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Finishing Sweden the main target after WRC Monte crash

Finishing Sweden the main target after WRC Monte crash

The Frenchman is eager to kickstart his 2022 season in Sweden this weekend after an error resulted in a frightening crash on the third stage in Monte Carlo last month.

Fourmaux and co-driver Alexandre Coria were lucky to walk way without injury after their Ford Puma was catapulted into ravine after a collision with a rock face.

Such was the damage to the car, the team elected to build up a brand new Puma for this weekend’s trip to Sweden, with Fourmaux choosing to help the team with the build at M-Sport’s Cumbria base. 

Looking ahead to his first top flight outing on snow, the 27-year-old says his main focus is to reach the finish and bank valuable championship points. 

“I think the team and I are quite happy to say I need to find the confidence back and I need to finish the rally to get the experience of this surface, as this will be my first WRC event on snow with a Rally1 car,” said Fourmaux, who finished last of the Rally1 runners in Thursday’s shakedown.

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