"But I'm sure that Petter and Chris will be fast in the new WRC2008 as it is well suited to fast and flowing roads. Our work since the Rally of Turkey has been very fruitful and I'm confident that we go to Finland in our strongest position yet in recent years."
Subaru World Rally Team operations director Paul Howarth meanwhile shares his optimism: "Finland is a very fast event with generally hard base roads that can change massively if it rains. It's one of the highest speed events of the year so it's all about absolute precision and having 100 per cent confidence in the car. There can be tenths of a second per kilometre just in driver confidence – it's paramount here as it's a high risk event with no room for error. It's the first time we'll use the soft compound Pirellis, but testing has all been positive – it's not a hard rally on cars or tyres. We've done a lot with the car since Turkey. Finland will clearly tell us where we are in terms of performance," he added.
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