M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

**macebig** · 11th August 2021, 22:22

Fourmaux is a lock. One car is either for Breen or Mikkelsen. 3rd car split between Sunninen and Greensmith. Probably the most realistic scenario.

**TypeR** · 12th August 2021, 12:12

I highly doubt Greensmith will share a car next year..
He needs to drive and progress, not sit and wait for his turn..

**M3 Jambo** · 12th August 2021, 12:32

Would suggest if Fergus pays he'll have a drive.

**mknight** · 12th August 2021, 14:36

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...inen-in-ypres/

Millener says he wants Suninen to win..

Hard to say how to read him though. He said similar stuff before Croatia and Suninen ended 2nd while beeing basically 4th fastest on speed. Yet after the event Millener said Suninen did perfect job....

Anyway here I would say Suninen might actually be the biggest favourite in WRC2 (maybe not in Rally2, but I dunno those Belgian guys)

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 12th August 2021, 15:51

Originally Posted by mknight

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...inen-in-ypres/

Millener says he wants Suninen to win..

Hard to say how to read him though. He said similar stuff before Croatia and Suninen ended 2nd while beeing basically 4th fastest on speed. Yet after the event Millener said Suninen did perfect job....

Anyway here I would say Suninen might actually be the biggest favourite in WRC2 (maybe not in Rally2, but I dunno those Belgian guys)

Suninen needs a result here, or at least to set some top times. It would be unacceptable to be beaten by the youngsters in the brand new Hyundai i20N.

But there's 3 or 4 highly-experienced Belgian drivers that have done this and other Belgian rallies for many years and I'm sure will go well, so a Rally2 win isnt easy.

**mknight** · 12th August 2021, 18:44

I am very sure Millener only thinks/talks about WRC2 win.

**MentalParadox** · 15th August 2021, 22:28

Well, no matter your metric, it looks like another miserable failure for Teemu.

**mknight** · 17th August 2021, 09:17

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/loeb-...-with-m-sport/

When I read the title I thought it would be great with one of Lappi/Mikkelsen/Breen, Loeb and Fourmaux all for full season....

then I read the article and get a "nightmare" scenario of Fourmaux and Greensmith for full season with Loeb sharing the car with a paydriver like Suninen or Gryazin.

**macebig** · 17th August 2021, 10:19

Intriguing. But, how many rallies can Loeb take part? Monte is out of the question, he won't go to Sweden and then he has Extreme E events tbc. Probably a 4th entry for 1 or 2 rallies (Spain?).

**bomber21** · 17th August 2021, 12:10

I do not understand Loeb doing 2 or 3 events, really. Half season should be the minimum.

In my opinion, if M-Sport have as 2022 main drivers Greensmith and Fourmaux, they will have another disastrous year thst will lead to the exit of WRC. They really MUST hire a top driver for the new Puma.