M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[pantealex]

No it's an adaptation of the Ford GT colours from WEC

That also. But still colors from France and that pic is made in France.

[Mariusz]

So, apparently they managed to change Camilli's contract to Ogier's one, didn't they?

Unless I missed something, but teams can have 3 scoring drivers in 2017, so Ogier, Tanak and Camilli as a team will work.

[SubaruNorway]

Unless I missed something, but teams can have 3 scoring drivers in 2017, so Ogier, Tanak and Camilli as a team will work.

They would have mentioned Camilli in the press release then

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Local TV interview at M-Sport

http://www.itv.com/news/border/updat...ds-top-driver/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

New signing Seb Ogier's comments have been widely reported, but here are Tanak & Wilson's:

Ott Tänak said:

“I had a great season in 2016. We got a lot of experience under our belts and I think I became a much stronger driver. It was good to see the speed increase over the course of the year, and now I’m really looking forward to starting this new and exciting era.

“I’ve done a lot of testing with the new Ford Fiesta WRC, and it’s a massive step forward. This is the first time that I’ve had a hand in developing a new car completely from scratch and it’s been great to work with the engineers. I have a long history with M-Sport. They know how to build a competitive car and we’ve all worked together to produce something we hope will be quite special.

“The power is insane, and almost every aspect of the car has been completely redesigned. At first, I thought the increased power would make it a bit of a handful, but the guys have done such a good job. Every component works together to give incredible control – it really is the full package.

“It will be really interesting next year, and the whole team are very driven towards achieving the same goals. It’s great to have Seb and Julien in the team too. They have a lot of experience and I think we can all learn a lot from them. We had some great battles together this year, and I’m sure that will continue in 2017. There’s so much potential in this team. You can feel the excitement and we can’t wait to get started!”

M-Sport Managing Director, Malcolm Wilson OBE, said:

“We go to Rallye Monte-Carlo with the number one on the door of the Ford Fiesta WRC and the strongest driver line-up we have had in years. To say we’re excited about next season is an understatement. We believe that we have produced an exceptional car, and we are in the best possible position ahead of this exciting new era.

“I’ve made no secret of how much we wanted to work with Sebastien and Julien, and it is fantastic to welcome them to the team. We have worked extremely hard to secure them, and they believe that the Ford Fiesta WRC is the car with which they can best defend their championship.

“With Ott and Martin lining up alongside them, we are in for one hell of a season. Ott has had a very impressive year with consistent speed. He’s played a major role in the development of the new car, and I’m sure that the elusive first victory isn’t too far away!”

[Andre Oliveira]

[Fast Eddie WRC]

From Twitter:
@EricCamilli will start #RallyeMonteCarlo 2017 with a Ford Fiesta R5 @MSportLtd.
News via @errsport

https://t.co/ePeg1vJ7PV

[KKS]

So we have one free seat for Monte in M-sport. Maybe Mikkelsen?

[skarderud]

If M-sport drivers is ogier, Tänak and Mikkelsen, it will be a hell of a team!

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[Arwel Davies]

The third M-sport seat/car is apparently going to be the D-Mack car so it'll more than likely be Elfyn Evans in the third car.