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Thread: M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams
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26th April 2021, 22:35 #3531
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Yeah makes sense, also possibly explains why Fourmaux’s car didn’t have the Yacco stickers too if Castrol wanted exclusive presence on the World Rally cars this year
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27th April 2021, 00:35 #3532
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Castrol are sole suppliers to Ford for production cars, so Ford may be the driving force behind the M-Sport/Castrol tie-up.
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27th April 2021, 11:56 #3533
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It'll be cheaper for GG not to have his family firm pay for sponsorship on the car. They will already be paying a lot just for his drive for a full season.
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27th April 2021, 11:57 #3534
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cause otherwise he wouldnt have a drive at all
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27th April 2021, 12:44 #3535
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27th April 2021, 21:29 #3536
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28th April 2021, 20:03 #3537
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Just north of Barcelona, Wilson pulled on his M-Sport Ford overalls and ran a hybrid Rally1 car in anger for the very first time. Nobody else has done that. Until now, the 2022 test car has run with ballast in place of the battery. But now the Compact Dynamics supplied motors and Kreisel batteries are all aboard working a treat.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/insid...lly1-car-test/
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25th May 2021, 13:01 #3538
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Lappi says he's the clear choice for 2022...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/lappi...-for-2022-seat
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25th May 2021, 13:21 #3539
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A bit of a clickbait title. In the article he actually says:
"I’m not saying that I’m the man to win, but I feel like I’m one of the best choices for what is available.”
Anyway there are two things that might work against him
1. As mentioned in the article he drove for MSport last year so they know what to expect.
He is not driving with them in any form this year and is instead paying WRC2 drives at a different team. Hard to say if that means anything.
2. He does not have many good results on tarmac.
He did finish 3rd in Germany 2018, but that was after Latvala and Sordo retired on last day. He does have some good stage times, but doesn't seem to be able to connect them.
So if he wants to increase his chances he definitely should drive some tarmac round (Ypres or Spain).
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Dirtfish speculates that MSport could stick with
Suninen, Fourmaux and Greensmith next year.....
sorry but a lineup of Lappi, Mikkelsen, Fourmaux and Greensmith paying own starts sounds so much better. I'd guess MSport could afford both Lappi and Mikkelsen for the price of Tanak or Ogier.
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25th May 2021, 13:30 #3540
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I hope Ogier will rejoin M-Sport for the following season. It would be great, if he would do a partial season with them.
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