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Why Toyota wants retro dream team

Sebastien Loeb and Petter Solberg pairing up in a Tommi Makinen-run WRC Toyota squad is an evocative thought, but is it also an indictment of rallying's talent system, asks DAVID EVANS

You are my Solberg, my Petter Solberg. You make me happy, when skies are grey.

It's been a while since the World Rally Championship service park has rocked to that particular Jimmie Davis-inspired beat. Those times could be coming back.

That's right, Petter Solberg might be on the verge of a full-time return to the World Rally Championship. And here's the best bit, he could bring his old adversary Sebastien Loeb with him.

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