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New driver duo for M-Sport Ford in the WRC 2024
Following Ott Tanak’s return to Hyundai, M-Sport has selected Adrien Fourmot and Grégoire Munster to drive the two Ford Puma Rally1s in the new season’s World Rally Championship.
After announcing that this year’s team star, 2019 world champion Ott Tanak, would return to Hyundai in 2024, Malcolm Wilson’s M-Sport announced it would field two up-and-coming drivers for next season’s WRC.
Furmo was also a top M-Sport driver last year, but due to his relatively poor results for 2023, the Cumbrian team have opted for Pierre-Louis Loubet. This partnership will not continue next year and the Frenchman will likely continue his career in WRC2, driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.
Thanks to his performances this year with the same team in WRC2 and winning the British Rally Championship, Furmo was favorite for one of two full-season seats with M-Sport in the top Rally 1 class. The Frenchman also drove a Puma Rally1 in the season finale, Rally Japan, to round off his outstanding year.
Together with Furmo, Gregoire Munster will complete the entire WRC program with M-Sport next year. The Belgian, who competes with a Luxembourg license, also drove in the Fiesta Rally2 this year and in the Chile and Central European Rally he competed in Iordanis Serderidis’ Puma Rally1 team. The team was extremely satisfied with his speed and has now been entrusted with the second factory Puma R1 for 2024.
WRC2 champion Andreas Mikkelsen was also rumored to be in line for a place with M-Sport, but the Norwegian opted to contest selected races in the third Hyundai i20 N Rally1. Oliver Solberg was also in the running, but the son of former champion Peter Solberg decided to stay in WRC2 and signed a new contract with the factory Skoda.
At Hyundai, the two full programs will be led by Ott Tanak and Thierry Neville, while Mikkelsen and Esapeka Lappi as well as Dani Sordo will take part in selected races with the i20 N Rally1. The Toyota duo will consist of Elfin Evans and Takamoto Katsuta, as Cale Rovanpera – for reasons of rest – has chosen to take part in a few and selected races this year, as has Sebastian Ozier.
The new WRC season begins with the Monte Carlo Rally from January 25th to 28th. After presenting the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 a few days ago, Hyundai and M-Sport will unveil their own new rally cars next January.
Source: sport 24
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Formula 1. Presentation of the Red Bull 2026 car. Watch LIVE online
Today, January 16, Red Bull will unveil new liveries for its RB22 car for the 2026 Formula 1 season in Detroit. The show will take place at 05.00 Kyiv time.
You can watch the presentation live on Red Bull TV or YouTube.
The event will feature the new vehicles of both Red Bull and sister team Racing Bulls, which will be used on the track in 2026.
Last season, Red Bull finished second in the Constructors’ Championship alongside drivers Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda, while Racing Bulls finished the season lower in the standings.
Formula 1. Presentation of the Red Bull 2026 car. Watch LIVE online
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PHOTOGRAPH. Red Bull and Ford unveil their first joint engine in F1
In 2026, large-scale rule changes will be introduced in Formula 1, which will introduce not only new aerodynamics of cars, but also a radical update of power plants.
In this context, Renault decided to suspend the development of its own engines. At the same time, new manufacturers have emerged in Formula 1: Audi and Honda have returned to Aston Martin, Cadillac will launch with its own units in 2028, and Red Bull has received technical support from Ford.
Before the start of the season and the first tests, most of the discussions are about engines. Ford, Red Bull and Mercedes have reportedly found a solution to compress the engine, which is expected to provide an advantage of up to 0.3 seconds per lap.
Against the background of all this, the season of team presentations begins, where updated liveries will be shown, and maybe someone will show off a full-fledged car before leaving the track. Red Bull will be the first team: today, December 16, they will present the colors together with their sister team Racing Bulls.
Before the official release, the team attracted the attention of fans by showing the first photo of the Red Bull-Ford joint engine, the first of its kind, on social networks. Specific technical details are not yet visible, but the team logo attracts attention.
The 2026 season presentation of the Red Bull car will be held in Detroit (USA) at 05:00 Kiev time.
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HAMILTON: I’ll never do that in a Ferrari. This is a whole different level
Lewis Hamilton said there was harmony within the Ferrari team despite his troubled first season in the Scuderia.
His high-profile move to the Italian team did not bring the expected results: Hamilton finished sixth in the drivers’ standings and failed to reach the podium for the first time in his career this season.
It only won the Chinese Grand Prix, but Ferrari’s decision to halt development of the car in April to prepare for a major rule change in 2026 has prevented the team from catching up with its rivals.
Despite the difficulties, Hamilton remains determined to return Ferrari to title contention. He spoke of the atmosphere at the factory following the disastrous 2025 season, which saw champions McLaren fall 435 points behind, compared to 14 points in 2024.
“I will never compare Ferrari to other teams because it’s a completely different level,” Hamilton said. he said.
“I am inspired every time I return to the factory; it is an incredible feeling.
There is something romantic about working with Ferrari, the brand, and despite all the ups and downs we have experienced, there is great harmony within the team.
Everyone is focused on learning from the 2025 season and building a better future, and that always motivates me.
Of course, there are areas for improvement; “We talked about it and we are working on it right now,” he said.
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