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M-Sport Ford World #rally Team's EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs excelled at this weekend's #croatiarally – #adrienfourmaux delivering an impressive drive to fifth place on his inaugural #Event at the highest level of competition, and #gusgreensmith showcasing a vast improvement in sEventh.
Considered by many as the driver of the weekend, Fourmaux produced a sensational performance on his FIA World #rally Championship debut with the top-specification Fiesta. Already challenging the established elite, nine top-five stage times included two second-fastest times, and the young Frenchman displayed all the hallmarks of a future star.
Identifying where to push and where to be more cautious in their approach, he and co-driver Renaud Jamoul delivered the perfect balance between speed and consistency. And even when they made a small mistake this morning – running wide on cold tyres and losing over a minute beached off the road – they remained calm and were straight back on the pace to consolidate a very impressive and well-deserved fifth-place finish.
Gus Greensmith has also had an extremely positive weekend – delivering his best drive of the season so far. A world #rally car is fuelled by confidence as much as anything else, and the young Brit has taken a lot of confidence from the introduction of experienced co-driver Chris Patterson.
Looking more comfortable behind the wheel, the young Brit produced a more assured drive and considerably reduced the gap to the leaders with a string of competitive stage times including the fourth fastest time through yesterday afternoon's opening speed test.
A hydraulic issue this morning meant he had to forgo a deserved sixth place, but the youngster is enjoying his driving again – something which has always been vital in pursuit of the top times.
Elsewhere in the #WRC 2 category, #teemusuninen and Mikko Markkula delivered a stage-winning performance to bring their EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta Rally2 home in second place overall.
Were it not for an off-road excursion through the opening day of competition, the Finns would have had victory in their grasp – but regrouped to secure a positive result whilst proving the power and performance of #Msport Ford's latest global #rally car.
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