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Ford Europe are in a tough situation right now financially which probably isn't helping matters either.

Much credit to that 'Finnish village team' that got their aero right straight out of the box.

The ST branding is really interesting. VW were about to rebrand the Polo as a GTi for 2017 before it got canned. I think if Ford were all the way back in (like they are with Block) then the current...

If M-Sport are right in the manufacturers title fight entering the second half of the year then I'm sure things could change regarding points-scoring cars and drivers.

Thanks car. That's that issue settled then. Can we go back to complaining about the Panasonic sticker on the Toyota now ;)

I think ESTR is referring to the 2016 season Mads spent in the 'works' M-Sport car.

Nothing like a pointless debate to bring in the New Year ;)

I don't see any world champions in that Toyota team...

No reason Ott shouldn't be top dog if the performances are worthy, Finnish mafia or not.

Yes. Not their business, but the registered team name in the championship. Happy to be proven wrong though.

Good, glad I'm not the only one that's seen a bit of an over-reaction to this news.

In essence we're talking about a four-letter word on an entry list. It doesn't suddenly mean Ford are 'back'. I...

Yeah I think it is easy to forget how inexperienced Teemu is when you look at the bigger picture.

Just 28 events at WRC level in his career. By his sixth event he was in 4WD. By his 24th he was in...

More details of Ford Performance and their technical involvement:
https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/rallying-news/wrc/m-sport-gets-ford-support-from-america/

Looks to me like they will tap...

Rally Argentina plate on the car. Big Ford logo in the background though guys. So an announcement must be coming...

Now the web article has arrived: https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/rallying-news/wrc/ford-backing-key-to-m-sports-ogier-deal/

In MN today: "No comment from Ford yet on whether this means a full-scale return for the Blue Oval. Ford is understood to be upscaling its technical commitment and funding for ongoing testing and...

Quite a few people seeming to assume that M-Sport using a #FordPerformance hashtag in their tweet means Ford are officially back.

Unfortunately they've been using it for years:...

I know Ogier and Elfyn don't have the same level of Red Bull backing, but I wonder whether we could see two Red Bull liveried cars next year?

Can't find any reference to Ford Europe or Ford Performance in any of the PR. Only person I've seen mention Ford Performance is Colin Clark in a tweet. Wouldn't be the first time he's jumped the gun...

Awesome show! Puts some of the horrible WRC SSS/city stages (hello Saarbrucken!) to shame.

Do we know what updates Hyundai were able to bring in during the second half of the year? I think there was some new rear aero on Thierry's car. Did they have anything else?

What happens next year remains to be seen. But it's hard to make the argument they've struggled at all this year. Podium on every round etc. The Brawn team were basically on their knees at the end of...

What do people think will happen with Camilli next year? A quick look at my contract list shows that his initial deal with M-Sport is up at the end of this year. When he originally signed Malcolm...

That's pretty standard though. I'm sure Malcolm has been well across these negotiations.

Well Ford Performance/Ken Block/Hoonigan Racing have pulled the pin on WRX and will no longer be in the series next year.

Not sure if that has any effect on WRC or not.

I don't think it took any stretch of the imagination or insight to work out Andreas had a Hyundai contract coming after they pushed aside Paddon for him and let him drive the final three rounds of...