M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[lmmjvss]

Without a doubt the best part of the interview: "I know we have it with our Puma hybrid in [World Rally Championship] and it’s actually working quite well there and we have learnt a lot from that that we can transfer to our road cars..."

Learnt a lot from an independent engineering company using a spec component from a third party. haha

YES. Pure P.R. BS...
Tho I understand that "Ford Europe" could be pushing electric and hybrid because of the EU and street cars, but its interesting to see this shift about motorsport.... HOWEVER ford has been linked to F1 for 2026... So, I dont understand anything anymore haha

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Ah great. Now ford dont want hybrids and electrics in motorsport.
https://www.motorsport.com/general/n...port/10371372/
(Sep-22)

It's good that they say that the spectacle created by ICE, ie. the noise, is important to connecting to their customers ie. motorsport fans.

Toyota boss Toyoda and JM Latvala have also said about keeping ICE and changing the fuel to suit instead.

The idea of full-electric rally cars seems to have been consigned to the dustbin.

[becher]

You can't learn by analyzing what someone else done? Also won't there be option to use own hybrid unit since 2025?

Of course one can, but Ford not being all that involved in M-Sports day to day running and the fact that we are talking about a spec component which is in terms of packaging at least not really comparable to anything we see on the road, makes me think that there is very little to be learned by the Ford roadcar side.

[sinepikohv]

Ok which one of you is this?

Wasn't this the same account that tweeted that Martin Järveoja will co-drive for Gregor Jeets next season? I heard from multiple accounts that is indeed true, one of them being oh so specific about the details surrounding the matter.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Oliver Solberg: M-Sport Rally1 WRC deal still an option for 2023

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/s...2023/10407211/

[lmmjvss]

Loeb and Formaux racing Electric Rallycross On Ice - Trophee Andros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Bs-0rqABo

[pantealex]

Loeb and Formaux racing Electric Rallycross On Ice - Trophee Andros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Bs-0rqABo

with M-Sport World Rally Team ?

[lmmjvss]

with M-Sport World Rally Team ?

No, but they are Msport drivers hehe

[EstWRC]

Video story of Ott joining https://youtu.be/kc2nHrhxkpg

[TypeR]

Tanak and Malcolm saved the WRC for 2023 season