Citroën and Ford continue in WRC

On the eve of the start of the Rally Finland, the two manufacturers officially entered in the FIA World Rally Championship announced the continuation of their involvement in 2010 and 2011.

Published on 29/07/2009 à 19:53

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Ford was the first to draw the line by announcing the continuation of its program in an identical configuration in 2010. Two Focus RS WRC seront engagées pour Mikko Hirvonen et Jari-Matti Latvala avec le soutien de BP et Abu Dhabi. En 2011, la Focus laissera sa place à une nouvelle Fiesta S2000 toujours développée par M-Sport.

On the Citroën side, Olivier Quesnel also confirmed the commitment of the French brand for the next two seasons and the appearance of a "new car" in 2011. On the other hand, negotiations are still underway with Sébastien Loeb and Dani Sordo.

At the end of last season, the World Rally Championship suffered from the withdrawals of the official Subaru and Suzuki teams. The arrival of new manufacturers is expected in the coming seasons after a challenge to technical regulations.