M-Sport drop Fourmaux from New Zealand entries

Team M game Four were planned to deploy Ford Cougar to return New Zealand For the calendar WRC with Adrian Formax Joining the regulars Craig Breen Y Gus GreensmithAlong with personal registration Lorenzo Bertelli.

However, the British have confirmed that the Frenchman and his co-driver Alexandre Correa will no longer be with their vehicle in the maritime country’s test. Apparently, the decision was unanimous with Fourmaux, and the team agreed to put him behind the wheel. Rally of SpainIt takes place from October 20 to 23.

“After reassessing Adrian Fourmaux’s goals for the 2022 season, M-Sport has withdrawn his entry for Rally New Zealand,” reads the report from English. “M-Sport is fully committed to Adrian and this decision has been made together with him. The team can confirm that he will be back in the Puma Hybrid Rally1 in Spain.”

The British team has already withdrawn Fourmaux’s record Acropolis rally in Greece to the trial earlier this month after they failed to fix their Puma in time Big accident On the fifth run Belgium Ypres Rally In the month of August.

The Frenchman traveled with the team to Greece to complete the reconnaissance mission, but would not do so in New Zealand. A crowded second half of the WRC campaign saw the entrants tackle a tight schedule.

M-Sport chose not to queue Sebastien Loeb Formax’s withdrawal leaves the team with ten cars for Sunday’s final three stages in the Hellenic country to focus on preparing their cars for New Zealand. Rally 1 For his first return appointment since 2012.

However, the entry list also includes eight-time world champion, Sebastien Ogier, who will be making his fourth appearance in the Championship so far this year. Toyota announced on Monday that the French The remaining three tests of the campaign will be played With the third GR Yaris, it will be too Rally of Spain October and it Japan November.

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