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The all-new 2006 Focus WRC is taking shape

Ford team news before Cyprus Rally

07.05 2005

 

M-Sport started work on building the first shell for the all-new 2006 Focus RS World Rally Car last week.

 

Technical director Christian Loriaux expects it to be completed by the end of August. The concept design plans for the car were completed last month and 10 sets of roll cage tubes have also been manufactured. Loriaux said the timetable for the new car was 'pretty much' on schedule.

 

Three Ford 'privateers' in Cyprus

Three privately-entered Focus RS cars will start. Antony Warmbold, who matched his career-best result with seventh in Sardinia earlier this month, and Henning Solberg will both drive M-Sport-built cars. Hungary's Balazs Benik will drive a 2002 specification Focus RS car run by Czech team JM Engineering.

 

Tyre selection

BP-Ford has nominated Michelin's Z pattern tyre for the event. Designed for a clear and hard surface, the Z tyre has a relatively compact tread pattern to ensure the maximum amount of rubber is in contact with the road for the best possible grip and traction.

 

If the weather is wet or the roads have more loose gravel on them then expected, the team can cut the Z tyre to a ZA pattern. It is a more open tread, designed to penetrate the loose surface in search of firmer ground deeper down.

 

Press release

Ford World Rally Team

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