Keeping Ford in the WRC, Sesalkan Suzuki and Subaru decision

London, WEDNESDAY - two teams pullback Japanese manufacturer, Suzuki and Subaru, Reli from the World Championship or the World Rally Championship (WRC), mentioned by the Ford team, their competitors. Former world champion this konstruktor ensure their commitment to continue to competed in the WRC 2009.

Technique is delivered in a written statement issued by the Ford management, on Wednesday (17/12). "We are disappointed to know the origin of the two Japanese manufacturers withdraw it," a statement that.

Konstruktor world champion team of 2006 and 2007 that repeat the commitment that was delivered early this month. "In English and Reli we have announced will participate 2009. We look forward renew our challenge to use the car Ford Focus RS WRC in both the forum and pereli team," continued the statement.

Although not give a detailed explanation, Ford said participation in the WRC is very profitable team is based in London. "Success in the WRC, the interenet and disseminated through television, to give greater impetus to the image of our products and sales, especially for the Ford Focus car," said the statement.

Ford certainty to survive in the WRC quite precisely. Along with declining sales, its parent company Ford in Detroit, United States, the middle of a revolution talangan funds from the U.S. Government. However, the Ford is still better than two of its competitors in the U.S., General Motors and Chrysler, which threatened bankruptcy.

Three of the six participants WRC team in 2008 using Ford engines, namely the BP Ford team and two satellites, Stobart M-Sport Ford and Munchi's Ford. BP recorded the best results that Ford is in second behind world champion 2008, Citroen.

Citroen, which reinforced the world champion five times in succession, Sebastian Loeb, back into the main rival Ford next year. With the pullback Suzuki and Subaru, Ford and Citroen only the manufacturer is a team full team of 12 participants.

Ford still mempertahanakn duet pereli Finland, Mikko Hirvonen and it-Matti Latvala, as they pledge next year. Hirvonen completed in 2008 in the second, and Latvala in the four position.

Meanwhile, the pullback left two perelinya Subaru, Chris Atkinson (Australia) and 2003 world champion Peter Sollberg (Norway), without a team.

"No, honestly, I was surprised. No one is sure now. We must think what we should do after this," said Atkinson. (Kompas)