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Fans attending the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally this weekend should not lose sight of the fact it remains the only event that brings the best drivers from Britain and Ireland’s main competitions together, one senior figure has said.

Adrien Fourmaux will lead M-Sport Ford’s assault in the World Rally Championship’s WRC2 support series in 2023, beginning on next month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo.

Adrien Fourmaux says the decision to withdraw his entry for next week’s Repco Rally New Zealand was made “by mutual agreement” between him and the management at M-Sport Ford.

An off colour Kalle Rovanpera successfully consolidated his position at the top of the Safari Rally Kenya timesheets across Saturday’s six special stages to lead Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans by 40.3 seconds.

M-Sport Ford Team Principal Richard Millener says his team will bounce back from the disappointment of witnessing three of their four Puma Rally1 cars being struck down with a variety of issues on the opening day of Safari Rally Kenya.