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WRC: Richards Going Hands-On to Revive Subaru
Written by: RACER Staff   http://www.racer.com
11/07/2007 - 07:00 PM
London, UK
 
Richards (right) wants to get Solberg and the Subaru team back on the same page. (LAT photo) ยป More Photos

With plans to take his Prodrive organization into Formula 1 next year currently in limbo (CLICK HERE FOR STORY), David Richards is taking a more active role in the running of Prodrive's works-supported Subaru rally team, which has been winless for the past two years.

Richards is on the verge of a full-time return to the team after meeting with the president of Subaru's parent company, Ikuo Mori, at Rally Japan – where none of the works Subarus completed every stage of the event.

"This is about clear leadership and a demonstrable plan enforced from the top down," said Richards of his turnaround plan. "Everybody – and I mean everybody – will comply with this plan."

Subaru's works squad
has not won a WRC event for two years now, and it is widely known that lead driver Petter Solberg and the team are not happy with each other. However, the 2003 World Rally Champion seems sure stay with the team, as he has no options with Citroen or Ford for next year.

"I'm not having anybody in this team with individual agendas," Richards declared. "If that means I have to get in there and bang heads together, then I'll do just that.

"I will be very, very forceful in this. I don't care about breaking a few eggs."



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