Stobart VK M-Sport Ford drivers Matthew Wilson and Henning Solberg put early set-backs behind them to earn a superb double-points finish at the sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, Rally d’Italia Sardegna. Wilson produced another consistent performance to finish sixth overall while Solberg just missed out on seventh place despite a last-minute charge that saw him win two of the last three stages.
Following the ceremonial start on Thursday night outside the town hall in Olbia the 60 starters headed away from the coastal town inland towards the forests on Friday morning to tackle two three-stage loops covering 130kms. Conditions were hot and hard and proved a stern test for the Pirelli Scorpion control gravel tyres used by all the teams.
Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin suffered a hydraulic problem only a couple of kilometres from the start of SS1 forcing the young Brits to use manual gear shift throughout the morning stages. The centre diff of Wilson’s Ford Focus RS WRC was also affected by… Details