Oliver Solberg in Japan: disappointing season suffers another setback

Rally driver Oliver Solberg was forced to retire from the Japan rally due to a driving error, adding another chapter to his troubled season. Solberg admitted he has no clear answer for why misfortunes continue to plague him.

Rally driver Oliver Solberg is experiencing one setback after another this season – on Saturday, another misfortune was added at the Japan rally when he had to retire due to a driving error.

After his retirement, Solberg was unable to explain what is going wrong with his season. "I don't have a clear answer for why these things are happening," he admitted, expressing frustration over the constant string of bad luck.

The rally held in Japan is one of the final rounds of the season, making Solberg's results even more painful – time is running out for him to achieve a better finishing position. For the young Norwegian driver, it has been a challenging year in which expected results have repeatedly turned into disappointments.