Subaru's Petter Solberg has said that it is critical they do well this coming weekend and deliver on home soil for the Japanese manufacturer.

Petter has had another disappointing year and while he only finished fifth in Corsica two weeks ago, the Norwegian did end the event a little bit happier with his Impreza WRC car after making some changes on the third and final leg.

Speaking ahead of the fourteenth round in the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship, 'Hollywood' though was reluctant to make any sort of specific prediction how he might do this weekend.

"Rally Japan is very important for us and I always enjoy travelling there," he stated. "Even if we have had some mixed results, winning in 2004 but not finishing in 2005, the fans are fantastic and of course it is important as it is Subaru's home event.

"I feel happier with the car after the event in Corsica last weekend and with the set-up we have from our testing, so I hope we can have a good result."

Chris Atkinson meanwhile will also be gunning for a good finish in the number two car and the Aussie is also reasonably upbeat, even if the event is quite a difficult one.

"Japan has been good for us in the past as we finished fourth last year and on the podium the year before," he continued.

"It'll be a good change to get back to a gravel surface again after the recent asphalt double-header, and the car should be better suited to the bumpy and loose surface than the flat asphalt from the last two events.

"I'm looking forward to a good result, but it will be tough as the days are long and the stages demanding. Approaching corners you are often unsighted by the trees and it is difficult to always get the lines right, but there is no margin for error so it is a hard rally," he summed-up.