good straight away. But I can tell you more after the tests next ღweek.

mahbx.com:
Subaru switched to using the new car in Greeceꦰ and that seemed to really pay off for you. How much🅺 of a step forward is the new car?

PS:
Of course it is a good step forward. But the team entered it on two of the toughest rallies in the championship and the main thing was reliability. We were not so concerned with making the🐟 car the fast🦩est. I am very pleased with the performance on the first two rallies.

mahbx.com:
What areas relaꦉted to the new car did you and Chris Atkinson identify that most need attention prior to♔ Finland?

PS:
That's something I don't want to talk about. The only thing I can say is that the team know the areas and 𒁃have everything fully under control. The car will be ver🍌y good for the next few rallies.

mahbx.com:
In Greece you took your first podium of the season and then you backed that up wit♚h another solid points ♌finish in Turkey, how much of a boost was that?

PS:
I think for Subaru's fans all over the wor🐭ld - and the team that got the car reaඣdy - it was very important [to do well in Greece]. Of course we knew it would be a little bit more difficult in Turkey but in general we are all very happy. We want to win though and that is why we are in the championship.

mahbx.com:
What are your targets for the seಌcond half of the sea🌺son?

PS:
We are going to win rallies. That is our main goal - there are no other discu✃ssions or aims. I think David Richards and the whole team are agreed about that.

mahbx.com:
Do you expect Subaru to be up there and performing relative to F♏ord and Citroen by the en☂d of the year?

PS:
We have to. We are not here for second places. We are here to fight for wins. That is it - quite simplওe.

mahbx.com:
How much has it helped the team having David Richards back on bo🃏ard and playing a more hands-on role again?

PS:
David Richards is very, very 𝔍good🅘 and with him having full control he is pulling it up in every area. You will see a big difference now in the second half of the year.

mahbx.com:
Obviously w✃e are in the middle of summer break🍌, do you enjoy having such a long period off?

PS:
Honestly, no. I want to💃 drive and that is it. It was actually perfect from one point of view though, because I have had a broken rib for a couple of rallies now. In that sense the break has been good because I have time to recover. But I want to get back behind the steering wheel as soon as possible.

mahbx.com:
Is your broken rib on the mend?

PS:
Yeah, it is very good now. I am back in🌼 training and back in business.

mahbx.com:
Does a gap like this in the calendar𒈔 leave you refreshed and ready to comeback or a bit rusty?

PS:
It's okay to have som꧙e days off, but this is a bit long for me.

mahbx.com:
What have you been up to?

PS:
Playing with my son. He doesn't finish school unꦬtil tomorrow however, so we haven't had any time for a proper break. But I have been swimming and taking it a little bit calm because of the broken rib. I haven't had the chance to train as much ཧas I want. But taking care of the family is the main thing.

mahbx.com:
Mikko Hirvonen managed to edge🐼 back in front of Sebastien Loeb in the race for the drivers' title in Turke🎀y. Do you think he can stop Loeb from taking his fifth crown?

PS:
They are both strong. But I don't𒁏 care so much about them and the other guys. The 🍸only thing I am thinking about is making sure we win. We just have to get up there as fast as possible and beat them properly.

mahbx.com:
We saw a lot of t✅actics in Turkey, is that something you approve 🎶of?

PS:
This is part of the game. You need some challenges. You have to drive as fast as possible under all the different conditions. The Ford team was clever on the Rally o𒁃f Turkey and that is it.

TO HEAR THE INTERVIEW IN FULL WITH PETTER SOLBERG: 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:CLICK HERE