The M-Sport Ford WRC Team announced on Thursdsy ahead of this weekend’s FIA World Rally Championship 2021 season-ending ACI Rally Monza that Gus Greensmith will return for the team in 2022.
Greensmith will usher in Malcolm Wilson OBE, Managing Director, M-Sport:
“I am really pleased that we are able to continue working with Gus into this very exciting new era of rally cars with the 2022 Puma Rally1 car. He has impressed me a lot this year with how much he has developed and disciplined himself while improving his pace. Gus is developing into a strong member of the team and I am looking forward to celebrating more success with him and the team next year.”a new era in WRC with M-Sport as the WRC shifted to hybrid power with the all-new Rally1 car.
The Manchester native will drive full-time for M-Sport alongside the already confirmed Craig Breen will drive the other Rally1 car full-time next season. Speaking about the news Greensmith said:
’m really excited to be a part of the 2022 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team as we head into the biggest rule change in WRC history; the hybridised era.
“I have been very happy with my improvements throughout the year and it means a lot to be representing the team going into 2022 where it seems that the guys and girls have done a fantastic job at creating a very competitive package
Malcolm Wilson OBE, Managing Director, M-Sport said:
I am really pleased that we are able to continue working with Gus into this very exciting new era of rally cars with the 2022 Puma Rally1 car. He has impressed me a lot this year with how much he has developed and disciplined himself while improving his pace. Gus is developing into a strong member of the team and I am looking forward to celebrating more success with him and the team next year.”
Richard Millener, Team Principal, M-Sport Ford World Rally Team said:
“We are delighted to continue our relationship with Gus as we prepare to enter a new chapter with the hybrid cars. I have been working closely with Gus for a number of years and followed his progress closely. For M-Sport, Gus is effectively a living example of M-Sport’s ‘Ladder of Opportunity’, having used it to make rapid progress in a variety of M-Sport vehicles to get to the top level.
“Since his World Rally Car debut in 2019, Gus has been a key member of our team. He is hungry for success and I have been particularly impressed with the leaps he has made in development and the consistency he has shown this season, despite his young age.
“We’re extremely excited to get the 2022 season underway and I can’t wait to see what results we can achieve with the Puma. I have no doubt that Gus, Craig, and the rest of our 2022 line-up will do our fans proud.