| The World Rally Championship is about to | | | | Team's Managing Director Richard Taylor. |
| conclude its current season with only three | | | | "Chris and Petter were able to achieve a |
| remaining events. Ford is currently leading | | | | top-three stage time each, however we clearly |
| in the manufacturer's championship standings | | | | have more work to do to fully exploit the |
| with Marcus Gronholm leading all drivers. | | | | potential of our 2007 car and get back to |
| Citroen is second on the standings and | | | | achieving regular podium results." |
| Sebastien Loeb is trailing Gronholm by a few | | | | |
| points. Playing catch-up to the two teams is | | | | The team will now be using the remainder of |
| the Subaru World Rally Team. | | | | the season to work on their car to make it |
| | | | better in preparation for the next season. |
| The said team is fielding three cars since | | | | And with the changes made to their current |
| the midway point of the season when Xevi Pons | | | | car, the performance of the three drivers can |
| was given a ride by Subaru. At the recently | | | | be expected to improve over the last three |
| concluded Rallye de France, the team was | | | | events of the season. |
| still unable to win over the top two teams. | | | | |
| The third and final leg of the event, which | | | | Former World Rally Champion Petter Solberg |
| is the most crucial, brought mixed fortunes | | | | pointed out that the changes they have made |
| to the team. | | | | on their cars have made it better. "I |
| | | | thought the car felt better today and easier |
| Petter Solberg had a good run and had the | | | | to drive which is a good step forward for |
| chance to finish better than fifth. Chris | | | | us," said Solberg. The driver though |
| Atkinson meanwhile had a problem-free day | | | | lamented the lack of speed of their car on |
| although he was not able to improve his | | | | flat surfaces. "The speed is still not quite |
| standings finishing in the sixth place. Xevi | | | | there and we are struggling on the very flat |
| Pons has the worst day among the Subaru | | | | surfaces. Unfortunately for us the stages |
| drivers as his car's tires were punctured | | | | today were mostly flat so weren't able to |
| twice in the last leg of the event. The | | | | catch Jari-Matti Latvala, although it was a |
| Spaniard eventually finished eighth on his | | | | good battle to the final stage." |
| Subaru motor mount -equipped Subaru Impreza. | | | | |
| | | | The veteran driver is now looking forward to |
| Although the three drivers failed to get to | | | | driving in Japan, Subaru's home turf. |
| the top three, they all earned points for the | | | | "Overall this weekend has been good for the |
| team. "The team are pleased to finish with | | | | team and I am feeling more confident with the |
| all three cars in points-scoring positions | | | | car which is important going into Japan |
| here in Corsica," said Subaru World Rally | | | | next," said Solberg. |