A hefty bill for M-Sport

Leader after the first super-special of Rally from Italy to Sardinia, Mikko Hirvonen had to retire from the link between SS 3 and 4 following a fire in his Ford Fiesta RS which literally went up in smoke. Unfortunate consequence for the former Citroën driver, but also for the structure of Malcolm Wilson M-Sport who quantified the damage and the bill looks steep. “We estimate at 400 pounds (or almost €500) the damage. And we don't insure cars, explains the Englishman to the website WRC. Even in a big release, many components remain usable, but in this scenario, there is absolutely nothing reusable. Everything is destroyed and it’s a big loss. Mikko thinks it came from the right rear wheel and something must have pierced the tank. »

An important bill for the English structure which will be back with the Fiesta RS of Hirvonen and Elfyn Evans from the Polish Rally, from June 26 to 29.

Find the report and analysis of the Rally Italy, produced by our special correspondents in Sardinia, in the 1964 issue of AUTOhebdo, currently available in digital version and on newsstands.