M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[macebig]

It was once again proven that the Puma definitely has pace. But, team has to absolutely get on top of the issues and make the car work all the time. Regardless of what Tanak does at the end of the year, M Sport's target for RMC 2024 should be a reliable car that can show its speed for a whole rally. The rest will come.

[EstWRC]

Tänak to Delfi

"You can't drive this car to victory. I'm pretty sure of that. The year has proven that. The lack of pace is obvious," Tänak said and also pointed out one positive piece. "It was the first rally where the suspension worked as it should. That was some progress. Everything else is still difficult."

[TypeR]

Even if it's all true and correct.. then why say it out loud..? It doesn't help anything.

[flat_right]

In a way it was a very good question from the interviewer: "Can you win with this car?" and he was plain honest there which is like he is. Hard honest truth.

[denkimi]

He won in sweden.

[Eli]

https://ralli.ee/pierre-louis-loubet...stal-ei-jatka/

Translated by Google Translator:

Pierre-Louis Loubet: "Ford will probably not continue next year!"

Once again, the season has reached the point where M-Sport has to find funding and new tricks for next year to continue the road to the World Rally Championship with the Ford Puma Rally1.

Ott Tänak's teammate Pierre-Louis Loubet, who has been with M-Sport for the second year, admitted to the French publication that the situation of Malcolm Wilson's team is critical at the moment. According to the Frenchman, we will no longer find the M-Sport team on next year's WRC calendar.

"There will be only two teams in the WRC next year. We showed good speed, but Ford has little chance to continue in the World Championship. The teams must inform the FIA ​​of their decision by the end of September at the latest, and then we will know more precisely. The promoter wants each team to add one car. Toyota already has four, and Hyundai could also put out a fourth in the best case scenario. Would I be in that scenario too? I don't know," said Loubet.

"Ford is now focusing on endurance rallying and has cut WRC funds. Ford has actually been the team's sponsor and partner all along, but he no longer invests as much as before," admitted the Corsican in an interview with a French newspaper.

Regarding that: https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/m...amme/10519357/

[EstWRC]

Regarding that: https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/m...amme/10519357/

"We will be doing whatever we can to try and find a way to stay in at the highest level," Wilson told Motorsport.com.

"We have a great team of people and we have still got a great car. We have had a dreadful year this year and I don't know why. I think everyone has these glitches.

[Rallyest]

https://ralli.ee/ott-tanak-ja-martin...l0B2YIgVEVoOIA

Id say this could be a indication of Ott and Martin continuing in Ford, why waste time doing local rallies with nothing to catch this year in the championship, if you are going to drive another car next year.

translation:

"A few days ago it was announced that Teemu Suninen, who will be competing with a Hyundai Rally1 machine for the first time this year, will participate in the Austrian Autumn Rally in mid-October, but now the organizers have also announced the participation of Ott Tänak.

It is known that from this season, Rally1 teams have very limited test days, so competitors use local rallies for testing purposes."

[EstWRC]

Remains to be seen if they actually go there

He was also registered for the local Finnish round but withdraw in the summer

[meh]

Taking into account common history for M-Sport and Tänak, I think Tänak want's to help M-Sport to build good car or help the team to do well even if he is going to leave again.