Subaru team leader Petter Solberg has admitted that he wil♔l need to build up his confidence again in 𝓡Japan this weekend, following his spectacular crash on the Rallye Deutschland, which trashed his Impreza WRC.

Speaking in the build-up to the event, the Norweigan revealed that caution would be th🧜e key at the start, especially as he has retired on the las🔯t three successive events.

"Even a week or so after the ac🍃cident in Germany it still feels incredible to have come through without a scra꧒tch," he commented.

"I know why the accident happened, and this is a different event, but my f😼eeling ahead of this rally is that I'mꦍ not going to be pushing like crazy straight away.

"It's a new event, and I think it will suit the car and my driving style, but t🐠o begin with I'll be focusing on building the speed smoothly and building up my confidence too."

As for the fact this is Sub🔴aru's first ever 'home ev🦩ent' in the WRC, this merely increases its significance.

"To be representing Subaru in Japan makes it an especially important rally for our team," he concluded. "Phil [Mil🍸ls - my co-driver] and I are going to be doing everything we can to get the best result in front of the home fans."

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