Sohlberg secures Mitsubishi seat
Rising Finnish star Kristian Sohlberg will partner Gilles Panizzi at Mitsubishi for the marque's return to the World Rally Championship next year
Sohlberg, who finished second in the 2002 FIA Cup for drivers of Production Cars, is relishing the prospect of honing his skills in the all-new Lancer WRC.
"It is very good for me to be part of a works team finally and I am very happy to be joining Mitsubishi," said Sohlberg. "I hope to get some good results with the team next year."
Adding to his comments, Sven Quandt, President and Head of Motor Sport at MMSP said: "Gilles has so much experience and he is also a good test driver, while Kristian drove very good rallies this year and I feel is quite an all-rounder guy.
"I think he can be quite successful next season. Kristian will share our second WRC car. We will split the driving between a number of young guys and the best will probably get more rallies towards the end of the season."
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