The 2 M-Sport Ford WRT drivers Ott Tänak and Pierre-Louis Loubet have now begun their first pre-event testing forward of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season-opener in Rallye Monte-Carlo and over this weekend the duo has been noticed testing the Ford Puma Rally1 across the mountains west of the city of Hole in Monaco.
On Saturday, M-Sport turn into the primary producer out of the three to hold out exams forward of the primary spherical of the season and there are solely 10 days left till the vehicles are on the beginning line able to launch away on the annual first stage at La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 beginning on Thursday night.
Tänak, who left Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT on the finish of final 12 months, shared the seat with Loubet on the primary testing day and it was additionally the primary time Tänak was seen driving the Puma Rally1 within the public exterior of M-Sport´s testing space in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
In keeping with some experiences coming from followers watching, the testing went easily and with out issues. Loubet was the primary to have a go and later Tänak took over till the night. Yesterday (Sunday) it was Loubet´s flip to do a full day of testing earlier than Tänak continues with it in the present day (Monday).