No it's not obvious. It makes no sense at all which is why I continued to quiz it. I fully accept you have your position, I just want to understand the reasoning it's based on. With that...
Gerard Quinn, the former Ford Senior Manager and of Ford Racing Europe, always says Ford's support for the Rally1 programme is considerable. It seems that M-Sport (& sponsors) mostly pays out to...
Having no support for more than 10 years and no proper car in brands portfolio is a only logical to be open minded for other opportunities and not still hoping that someday they'll be back somehow. ...
Red Bull rift laid bare as Mintzlaff breaks silence on explosive Marko–Horner row. "Those words about Christian are for Helmut's account. I can't say anything negative about Christian" - Oliver...

1 more year, and then it's up to Ford to back the Rally2 entry if there's already Toyota, Prospeed and Lancia; plus others.
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