Zoom Did I say you were amazing?

Petter Solberg of the Subaru WRT had a rollercoaster of a race over the three days of Rally Germany last weekend, as his Impreza went from a fast-paced machine to developing time-costly mechanical problems.

However, the team mechanics managed to pull off quite a feat in the service park during Sunday's last leg by changing the gearbox and other components in what must surely be one of the fastest operations seen in a while.

"The job that the guys did in service today... I mean, 11 minutes, gearbox and clutch. try to beat that! It's incredible!" Solberg said in awe.

"I just want to say thank you to all the team, it was just brilliant!"

From that point on, Solberg was able to push right until the end of the event, reaching up to a sixth overall place in the process - a result that bodes well in the Norwegian's mind.

"We had a lot of good stage times, the car is working very well and it is very encouraging for the rest of the year," he declared.

Daniel BASTIEN
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