Why hopefully? I thought it didn't matter to you what type of car is used? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
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Why hopefully? I thought it didn't matter to you what type of car is used? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Not rally related but a boost for m-sport, they have just been given the tender to supply the British touring car series with engines from 2022-26.
But their Official Bentley program has been cancelled. Perhaps M-Sport are lucky... plus they might get privateers in the Bentley's.
This should help boost their income...
https://dirtfish.com/motorsport/new-...ors-in-october
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
But, like I say, what’s even more important to me is the people who work here and people I want to bring to work here. This is about safeguarding their futures at M-Sport.”
Spending 19 million on a building and track
But you just made 95 people redundant ? your not putting that in the interview
MW: “We will come out of this current situation and when we do, we’ll be in a stronger position because we’ve got the Evaluation Center finished. It’s the next step for M-Sport, it gives us the edge over pretty much every other R&D center in northern Europe."
If they didnt spend some more to finish the EC then the millions spent so far would've been for nothing.
The facility should help the company greatly in the long run and thus employ more staff again in the future.
2022 Puma WRC render... looks more like a Focus to me.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EcFTSbNX...jpg&name=small
That looks incredible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Bring it on.
😍
Best of M-Sport Week on WRC.com:
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2...-ford-moments/
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/season-2...alcolm-wilson/
You promised to hate it, because it´s SUVQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
We aren´t going to forget it ;)
Looks to me that it affects more of the Bentley and Jaguar departements. Nothing about Rallying side. Positive at the same...Quote:
Originally Posted by tommeke_B
Don´t know if I´m right about this, though...
The redundancies may have been in their other programme's but the rally side has also lost a huge amount of income - for months no-one was having them run their cars, or was buying cars and parts.
Yeah, except Rally4 cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
service and rebuilding all r5 cars had stopped?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
all new r5 fiestas had ordered from worldwide had stopped?
yes, sales of new cars almost died completely, rebuilds of used ones also, this I know from my experience.
orders for Rally4 cars were also mainly the ones placed before those crazy times
I would assume that like most industries, the supply chain of parts etc required to build cars shutdown during the heaviest of lockdown periods.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
A company like M-Sport wouldn't keep a lot of items in stock as it ties up too much money.
yes but thats something which concerns every rally team,all over the world.Msport is not at a different situation from any other rally team.Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
But M-Sport is the only private team in the WRC. Hyundai and Toyota WRT's havent been affected like they have been with their huge factory budgets.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Msport activities isnt just participating at wrc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
They sell parts/cars last 25 years worldwide.And as you can see,even without ford backing,they didnt bankrupt.Not only they didnt bankrupt,but they could afford millions pounds for tracks,new facilities etc.
In my country,they still buy parts from msport for 1997 wrc escorts.
Msport will be at wrc next 20 years.Hyundai and Toyota will not.
Really tired to listen about the skint private wrc team for so many years.
They are involved in so many series and levels it makes them more exposed to the downturn.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
You hate them, we get it - but most dont and are very glad to have them in our sport.
I have to defend dimwii here as I would almost take it as a complement towards M-sport and not as an insult.. They are the only ones in the WRC who actually needs the WRC and therefore the most likely ones to stay in the sport, at some point Toyota and Hyundai will take their money elsewhere, that`s equally sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Regardless of opinions it`s great that M-sport are in the sport
no i dont hate them,i respect them as any other team at wrc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I just hate the silly nationalism speech for teams and drivers.
Rally personnel gone as well sadly.
Explain ?Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Any details ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lancia Stratos
Effect on M-Sport of WRCTurkey and Ypres:
Turkey’s decision to move forward by one week from September 24-27 to 17-20 will allow the Ypres Rally to run from October 2-4.
M-Sport team principal Richard Millener told DirtFish: “We’re pleased that we’re getting the chance to compete on these events – as a company, we need to go rallying right now.
“But at the same time, and as we’ve discussed previously, Turkey to Ypres will be a challenge logistically. We’ll just have to get on with it and find a way to make it work.”
Turkey’s move means there will be three rallies in four weeks, going from Rally Estonia (September 4-6) to Ypres Rally (October 2-4).
Millener explained the team will re-prepare the cars twice on the road in this period, once after the Tartu-based event which re-starts the WRC and the second time in Belgium after Turkey and before Ypres.
Some long-serving personnel - but I'm not going into names.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
One was that "spare parts selling" woman from Finland, she has said it in her twitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://www.m-sport.co.uk/single-pos...-SUPPORT-ESHOP
M-Sport will tomorrow launch a new Customer Support eShop to their Bentley Continental GT3, Ford Fiesta (MkII) Rally2 and Ford Fiesta Rally4 customers.
...
Fresh from victory at Rally di Roma Capitale the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta Rally4 was the first to align within this new class structure, and the Ford Fiesta R5 MkII will now be known as the Ford Fiesta Rally2.
Designers at Dovenby Hall are working on a new Ford Fiesta Rally1 scheduled for 2022, and in Krakow the team are engaged with the development of a new Ford Fiesta Rally3 designed to bridge the gap between two- and four-wheel-drive competition in 2021.
and for those who still live in "old world" Rally1 is top class (like WRC now)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
interestingly they are saying Fiesta Rally1 so they aren´t using PUMA ???
Eddie must be really happy, for me it´s bit boring if all different models between Rally 1-5 are Fiesta based.
Thanks Alex. And you cant blame them for sticking with the same model, as it must make things simpler and cheaper.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Toyota are staying with the (GR) Yaris too, not one of their SUV's.
good for Eddy, not so much for m-sport I fear. it probably means no more involvement by ford than usual.
on the other side, a good brand strtegy for m-sport, for marketing and building reasons, probably. altough they have to level up the mkII.
The decision will have been taken between them.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
And Ford arent likely to have returned to making it a full factory team in any case with the current economic climate...
Great to hear MSport is working on the future Fiesta Rally1 (and 3). That probably means no manu will use spaceframe chassis in 2022, which makes sense considering all the other rules changes they have to deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Btw, no idea if this will help MSport but Jim Farley, a former Ford Europe chief and a known petrolhead, will become FMC CEO from October 1: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/04/what...im-farley.html
Testing the new Rally3 car in Sardegna (basically a 4WD Rally4 car)
https://autosprint.corrieredellospor...ord_fiesta_r2/
M-Sport Return to Rally:
https://youtu.be/J0ZUpIHsxtE