Petter Solberg was alongside Robert Kubica when the Pole tested a Ford WRC car last year. The Norwegian explains why he is sure Kubica will star in rallying

Hello again. Hollywood here.

So, everything changes… How strange it was for me not to be in Monte Carlo or Sweden for the first two rounds of the World Rally Championship. On both of those weekends, I was in a rally car – one that sounded nicer than any car I've heard before, and one that only had rear-wheel drive. But now it's time to put the Ford Escort Mk2 down for a while.

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