Is doubt creeping in at Mini?

After making a good start for his return to WRC with two podiums signed for a development season, Prodrive seems to be having difficulty finalizing its program for 2012. The British structure has exceeded the deadline granted to teams to register for the Championship and has asked the FIA ​​for additional time, which should likely to be granted to him. However, the latest rumors suggest that Dani Sordo and Kris Meeke will only compete in nine events in 2012. If the Spaniard announced that his team would communicate its program on Thursday and that it would be well engaged in Monte-Carlo, the discussions seem to be becoming increasingly difficult between the Banbury factory and BMW.

An Autosport source from the propeller manufacturer assures, however, that the German brand's commitment will remain more effective than ever. “We have already achieved two podiums in the development year, we can only be happy with this result. We still have a few things to discuss and time is against us. But the cars will be good at Monte-Carlo, we cannot miss the return of Mini on this rally."

Discover in the next issue of AUTOhebdo on sale tomorrow the report on the Monte-Carlo Rally tests with exclusive photos of Petter Solberg at Ford and Mikko Hirvonen at Citroën.