Punctures will be costly, says Petter.

Crash.Net, January, 2008

Subaru's number one driver Petter Solberg has warned that competitors will pay a high price for punctures this season following the outlawing of anti-deflation devices.

Speaking ahead of the Rallye Monte Carlo, round one in the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship, the Norwegian added that whoever adapts quickest to the new Pirelli tyres and the conditions will do well this weekend at the Principality.

Furthermore while Petter himself hasn't had much luck on the Monte - only scoring points twice in his last five attempts, when he was sixth in 2007 and seventh in 2004 - he is determined to do as well as possible this time out to get the new season off to a positive start.

"It is important to get into a rhythm straight away and settle into a pace you feel comfortable with. With no anti-deflation mousse you can't take risks in the stages as ...