Mitsubishi: We could comeback in...
Mitsubishi boss, Isao Torii has revealed that the earliest they will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in an official capacity will be in 2009.
Mitsubishi quit the WRC at the end of last year and while they are still keen to keep a presence in the sport, they want to do so by running the Lancer WRC 05 with privateers, something that means they do not pay the bills. Torii added that their focus at the moment is the Dakar Rally and preparing the new Pajero for its debut in 2007.
Mitsubishi boss, Isao Torii has revealed that the earliest they will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in an official capacity will be in 2009.
Mitsubishi quit the WRC at the end of last year and while they are still keen to keep a presence in the sport, they want to do so by running the Lancer WRC 05 with privateers, something that means they do not pay the bills. Torii added that their focus at the moment is the Dakar Rally and preparing the new Pajero for its debut in 2007.
"Up until 2009 the Dakar project will enjoy our absolute priority," he confirmed to rallye-magazin.de.
Furthermore, Torii again called for a reduction in the number of events in the WRC and while he recently voiced his support for the Rally Norway, one of eight WRC candidate events taking place this year, he reckons that Sweden and Norway should take turns holding a round of the World Rally Championship - rather than both running one every season.
"Sweden and Norway should not take place within one season, they should alternate. We have too many rounds at the moment and many of them do not make sense," he concluded.
