With interests in acquiring the
services of Thierry Neuville coming from Hyundai and Citroen, M-Sport
have said they are determined to keep the young Belgian in one of
their cars for the 2014 season and beyond.
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| Neuville in Action in Finland, where he finished 2nd |
Former IRC front-runner Neuville has
been the revelation of this year's WRC season, which is only his
second full year in a WRC car in the top flight. To date, after eight
rounds, he lies joint second in the overall Driver's table with
Jari-Matti Latvala, with four podiums, including two second places,
to his credit.
The only downsides in his otherwise
excellent year came when he crashed out of Day 1 of the Rallye Monte
Carlo, and having to restart in Portugal thanks to damage sustained
after hitting a rock.
Even with interest from WRC newcomers
Hyundai and his former employer, Citroen, Neuville wants to remain at
M-Sport.
"I didn't talk to anybody [else].
I am very happy with M-Sport and I have a lot to focus on for the
rest of this season. The Fiesta is a beautiful car to drive, I'm
really enjoying myself." he said.
The man responsible for the Qatar tie
up, Nasser Al-Attiyah, says he is happy with both the team's main
drivers and M-Sport's general performance, appearing keen to hang
onto Neuville and Mads Ostberg and to stick with M-Sport for 2014.
"They are both very good drivers
and we want to keep them. In Finland, they both did really well, with
Thierry making an incredible drive to finish second.”
Al-Attiyah is planning ahead to 2014 as
well, aiming to sit down with M-Sport's top brass in Germany to
discuss next season and to have everything in place for the new
season, insisting he very much wants to continue on the same path as
team has done this year so far.
"We will try to fix everything in
Germany, it's much better to get everything done early and have
everything in place for 2014. We want to carry on in the same way
that we have this year.” he added.
Photo credit: M-Sport
Photo credit: M-Sport
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