Delecour still aims for Monte-Carlo in Rally1

François Delecour in the premier category? The return almost happened during the Rally Monte-Carlo 2023. Finalement, les discussions avec M-Sport pour la location d’une Ford Puma n’ont finalement pas abouti par manque de voitures de la part de la structure anglaise.

The man with 4 victories in the World Rally Championship still has participated in the Monaco classic but in WRC2 with a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. Despite the failure of this participation in one of his favorite events on a Rally1, the Northerner remains hopeful of returning to the premier category.

« Next year we will try to do Monte-Carlo with a Rally1, he admitted to WRC.com. This year it was almost done, but at the last moment, Malcolm (Wilson, owner of M-Sport) Told me he didn't have any cars and was really sorry. It would be so interesting to see if I (always) speed. I had my fans and my friends behind me, and we had the budget to do it, which is absolutely crazy since it takes about twice as much as a Rally2! »

François Delecour's last participation in Monte-Carlo in the premier category dates back to 2014. That year, he entered a Ford Fiesta RS WRC but had retired from the first stage due to an accelerator pedal problem.

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