2006 Subaru World Rally Team
chris atkinson
petter solberg again led team throughout 2006 season, second car piloted chris atkinson , co-driver glenn macneall on gravel events, while on tarmac events, driven ex-formula 1 driver stéphane sarrazin. wrc2006 had several changes previous year s car due rule changes banned active differentials water injection, mandating teams must re-use cars , engines on selected ‘pairs’ of events. due rule changes, car introduced on first round of season.
subaru s season got off poor start, solberg unable score in first 2 rallies due mechanical failures. due teams lacklustre performance, after decade of running team, team boss david lapworth replaced paul howarth. not until third rally of season, rally mexico, petter manage score, achieving second-place finish. picked second-place finish @ rally argentina, , again @ rally australia. team finished season in third place in manufacturer s championship, while solberg finished in sixth place in driver s championship. however, team not able achieve single win, , achieved podium results 4 times. subaru s 2006 season characterized disappointing, , subject of discovery channel series called engineering world rally. in programme, subaru s dismal season described season hell .
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