Ford withdraw support to M-Sport at end of 2012

Oh bugger !

another great news for the sport!
once again only 2 manufacturers..... one in one out
hope M-sport will have more chance compared to prodrive to continue with their sponsors.

So Ford finally decided they had enough of getting beaten every year for the last 30 years?

2006..............2007?

I was referring to the driver's championship. No-one cares about the other title, perhaps a few marketing boys.

Not really surprised to be honest. Results have been poor, and being constantly beaten by your rival is not a good showing.

Id like to see Ford withdraw for a few years and return with a full works team. Ford were never going to have a championship with M-Sport when a works team were involved.

ah ok juha, no probs........its def not good news for whats left of the wrc though...........and to think only 10 years ago how big it was world-wide........

brian wrote:Id like to see Ford withdraw for a few years and return with a full works team. Ford were never going to have a championship with M-Sport when a works team were involved.

Ford were never going to have a championship with M-Sport if it didn't receive proper funding. Citroën and Red Bull didn't invest peanuts.

M-sport are carrying on in the wrc 2013 with the fiesta wrc and they will also run the new fiesta R5 in the irc/european championship 2013

the Fiesta RRC is baring fruit in the irc (which i will have the 3 fiesta RRC built soon)

fiesta R5

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102867

Guess Malcolm will already have been on the blower to Korea...

I only support Ford in WRC so with them more or less gone WRC is of no interest to me at all

Thankyou Mr Loeb for destroying the WRC...........

srsmodels wrote:I only support Ford in WRC so with them more or less gone WRC is of no interest to me at all

Thankyou Mr Loeb for destroying the WRC...........

Have to agree.

srsmodels wrote:I only support Ford in WRC so with them more or less gone WRC is of no interest to me at all

Thankyou Mr Loeb for destroying the WRC...........

irc/european championship for us then steve

brian wrote:Not really surprised to be honest. Results have been poor, and being constantly beaten by your rival is not a good showing.

Id like to see Ford withdraw for a few years and return with a full works team. Ford were never going to have a championship with M-Sport when a works team were involved.

MSport did a better job than the works team ever did, lots of if onlys too, Delecour should have had a drivers champ but for his crash in his F40

shame for the sport too, Citroen may scale back as well.

srsmodels wrote:I only support Ford in WRC so with them more or less gone WRC is of no interest to me at all

Thankyou Mr Loeb for destroying the WRC...........

Loeb didnt destroy the WRC, the marketing (or lack of marketing) did, the sport was already in trouble in the mid 00's when Loeb was just starting to dominate, its bs to even think he destroyed it.

the rallying scene is slowing dieing in my eyes!

Very odd decision. Latvala has closed the gap to Loeb in terms of speed across multiple surfaces in recent rallies, Loeb announces retirement, then Ford pull out? Must be cost. It will probably come back in a 5-10 years, but too many events makes it cost prohibitive for anyone but factory teams.

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just realised this could have a major effect on my model collection

Cardy wrote:just realised this could have a major effect on my model collection

But your wallet will get fatter

mcm motorsport wrote:the rallying scene is slowing dieing in my eyes!

Irish rallying seems strong.?

Cardy wrote:just realised this could have a major effect on my model collection

I'm sure there are plenty of Focus and Fiesta models that haven't been covered yet.

Juha wrote:

Cardy wrote:just realised this could have a major effect on my model collection

I'm sure there are plenty of Focus and Fiesta models that haven't been covered yet.

duval ypres 2002 erg focus wrc juha that would be nice

It had crossed my mind, using an Andreucci Focus.

Juha wrote:It had crossed my mind, using an Andreucci Focus.

i have pics and a base car