Solberg is out :down:
Petter petrol-free
Italy · Subaru · Petter Solberg · 04/10/2003 07:56:20
The reason for Petter Solberg's Sanremo Rally retirement yesterday evening was that the Subaru Impreza ran out of fuel.
When it ran dry there were two kilometres left for the crew to complete before service and that was it. Subaru said there was a problem with the system that measures the amount of fuel in the tank.
"There appeared to be some discrepancy between the gauge in the car and the actual fuel consumption," reported a Subaru spokesman. "This discrepancy meant there was a difference of six litres between what we thought the fuel consumption was and the actual consumption."
Solberg commented: "The only thing to do is keep working hard, remain positive and work for a better result on the next event."
Good thing though is that he remains positive.