HYUNDAI CHIEF MONCET: SOLBERG NEEDS TIME IN WRC
Hyundai Motorsport boss Julien
Moncet has vowed to give Oliver Solberg more time behind the wheel of his Hyundai i20 Rally1 after he crashed out 300 metres into the second stage of Rally Finland.
The 20-year-old dominated the WRC2 category in Ypres last season aboard the all-new i20 N Rally2 until an electrical issue put him out at the start of leg three, and hopes to use this performance to hit back from his early Finland exit.
“For Oliver it will be another chance for him to learn and improve,” said
Moncet. “As part of his nurturing process, we must give him as much time as possible in the car.”
Solberg, who is co-driven by Brit Elliott Edmondson, said: “Of course, this year, I will be in the Rally1 car which will be a new challenge, but
I will try to go fast.”
Solberg’s Ypres outing is his last for the time being with Dani Sordo taking over the i20 N Rally1 on the Acropolis Rally. Sordo and Solberg are car-sharing this season and the Greek event was always part of Sordo’s schedule.