Monaco, Jan 23: World rally contenders prepare for the Monte Carlo rally held this weekend. Subaru's Petter Solberg says he must calm down and draw a line under last season before starting his first rally as world champion in Monte Carlo this week. The Norwegian, whose flat-out approach and exuberant victory celebrations have earned him an army of fans, told a Monte Carlo Rally news conference on Thursday that he was changing his tactics. "The Monte Carlo rally has never been very good for me," said Solberg, who has yet to finish higher than sixth in three visits to the mountains inland from the Mediterranean principality.

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