Ford will use team orders in France

Ford has admitted that it will be using team orders to put Mikko Hirvonen ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala at the end of the Rallye de France Alsace and ensure a grandstand finish to this year's World Rally Championship. With seven-time world champion Sebastien Loeb retiring as a result of engine problems on day one of the event, Hirvonen has his best chance yet of winning an inaugural world title.

Al Herman Hans Herrmann Franзois Hesnault Hans Heyer Damon Hill