Richard Millener: How M-Sport Battled Rally Kenya From Afar

Jul 02, 2021, 12:00 PM

Tom Howard is joined by M-Sport Ford team principal Richard Millener to talk about their success in Safari Rally Kenya. Due to Covid restrictions, Rich and Malcolm Wilson had to run operations from their base in the UK and he talks about the logictical problems they faced. But also how technology has opened up the new oppotunities to get close to the rally without having the travel. The team have flown from Kenya to Estonia to re-prep the cars, with 15 of their team out of the country for at least 20 days.

Richard also talks about the significant additional costs which have resulted from the pandemic and how teams are coping with budget implications.