Subaru's
Petter Solberg is feeling 'very positive' ahead of the Rally Argentina and reckons he should be able to battle it out for a good result on the South American event.
The Banbury-based outfit did well earlier this month in Mexico and while it was Hollywood's team-mate
Chris Atkinson who got onto the podium and took the runners-up spot, Petter was also running strongly until he suffered a driveshaft failure on day 2 and was forced to retire from the leg.
The Norwegian however, was still pleased with the speed of his Impreza WRC car and having done the Cordoba-based event eight times before and having finished second in 2002 and 2006, he would love to finish as high up the order this coming Sunday.
"The rally is very narrow and fast, and it's very good! Especially the people: there are so many fans that always come to watch the rally which makes it very special," said Petter.
"The team have worked very hard since Mexico, I'm feeling very positive and I think everyone is feeling more confident for Argentina.
"We'll go there and judge our pace but I think we can fight at the top. We'll get the feel of the car from shakedown and then we'll take it step by step and push from there. I'll push hard, and then push a little more. That is my approach."
Subaru team boss David Richards meanwhile is also hopeful that Petter and Atkinson will be able to do well and continue to show that the squad is making progress.
"Argentina is a spectacular event but it also brings a host of new challenges to the season for both drivers and cars. After the strong pace we demonstrated in Mexico, the team have been working hard to maintain our upward momentum and I'm confident that we will continue this progress in Argentina," he added.
"The key is to keep up the pace of development so as to really hit our stride mid-year with the introduction of the new car."
