Delecour keen on doing more WRC events, luckily escapes retirement in Monte

photo: Rallye-sport.fr / A. Guygrand

Veteran Francois Delecour is trying hard on his first outing in Ford Fiesta RS WRC, and is doing quite a remarkable job at it seeing he rarely does rallies these days and he’s in a car he never drove before. Flamboyant Frenchman is determined to try and put things together to do more World Rally Championship events this year, hopefully with same sponsors and team. Read full article on Maxrally.

Tricky Monte conditions can only get worse if your intercom starts misfiring, as Delecour found out when he wasn’t able to hear co-driver’s instructions so he hit the wall and lost front bumper. As WRC.com reports, Delecour was suprised with lack of aerodynamic stability, proving that modern WRC cars rely heavily on proper airflow for their balance.

“Everywhere we had understeer and problems with the handling; this was new to me because I have never driven the car in this condition” Delecour explained. Read full article over on WRC.com as site seems to be getting up to speed once again.

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