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maggio 24, 2021 - Msport

Five alive as M-Sport’s young aces show more promise in Portugal

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Rising talents #adrienfourmaux and #gusgreensmith will start the final day of #rallydeportugal firmly in the points-paying positions for the #msport Ford World #rally Team.
 
In their EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs, Fourmaux is a fine fifth after Saturday's action with team-mate Greensmith one place behind in sixth on the first gravel round of the 2021 FIA World #rally Championship season.
 
Despite being hindered by running at the front of the field and forging a clean line for the drivers behind, the young pairing remained fully focused on increasing their experience and covering the 165.16 competitive kilometres that made up leg two.
 
Starting the day in seventh position following his top-three stage-time heroics of Friday, Greensmith, 24, began the morning loop in fine style, fighting off the effects of his third-place road position to go fifth quickest.
 
Unfazed by a moment on the first of two passes through the Amarante stage, the event's longest at 37.92 kilometres, Greensmith returned to the midday service halt in Matosinhos closing in on sixth overall alongside co-driver Chris Patterson.
 
Sixth quickest on the opening stage of the afternoon loop, Greensmith's impressive progress was hampered by an engine issue on SS13 and SS14. But he didn't give up and gained two places as the demanding second leg headed to its climax on a short evening street stage beside the sea in Porto.
 
With an advantage of 7.7s over Fourmaux, Greensmith dropped a position to his team-mate on the 3.30-kilometre run after being forced to switch between stage and road mode due to the technical issue.
 
Having resolved a throttle problem after the morning's first stage by replacing a faulty sensor on the road section, Fourmaux, who is being co-driven by Renaud Jamoul, made gaining knowledge of his EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta #wrc the priority thereafter.
 
With his #rallydeportugal debut marking his first outing on gravel in a World #rally Car, the 26-year-old remained resolute after being promoted to the role of road opener when rival driver Thierry Neuville was forced to retire.
 
Teemu Suninen used leg two of #rallydeportugal to cement his podium placing in the WRC2 category, while also increasing his understanding of the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta Rally2 on gravel. Hedding into Sunday's five-stage route, Suninen and co-driver Mikko Markkula are more than 1m20s ahead of their closest rivals in second position after being slowed by a damaged tyre on SS14 and still in the fight for the victory.
 
Restarting on leg two after he went off the road on day one and retired, #tomkristensson used Saturday's route to increase his experience behind the wheel of the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta Rally2, part of his prize for winning the FIA Junior #wrc Championship in 2020. With David Arhusiander co-driving, Kristensson is ninth in WRC2 after an encouraging display

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