The steely determination behind the WRC’s Solberg 2.0
Two decades after Petter Solberg emerged as a World Rally Championship winner, his son Oliver is ready to take the WRC by storm. Having secured a part-time WRC factory drive for Hyundai in 2022, he's raring to repay the marque's faith in him and follow in his 2003 champion father's footsteps
You only have to catch a glimpse of an onboard inside a certain i20 Coupe tearing through a stage to instantly identify the famous parent of Hyundai’s newly-signed 2022 World Rally Championship young gun.
The familiar mouth open, edge of the seat driving style belongs to one rallying family, and next year the iconic Solberg name will be back at the forefront of rallying on a regular basis with Oliver Solberg.
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