Subaru Takes Lead at Rally of Finland
Currently in third place in the constructors’ championship in the World Rally Championship is underway, Subaru trying to catch up with Ford and Citroen in the World Cup. Ford currently sits in the standings with 114 points after eight events, while Citroën has 86 points. Subaru only registered 43 points so far. First, the team fielded two cars in the championship but a third car in the middle of the season.
search team to bring back to take the glory days of sports teams in Japan recently, the foot, after having received the Subaru driver took the lead in the early stages of the Rally of Finland. Chris Atkinson in his Subaru Impreza, the best time in the super special stage.
The Atkinson of Australia has signed the best time of one minute and 20.6 seconds during the opening phase of 2.06 kilometers. Another driver Petter Solberg in the Subaru in the top five. Solberg 0.7 seconds slower than Atkinson. Solberg was fifth in the early stages. Xavier Pons ended Meanwhile, Subaru’s third driver, just outside the top ten, because it establishes a second slower than the tenth to the Mitsubishi Lancer Juho Haninnen was.
Of course, Atkinson is satisfied with the performance of your car in the first stage of the event. But in the first stage of the event, it was only in fourth place. However, Atkinson was still very pleased with the achievement of fourth place in the case of the first stage. “I am with what we achieved today with enthusiasm. Fourth overall is a good place at the foot of here in Finland – especially since it was only three times before the rally,” said the Australian.
With the car still improve, Atkinson believed to have a better performance for the rest of the season. “Be still ada improvements in our car, but you can see in our punya speed today that we are not too far, which is encouraging. I feel very optimistic about this case now, as for tomorrow, we just have to see. We will possible that all I can say, “he said.
Fellow Subaru driver Solberg was pleased with the performance of their cars. Subaru Subaru Impreza area is the season with Subaru parts like oil filters designed to meet the demands of sports cars.
“We ended the day 100 times better than we started, should be,” was delighted! Solberg. “He turned to us after the first service and put in a position to press even harder than before, if we feel like punya Hanya mengingat two-wheel drive car. Hasil Yang Baik our principles fifth overall, and I I think there are many potensi over the next two days to improve. “
At the beginning of the season, struggled through the points of Subaru and Ford and the Citroen driver was easy to score points. Improvements in the car can now mount Subaru resurrection. Also Pons, who participated in the first event of the season pleased with the performance of their cars.
“I’m very happy with how it went today,” said Spanish. “The more time spent in the car, the more I felt comfortable with the speed and the more I know I will find. For me it’s great, is a part of the Subaru World Rally Team and I hope the weekend,” said Pons .
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