Ford Vows to Increase Engine Power for 2011 WRC
9 Mar 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford experienced an up-and-down start of the season in the 2011 World Rally Championship, having dominated the opening round in Sweden before watching how the two Citroens of Sebastien Loeb and Seba...
Ford Manager Happy with Rally Mexico Performance
7 Mar 2011, 15:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Ford and its two works drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala hardly provided any competition for its Citroen counterparts in the recent Rally Mexico, team boss Malcolm Wilson was qu...
Ford Boss Hopes in Novikov Shows True Potential in Mexico
22 Feb 2011, 14:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When Russian rally driver Evgeny Novikov makes his return to the World Rally Championship next month, in Mexico (March 3-6), it will give everybody a chance to see just how much potential this 20-ye...
Ford Unveils 2011 Fiesta RS WRC Challenger
1 Feb 2011, 15:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having completed its recent testing programme in Sweden with the new Fiesta RS WRC last week, Ford now officially unveiled its challenger for the 2011 World Rally Championship. However, the event wa...
Kuipers to Drive Ford Fiesta RS WRC in 2011
1 Dec 2010, 16:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dutch rally driver Dennis Kuipers must be one happy man these days, as he just found out that he will drive the brand new Ford Fiesta RS WRC in 10 rounds of the upcoming World Rally Championship sea...
Henning Solberg Secures 2009 Seat
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Henning Solberg will compete for at least 12 rounds next season inside the World Rally Championship, as announced by the man himself for Norwegian news agency NRK. Therefore, the Solberg family will...
Loeb Clinches 5th Consecutive WRC Title
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb secured his 5th consecutive title in the WRC this weekend, scoring a comfortable 3rd place in Rally Japan. The Frenchman did everything right last weekend and avoided taking any risks...
Juha Kankkunen Confirms Entry in Rally Finland
23 Jul 2010, 13:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It has now been confirmed that 4-time World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen will make his first WRC appearance in almost 8 years. The Finnish ace will drive a Stobart VK M-Sport prepared Ford Focus RS...
Loeb Tells Ogier to Move to Ford
15 Jul 2010, 10:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb has advised his soon-to-be Citroen teammate Sebastien Ogier to move to Ford from the 2011 WRC season onwards. According to the reigning rally champion, such a move would benefit both ...
Ford Confirms Hirvonen, Latvala for 2011
14 Jul 2010, 12:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's team principal Malcolm Wilson today confirmed that no matter the final result of the negotiations with current Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier, current rally drivers Mikko Hir...
Ford Confident in 2010 Title for Hirvonen
27 Nov 2009, 11:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Mikko Hirvonen's almost clinching his maiden title in the World Rally Championship this season, Ford's boss Malcolm Wilson admitted confidence over his driver's prospects fo...
Ford Officially Launches Ford Fiesta S2000 Rally Car
19 Nov 2009, 11:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The wait is over, as Ford Europe has finally unveiled their Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car after approximately 9 months of development and research by the design and engineering team at M-Sport. Al...
Ford Would Have Favored Latvala in Italy All Over Again
27 Oct 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's boss Malcolm Wilson insisted that he stands by his decision not to issue any team orders between his drivers during this season's Rally d'Italia, in Sardegna. At the time, Seba...
Solberg Eyes Ford Focus RS 08 for Rally GB
6 Aug 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg has made one more step towards ending his 4-year winless streak in the World Rally Championship. According to an interview with British magazine Autosport, Solberg is in advanced talk...
Ford Confirms 2010 Lineup in the WRC
30 Jul 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's factory team in the World Rally Championship yesterday confirmed its drivers lineup for the 2010 season. In addition to reiterating their commitment to their WRC operations, Malcolm Wils...
Ford and Citroen Commit to WRC until 2011
30 Jul 2009, 07:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Just like it happened after Honda and Subaru announced their exits from Formula One and WRC respectively at the end of 2008, BMW's quit confirmation on Wednesday led to many car makers still in...
Ford Forgives Latvala, Once Again
18 Jun 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford did recuperate a huge 18 points to rivals Citroen in the manufacturers classification following the Acropolis Rally this weekend, but team boss Malcolm Wilson made it very clear that Jari-Matti...
Ford of Europe Appoint New Senior Manager of Motorsport
2 Jun 2009, 12:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford of Europe will have a new man responsible for their motorsport operations, as the company announced late last week the appointment of Gerard Quinn as their new Senior Manager of Motorsport. Qui...
Latvala Thanks Ford for Letting Him Win
25 May 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jari-Matti Latvala publicly thanked his team for not losing faith in his abilities to win rallies, despite a completely failed start of his 2009 campaign. The Finnish driver won his second WRC event...
Ford Fiesta R2 - Already a Big Hit Worldwide
5 May 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Malcolm Wilson, currently running Ford's operations in the World Rally Championship, revealed that a potential Fiesta-based S2000 car for the upcoming season has set up a huge amount of inquiri...