The Ford squad is yet to confirm its plans for next season, but should it continue in rallying’s top tier, the squad will have to field a changed driver line-up following Ott Tanak’s decision to re-join Hyundai for 2024.
This season the team elected to scale back from running three to two full-time Ford Puma entries for Tanak and Pierre-Louis Loubet, although the latter will sit out this weekend’s season finale in Japan, in favour of Adrien Fourmaux.
M-Sport has however fielded private entries for Jourdan Serderidis (Monte Carlo, Mexico, Kenya, Greece), Gregoire Munster (Chile, Central European Rally) and Alberto Heller (Chile).
The team is currently assessing options with its partners and prospective drivers as it weighs up plans for next year, but Millener has previously suggested that a young driver line-up is most likely.
Millener says Loubet, Fourmaux and Munster are among the list of potential candidates. Loubet has endured a difficult first full-time WRC campaign recording two sixths as his best finishes, while Munster, driving the Serderidis-owned entry, has shown promising pace in both his Rally1 outings since stepping up from Rally2.
Fourmaux has also impressed in Rally2 after winning the second tier class at last month’s Central European Rally, as well as claiming the British Rally Championship title.
Source: Autosport