Seven series are the World Rally Championship (WRC) is passed by the racer from the 2011 season. But the duo racer who take shelter in Ford Abu Dhabi team, namely Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala could just master the main podium in the first series alone. While in the next series, Ford seemed to lose a fortune.
Ford still keeps Fighting For The World Champion
And if you glance in terms of performance cars, the Ford Fiesta is quite superior. It's just the consistency of the riders to win and maintain the fastest time is still somewhat lacking. As a result Hirvonen and Latvala is currently still under the control of the Citroen Total team racer.
"This is a pretty hard weekend and I am very disappointed we could not keep the time difference is close to the competitors for the victory. Moreover, our performance on the last leg of the very opposite of the first leg. We will try to focus again on the second half of the 2011 season and fight for the world champion, because the odds of winning are still open, "said Gerard Quinn, head of Ford's European motorsport division.
The disappointment felt by Quinn, is also felt by the big boss Malcolm Wilson as Ford Abu Dhabi team. But Wilson believes that they can win in the series next. Moreover, both the performance they are quite competitive racer.