Jari Huttusen’s M-Sport Ford had power steering problems on Sunday as well. According to ‘s experts, Huttunen’s problems do not reflect well on the M-Sport team.
Jari Huttunen setbacks continue in the Jyväskylä World Rally Championship. On Friday there were problems with the fuel supply and on Saturday with the power steering. The power steering played tricks on the opening stretch of the final day in Oittila.
Huttunen was very disappointed in Oittila’s goal and violently exorcises his situation.
– I almost went to the yard, it was pretty nasty to drive, Huttunen said in the finish interview.
The Finnish driver and his support team have worked hard so that Huttunen could drive for the first time in the main class in the World Rally Championship.
A Ford rally1 car was rented from M-Sport for 200,000 euros
However, the debut in the main class has gone completely wrong due to the bike’s technical faults.
‘s experts Mikko Hirvonen and Henri Haapamäki were dismayed by Huttusen’s fate.
– This does not give a good picture of M-Sport’s customer operations. There are always the same troubles. On the other hand, the best and newest parts are not put in customer cars, but this still gives a bad image of the operation, Hirvonen stated.
Haapamäki in social Saturday evening maintenance of M-Sport’s activities from a close distance.
– It doesn’t fit my mind that there was a row of new racks and booster pumps. Everything was put. Is there a design flaw? However, this is the only car where it has broken down on Ford and in other rallies it has worked. The budget is 50 – 100 million. There are no words when such defects disturb, Haapamäki emphasized.
Hirvonen has personally experienced how bad the consequences of a power steering fault can be. In 2010, a power steering failure led to wild volts at the Urria section in Hirvosen. Back then, Hirvosen didn’t have the same problem with the power steering that Huttusen has now, but still Huttusen’s continuation in the race makes me wonder.
– The Ruuhimäki special test has a lot of jumps. We’ll see if it’s worth taking the risk now, Hirvonen says.