Jari-Matti Latvala changes company

The Ford Fiesta RS WRC experienced a transmission problem during the shakedown of the Rally from Argentina. Fortunately for Jari-Matti Latvala, the rules allow the team to use a joker to replace a defective element.

Malcolm Wilson explains Ford's replacement choice. “ Jari-Matti's box broke this morning and we have the right to a joker in the year », Comments the technical director on wrc.com. “ Since the other box had already been used in Jordan, we decided to install a new box in Jari's car. We can always be afraid by telling ourselves that we could have waited for a next opportunity to use this joker. We'll have to make sure that doesn't happen again. »

The technical director of the Ford team does not understand the reason for this breakage, but he remains confident for the future. “ We don't know the full consequences until we have analyzed it in depth. It's just the shakedown. He has just returned from a test in Greece, where everything went well. I have no concerns about its ability to successfully drive as if nothing had happened. »