M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[the sniper]

Exclusive news! Ott decided which car he'd be driving in 2018 at Rallyday...

[EstWRC]

Nice photo of Tänak at rallyday

[Simmi]

Some of the clearest quotes I've seen yet from Ott appeared today in MN. Positive noises regarding M-Sport. The article says neither him or Ogier have signed deals yet according to sources.


Tanak says that fighting for the title and the sport are more important than money:

"The priority is always the sport. You want to win and you want to be in the best possible place. I need to look into the future and decide where we have the best position. I know M-Sport very well. I know the people and how it works and I developed this new car and it's driving as I want. I have what I need, I think [at M-Sport]."

I'm not going to transcribe the whole thing - it will probably end up on the web later today. He goes on to say he thinks the Fiesta is the most competitive car across the calendar. There are still some open links talking to others and he would like to do the deal as early as possible.

Ott reiterates that nothing has been decided for Ogier next year yet and is complementary about him as a team-mate.

My sense is he'd like the whole lineup to remain the same next year.

[AnttiL]

My sense is he'd like the whole lineup to remain the same next year.

Of course it's always the best to stay in the same team especially if things are working well and you're winning rallies or even championships. It's another thing if your boss cannot afford to pay your or your teammates' salaries and you don't want to pay yourself either.

[EstWRC]

like i said already some pages back, Ott's decision and deal has been made weeks ago (im not gonna say with who), this talk from him that he hasnt decided and etc is just for the media and papers.

[onemanband]

Ogier to go karting next season?

Well, Toro Rosso has one empty seat for next year...

[EstWRC]

The Tänak story available now https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...port-wrc-stay/

IMO they are just quoting what he said on rallyday at the weekend

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The Tänak story available now https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...port-wrc-stay/

IMO they are just quoting what he said on rallyday at the weekend

I hope their (and my) interpretation of his Rallyday words are right.

[seb_sh]

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...stay-at-msport

David Evans says Tanak will stay at MSport.

[Tarmop]

Basically again, giving his own opinion based on other news and interviews, nothing new.