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    It will be impossible for Wilson to switch manufacturers. Every Ford rally car from the Escort RS Cosworth onwards is serviced by M Sport. And there are probably thousands around the world.p
    Plus, most of their owners are M Sport customers for the better part of a quarter of a century. Malcolm cannot throw away that customer backlog.
    Last edited by macebig; 22nd August 2017 at 22:49.

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    Yeah, but when they beat the factory teams that's some impressive CV for another manufacturer to look at.

    Plus their Dovenby HQ is huge and expanding. Maybe they could service old Ford's and run a non-Ford WRC team.

    Unilkely, but I dont think Wilson will happily go back to being the WRC poor relation ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by macebig View Post
    It will be impossible for Wilson to switch manufacturers. Every Ford rally from the Escort RS Cosworth onwards is serviced by M Sport. And there are probably thousands around the world.plus, most of their owners are M Sport customers for the better part of half a century. Malcolm cannot throw away that customer backlog.
    Did Prodrive stop servicing Subarus after they started with Mini?

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    M-Sport already runs Bentleys for endurance racing. I dont think it would be impossible to start with other manufacturer for WRC program and continue supporting some Ford-based rally cars.

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    Quote Originally Posted by logic View Post
    Not true, he has nothing to do with the Escort cosworts and pre 2006 focuses.
    Not true as well bcs Malcolm ran Ford team already 1999 by signing Colin and Carlos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cali View Post
    Not true as well bcs Malcolm ran Ford team already 1999 by signing Colin and Carlos.
    From 1997 onwards, but Escort WRC was already designed by that point. Focus was also designed by M-Sport.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    From 1997 onwards, but Escort WRC was already designed by that point. Focus was also designed by M-Sport.
    I stand corrected

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    Anyway while this is interesting speculation M-Sport is surely not changing from Ford as long as the 2017 Fiesta is new and competitive, in 2-3 years maybe or when the rule change requires a new car.

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    "But I also think that we would need a little bit more support to be where I want to be"

    So, what want Ogier? He wants a team build around him. Tänak should leave to not be "dried".

    According some rumours, it will be Ford after Ogier a new era.

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    building a wrc car with the chassis of another constructor shouldn't be that much of a problem. they already have all the technology and almost all the parts.

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