Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ford have committed to dual more
years in a World Rally Championship with Norway's former
champion Petter Solberg replacing a over Mikko Hirvonen at
the works group subsequent season.
Ford Europe pronounced in a matter on Thursday it was extending
its participation, with British-based M-Sport fortitude to
prepare a Fiesta cars.
Solberg, champion with Subaru in 2003 and personality of 13
rallies, rejoins Ford after starting his universe convene career with
the carmaker in 1999. He has run his possess privately-entered
Citroen group for a past 3 seasons.
The 37-year-old Norwegian takes a place of Hirvonen, who
has changed to Citroen as group partner to eight-times champion
Sebastien Loeb.
Ford's other motorist will be Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala,
now a recognized group leader, who won final month's final round
in Britain.
The company's preference follows doubt about the
championship, with a primogenitor association of upholder North One
Sport going into administration.
"We had to be assured about a fortitude of the
championship and to safeguard it continues to yield good value
and increasing bearing globally," pronounced Gerard Quinn, senior
manager for motorsport for Ford Europe.
"We discussed it with a stakeholders and after receiving
such assurances we demeanour brazen to focusing on foe once
again."
Ford has 79 universe convene wins in a prolonged championship history
and a record run of 145 unbroken points finishes dates back
to a start of 2002.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, modifying by Clare Fallon)
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