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