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Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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6th December 2017, 14:53 #1691
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No, Ralliart and Prodrive were not factory teams. But they were 'manufactuer' teams.
M-Sport get technical support - a grey area to what that amounts to - but not enough funds from Ford to officially call it a Manufacturer entry.
Citroen and Hyundai are factory teams. Their motorsport divisions are owned by the car manufacturer. Toyota is a manufacturer team with the car manufactuer outsourcing and funding the programme.
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6th December 2017, 14:55 #1692
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6th December 2017, 15:11 #1693
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https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/t...=ampparit:8f57
Sorry, itīs in Finnish. But actually itīs TMR which builds those Yaris."quattro best 4wd rallycar ever"
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6th December 2017, 15:50 #1694
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Is there a supporting/funding limit from which a brand can figure as a WRC manufacturer entry? Once they allow (and support) a private team to run their models they surely are entitled to get the brand name on the manus entry form. Ford choose not to do it in 2013, as they were having a terrible time (bad financial results, factories closing), but the current situation is much better and, apparently, theres no reason for not having Ford name on WRC entry list.
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6th December 2017, 15:56 #1695
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6th December 2017, 16:38 #1696
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6th December 2017, 16:41 #1697
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6th December 2017, 17:41 #1698
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So improved technical backing now from Ford Performance - but still not 'officially' a Ford Manufacturer/ Works team; still M-Sport World Rally Team. Good that they will get improved technical backing, but slightly disappointing that it appears they're still not coming fully onboard.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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6th December 2017, 17:54 #1699
I think I read that Red Bull is investing quite a bit into the salaries of both Ogier and Evans. If both or all three cars will sport the RB livery next year it would be quite telling as to where the money comes from. Ford might just play a much bigger part in R&D but not necessarily in terms of financing M-Sport a great deal.
Anyway, if Ogier approves it must be a decent project.
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7th December 2017, 14:35 #1700
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Local TV report on @MSportLtd's success this season speaking to company boss Malcolm Wilson about what it felt like to win the World Rally Championship and his plans for the future: http://www.itv.com/news/border/updat...bastien-ogier/
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