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FATHER AND SON: Oliver and Petter Solberg. Photo: Ole Kristian Strøm / VG
Oliver Solberg (19) leads the round of the World Cup in Sardinia before the race on Saturday and Sunday. Papa Petter bites his nails and gives advice.
– I don’t understand anything, says the father to VG.
– You do not understand anything?
– That he may be able to lead the World Cup race in Sardinia, it is his first time driving here. And this is a very special rally.
Oliver Solberg leads the so-called WRC3 class and is also better than everyone else in the WRC2 class, where Norwegian Mads Østberg is in command of the World Cup title. And where they have the same cars, but the WRC2 class should be a bit more “professional”.
SO IT GOES: Oliver Solberg in action in Sardinia on Friday. Photo: PS 110%
– Oliver must have a small margin to continue when driving. There are so many huge stones here and other things that can shatter the dream of winning.
– And then it must be better to eat and drink. After all, they are out of the service area for up to eight hours. So those things are important. But it is easy to forget. He’s a bit hyperactive, says Petter Solberg.
– Explain!
– That’s how it is when you are 19 years old and you drive your first rally in Sardinia and everything is going very well. But here it is important to respect the roads, says the father, who himself won there once, in 2004. And then, of course, we are talking about the most prestigious class, WRC.
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– As Sebastien Ogier said; It is so narrow that it is difficult to get to with the World Cup car. And there are many things that can get you.
But Oliver Solberg drove like a champion, especially on the first stage on Friday morning, where he beat Ott Tänak, current world champion in the toughest class. It’s very rare that the “smaller class” cars, driving with a car called the R5, beat the guys with the “monster cars.”
– This is my first time in Sardinia, so it’s a bit “crazy” for me to direct, says Oliver Solberg himself.
– In fact, we came to gain experience and learn the roads. So this is amazing.
You have good helpers in Sardinia. The Skoda team is in place with its best people, and Dad Petter has been in place since 6am.
– I have to give my advice.
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Another Norwegian World Cup star, Andreas Mikkelsen, is helping too. He has experience in Sardinia in recent years and knows a lot about tire choice and things like that.
– Learning and leading at the same time is good, says Oliver Solberg smiling.
PS: In the WRC2 category, Norwegians Eyvind Brynildsen, Ole Christian Veiby and Mads Østberg are number three, four and five after driving on Friday. For the sake of security, Swede Pontus Tidemand, who is the son of Henning Solberg’s wife Maud, is at the helm.
