2007 Subaru World Rally Team
solberg s wrc2007 @ rally gb
solberg again led team 2007 season, driving #7 impreza. sarrazin left team, leaving chris atkinson single number 2 driver, piloting #8 car. atkinson managed grab fourth place @ season opening event in monte carlo, after passing works ford of mikko hirvonen. @ 2007 rally portugal, solberg came in second, following ford cars disqualification due glass in rear windows being thin. following rally, atkinson s co-driver, glenn macneall, elected leave team, , replaced stéphane prévot, had been team co-driver bruno thiry. @ 2007 acropolis rally solberg managed achieve podium position.
after summer break, team joined @ 2007 rally finland xavier pons , co-driver xavier amigo, driving third car, #25, not nominated manufacturer points. however, in rally, solberg had retire on day two, after monstrous handling , steering problems team engineers unable deal with. solberg finished fifth in ireland, calling difficult rally has ever done. @ final event of season, wales rally gb, solberg won battle fourth dani sordo, propelling subaru third place in manufacturer s standings. in driver s championship, solberg came in 5th, while atkinson took 7th. richard taylor called season poor one, subaru achieving 2 podium finishes, , no overall wins second year in row. phil mills called second season hell.
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