Tough Acropolis Rally for SWRT
Jun 27, 2005
source: Prodrive
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After three difficult days of competition, Petter Solberg finished the Acropolis Rally of Greece in ninth place. Despite a determined effort on the final stages to close the gap on the cars ahead, Solberg was unable to make up the time lost earlier in the rally.
Stéphane Sarrazin delivered an impressive performance on only his second gravel rally. Despite the disadvantage of running as one of the first cars through day three's four slippery stages, the Frenchman grew in speed and confidence throughout the event and finished in 13th place.
David Lapworth - Subaru World Rally Team Principal "This has been a character building event for the whole team. It's been frustrating for Petter not to have a clean run against his rivals. After problems early on, it was difficult for him to fight back from his position. He's not really been able to show what he can do on these stages. It would be very easy to under-estimate Stéphane's performance here, as he doesn't have a great deal to show for all of his efforts. But his times on the latter stages were impressive, considering his position on the road, and if he continues to make progress like this he'll be a serious contender on gravel as well as asphalt"
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