As for the Rally GB itself, Pirelli rally manager, Mario Isola was happy to see them win five stages out of a possible 17: "Petter exploited well the Pirelli P Zero tyres we offered him, as is shown by the five specials stages overall that he won," he added. "Further confirmation of the great value of P Zero came from the Group N podium, which was entirely monopolised by drivers who competed on Pirelli tyres: Anton Alen, Patrik Flodin and Oscar Svedlund dominated that segment of this rally with their
Subaru Impreza STis on Pirelli."
Mark Higgins meanwhile, who was involved with Pirelli throughout the season, assisting them with their development, said it was sad to think this could be their last official WRC event.
"They have been apart of rallying for many, many years," Higgins told
Crash.net Radio. "The history they have in rallying and the wins they have had are incredible. They have had good and bad years, but then we all have. For them to be pulling out is a big shame - but they have got plenty of things they will be working on for the future. There is a single make tyre coming in, in a couple of years, so maybe they are working for that. I don't know."
