Photos sourced from Petter Solberg Blog

We've driven Sebastian Loeb's Citroen C4 WRC, and we rode shotgun while Loeb drove it. Now Petter Solberg offers his take on the C4 rally car. Stuck with an older Citroen Xsara for most of the 2009 season, the Subaru refugee has secured a factory-supported C4 to drive as a privateer in this weekend's Rally de Espana. Solberg will then drive it for Citroen's junior WRC team in Great Britain, the last race of the season.

"Compared to the Xsara, this car needs a more aggressive driving style and I need to learn where the limit is," Solbert said in an interview published on the WRC site. "That's why I did so many runs on the shakedown — just to get more experience. I should have done much more testing before the rally, and also at home in the go-kart, but I just didn't have the time.

"I haven't driven on tarmac since Corsica last year, so of course it will take time to get into the full rhythm – but it's coming. I hope to improve my speed throughout the whole weekend and see where we can be. Maybe somewhere in the top three — I think it's possible."

More photos of the privateer WRC C4 after the jump, plus video of Solberg talking about what it's like to place together your own WRC team in two weeks.

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