CHAPTER 419 Ft. Pernilla Solberg

Jase Macalpine sits down with Pernilla Solberg for Chapter 419 of the Gypsy Tales Podcast to tell the story behind one of rally's most influential families. Pernilla never wanted to be the best female driver. She wanted to be the best driver, period. When one competitor told her that if she ever beat him, he'd put his helmet on the shelf, that's exactly what she did. Pernilla raced against the boys in Sweden throughout the late '90s, met Petter Solberg at Rally GB in 1998, and retired at 28 to raise their son Oliver, now a WRC driver in his own right. Today, she runs the Solberg motorsport operation, serves as President of the FIA World Rally Commission, and holds board seats across five family car companies. In this chapter, Pernilla gets into what it takes to run a rally team, why a Rally1 car can now cost $1.5 million with few buyers lining up, how modern PR is stripping motorsport of its biggest personalities, and why a new WRC owner could be days away from being announced. Plus, the sim racer who beat everyone with a Logitech taped to his kitchen table, the Norwegian Prime Minister who wrote Petter a letter about his swearing, and why Pernilla believes YouTube, not TV, has become the biggest engine in motorsport. Stay Hydrated - Order SOTA Fuel https://sotafuel.com/products/sota-fuel-hydration-30-pack?variant=42103959945258 Drink AG1 http://www.drinkag1.com/gypsytales Get $10 Off BRUNT with code GYPSYGANG at https://bruntworkwear.com/GYPSYGANG 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:37 Growing Up Around Swedish Motorsport 00:09:35 The Lando Norris Ice Session 00:11:32 Starting Rally At 16 With Her Dad 00:14:47 SOTA Fuel Ad 00:15:26 The First Race In A Volvo 240 00:19:45 The Guy Who Put His Helmet On The Shelf 00:24:24 The Sim Racer Who Won With A Logitech 00:28:36 Stepping Up To A Mitsubishi Evo 3 00:32:05 Meeting Petter At Rally GB 1998 00:37:07 Retiring At 28 To Have Oliver 00:41:36 Getting Oliver Into Cross Karts 00:52:54 The Call That Subaru Was Leaving 00:57:13 AG1 Ad 00:59:00 Starting A Rally Team In Five Weeks 01:07:21 The Muzzling Of Modern Motorsport 01:16:29 Petter Told Off By The Norwegian Prime Minister 01:22:53 Rally 1 Cars Now Cost $1.5 Million 01:33:57 YouTube Is The World's Biggest TV Channel 01:36:19 Brunt Workwear Ad 01:37:52 If Championships Went All-In On YouTube 01:44:34 Women In Motorsport 01:53:56 Can Oliver Be A World Champion 01:57:48 Favorite Rallies On The Calendar 02:03:35 Building A Rally Car From Scratch 02:13:07 The Vision For WRC Follow the Gypsy himself: https://www.instagram.com/jasemacalpine/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@gypsytalespodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Shop Gypsy Tales merch: https://gypsytales.com Watch more clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GYPSYTALES FOLLOW GYPSY TALES ON INSTAGRAM: @gypsytalespodcast Listen on Spotify/Apple: https://pod.link/1335551721 Business inquiries: [email protected] #PernillaSolberg #PetterSolberg #WRC #WorldRally #GypsyTales See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.