The query we’re all now be questioning is: can he proceed that fast tempo on Saturday, or will his extra skilled rivals start to catch him?
Solberg received the second go of the Kambja stage, declaring he’d attempt to up his velocity after seeing Tänak pushing onerous on the dwell TV photos as he waited his flip to begin. However he steered he was much less snug with the afternoon loop’s roads than the morning, a mode of stage which can be extra prevalent on Saturday.
“You need to drive and get the sensation,” stated Solberg. “And the levels within the afternoon was a totally totally different sort of floor. I struggled a bit with the sensation.[It was] not the identical as within the morning.
“There’s nonetheless a lot extra to be taught to go quicker, and I can go quicker, however I don’t have the expertise to go quicker but. However I really feel I can do way more, and the potential within the automotive and me to do it collectively may be nice.
“In the intervening time I don’t wish to do extra, I don’t have to do extra, and I don’t have the expertise to do extra, so I’ll simply attempt to proceed in the identical means.”
Although he was tempted into seeing whether or not he may match Tänak on stage seven, Solberg steered he wouldn’t be specializing in resisting a cost from the 2019 world champion.
