Cato Menkerud

Petter Solberg is expected to decide early next week who will replace his former co-driver Phil Mills. Solberg and Mills had worked together for 11 seasons, contesting 152 world championship rallies, taking 13 wins and claiming the coveted world crown in 2003, but parted company last week when Mills made his shock announcement that he would be standing down. Since then, Solberg has been inundated with interest from would-be replacements eager to navigate the Norwegian’s privately-run Citroen...Read Full Story

Petter Solberg is expected to decide early next week who will replace his former co-driver Phil Mills. Solberg and Mills had worked together for 11 seasons, contesting 152 world championship rallies, taking 13 wins and claiming the coveted world crown in 2003, but parted company last week when Mills made his shock announcement that he would be standing down. Since then, Solberg has been inundated with interest from would-be replacements eager to navigate the Norwegian’s privately-run Citroen...Read Full Story

Norwegian Henning Solberg has split from long-term co-driver Cato Menkerud in an effort to re-energise his form in the World Rally Championship. Solberg, who turned 37 today, has competed in the WRC alongside Menkerud since 2001, most recently as part of the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team they joined in 2003. But with only a handful of podium finishes to show for their time together, Solberg told wrc.com he felt a fresh start with a new co-driver could improve his competitiveness. "It was my...Read Full Story

Norwegian Henning Solberg has split from long-term co-driver Cato Menkerud in an effort to re-energise his form in the World Rally Championship. Solberg, who turned 37 today, has competed in the WRC alongside Menkerud since 2001, most recently as part of the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team they joined in 2003. But with only a handful of podium finishes to show for their time together, Solberg told wrc.com he felt a fresh start with a new co-driver could improve his competitiveness. "It was my...Read Full Story

Written by Scott CourseyStobart VK M-Sport Ford driver Matthew Wilson had a storming start to day two of the Cyprus Rally moving up from eighth to fifth after three stages as he thrived on the challenging gravel stages in the Troodos mountains.The hard work of the team overnight to get the cars switched to a full gravel set up paid off as both Wilson and Henning Solberg performed well in the slippery conditions caused by heavy overnight rain in Cyprus.Wilson held his nerve in the mud on SS8...Read Full Story