FRENCHMAN FOURMAUX BENCHED FOR ACROPOLIS RALLY FOLLOWING CRASHES
M-Sport has pulled Adrien Fourmaux’s Acropolis Rally entry, citing a lack of time to repair the Ford Puma Rally1 he wrecked during his penultimate-stage crash on last month’s Ypres Rally.
Fourmaux’s exit from a seemingly certain fifth place in Belgium was the latest slip-up of a troubled
2022 campaign alongside co-driver Alexandre Coria.
Rather than attempting to ready six Pumas for round 10 of the World championship season in
Greece, M-Sport will focus on its five-car effort headed by nine-time WRC title winner Sebastien Loeb. A statement from Malcolm Wilson’s squad read: “It is not possible for the team to repair Adrien Fourmaux’s car in time for
Acropolis. It means Adrien and Alex will not compete in Greece, but the crew will travel with the team to take part in [the] recce in preparation for the future.”
Frenchman Fourmaux posted on Facebook: “I want to thank Malcolm Wilson and the whole M-Sport team for the trust given to me, with the sole purpose of proving to them that together we can do great things.”
In addition to Loeb, PierreLouis Loubet and Jourdan Serderidis are set to return to the M-Sport line-up in Greece.