Petter på 4 i Polen
Rally Polen er ferdig, og Petter Solberg endte tilslutt på en fjerde plass. Vant gjorde finske Mikko Hirvonen, som dermed overtar ledelsen i VM. Dani Sordo fikk overlevert andre plassen fra Latvala på dagens siste prøve, mens Henning tok den siste pall plassen.
Petter, som hele helgen har kjørt flat out for å holde samme fart som resten av førerne, fikk seg en overraskelse da peilepinnen for motoroljen plutselig falt ut på SS 14. Med en frontrute full av olje, ble sikten dårlig og Petter måtte gi fra seg dyrebare sekunder. - Omtrent halvveis inne på prøva blir det plutselig vått på frontruta, og vi setter på vindusviskerne for å få det vi trodde var vann unna. Isteden blir bare sikten enda dårligere, forteller kartleser Phil Mills.
Men mest dramatikk ble det på den aller siste prøva, en 2,5km lang publikumsetappe. Finske Jari-Matti Latvala lå på andre plass, og skulle bare kjøre sikkert til mål. Isteden kjører han inn i en oljetønne, ødelegger både dekk og hjuloppheng og må tilslutt bryte rallyet.
- Dette har vært et utrolig raskt rally. Vi har vært absolutt flat out hele tiden, og helt på grensa til hva som er forsvarlig, allikevel har vi slitt med å holde samme fart som de andre. Vår gamle bil mangler rett og slett nok hestekrefter til å kunne fighte ordentlig med de nye bilene når prøvene er så raske som her, sier Petter Solberg. I tillegg så var det jo ekstra ergerlig med oljelekkasjen i dag, vi lå godt an og jeg er ganske sikkert på at jeg skulle klart å holde Henning bak meg om ikke dette hadde skjedd.
Petter får med seg 5 VM poeng hjem fra Polen, og ligger nå på en femte plass sammenlagt i VM. Mikko Hirvonen leder med 58poeng, ett poeng foran Sebastien Loeb som er nummer to sammenlagt. Neste VM runde kjøres i Finland 30. juli – 2. august 2009.
Resultat totalt Rally Polen 2009
1. Mikko Hirvonen, Ford
2. Dani Sordo, Citroen +1.10,3
3. Henning, Ford +2.05,7
4. Petter, Citroen +2.24,3
5. Matthew Wilson, Ford +4.17,5
6. Holowczyc, Ford +4.33,9
7. Sebastien Loeb, Citroen +19.15,1
8. Conrad Rautenbach, Citroen +19.20,6
Good job Petter and Phill
Amaicing race this wikend a lot surprices, you have to think realy for a C4 or Focus RS 08, 09 and you win the next rally season .
your´s are the best….
It is clear to me now. If you are to have a car up to date, then you would be fighting for the drivers Championship by now. Keep up the good work and congrats.
never give up until the end …!!
for a good position to reward the very good job of steering
congratulations Petter, Phil and the Team
and congratulations to Henning
Val.
Yet again brilliant result, congratulations to Petter, Phil & all at PSWRT
4th place very good result for you,the team
and fans!
Congrats PSWRT a good result for sure and im so looking forward to finland!! keep pushing guys n girls!!
Matt
Another great result in an old banger of a car! I really hope to see you in better machinery come Finland, be it a Pug 307 or a factory deal. So unfair that Jari-Matti gets continued factory support despite all his errors, and your obvious pace. Grr…
So proud of you all, even when things went against you, you still kept going you still kept giving your best, you are doing a fantastic job, keep going!
Kate
Congratulations
I’ll see you next year in Poland! Greetings for all team!
BRAVO. A une marche du podium . 1 mois de repos et préparation pour la Finlande tout va super . Pas d’overdose de vodka et caviar !!! On vous soutient dans l’Ocean Indien.
BRAVO….petter
Good job Petter and Phill…i wish you always good luck in next rallies
4th position is very nice
Great job Petter!
This rally was so heated brothers battle!!!
Did you fun time?
I was spend have a so good time
Thank you for nice and hard work.
from Japan XXX
well done pswrt,great effort.hope you are able to get to the goodwood festival of speed.if you do manage to get time make sure you pass the richard burns foundation stand with some signed goodies to auction
Congratulations! The Xsara’s performance was not enough here, but Finland is the next, so I’m excited wich car you’ll choose. Better luck next
Keep pushing! 
Dear Petter:
The stairway is posible ascends steps by steps and you have arrived at most high of the stairway with this old car driving in this rally TO A LIMIT!!!
Petter: you are really the best, every rally you are showing us your genius, your mature us professional driver and your passion for this sport like your car says: “This is my life.”
You and your team have fought without rest and for it without any doubts, you will find soon the best car because you really deserve it.
You are the only driver of giving battle to Loeb, for that, go ahead dear Petter and Phil and: “Never give up.”
Once again “CONGRATULATION” excellent job!!!
Elda and family.
A great job …well done! I know you were flat out all the time….but you can hear the excitement in your voice and also the disappointment. Simply the car is not up to your talent! A good result considering your problems….I’m sure you would have liked to have beaten Henning though! However congratulations to Henning for his podium! Look forward to the next rally where you will fight again! Never give up!
We saw Petter flying (I use it instead of driving). Crazy!
You need to get 2008 spec car. Get somehow Focus in Finland (talk to Holowczyc), show your speed with it and I’m sure you will get place in BP Ford sooner or later instead Latvala.
Push!
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Kjempe bra dette! Ønsker dere alle sammen en riktig god sommer!!
Klem fra Thomas 9 år.
Nice result for a car from 2001(2006)
That’s remarkable, that you’re making no noticeable mistakes.
P.S. mr g, i think, Petter cant leave PSWRT: he has contracts with sponsors.
Although Latvala’s error was really disappointing, there is maybe only one man, who, maybe, can replace him: Henning (but Latvala seems to be faster, and Ford needs driver, who can beat Sordo to score more points than citroen). Other remarkable drivers can’t (or won’t) leave their teams, or have retired from motorsport.
Congratulation Petter!!!!!
It was amazing, You really CRAZY MAN
Never give up!!!
Thank for great show in Poland! It was amazing to saw at live your falt-out drive during three days! Respect! Petter, you proved thaty yours motto “Never give up” came into live. Good job
Jurek-polish fan
You just need a faster car to win. Keep on pushing, that’s it ^_^
Wonderful result, I’m so proud to be your fan hehehe
i hope that you buy a good, fast and reliable car for rally finland perhaps a c4 or a focus or a peugoet or a fabia because i know that if you have a good car then you can challenge and beat the top manufacturer teams (ford and citroen), GOOD LUCK!!!
very good job petter. i have hope, that on next season you are given a better car.
Pozdro* Błażej – from POLAND
*regards
Congratulations!
It’s good see your guys keep fighting and get good results ( sure, not enough for you ).
Keep burnning roads!!!
from Taiwan/Brazil