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BP Ford Abu Dhabi team boss Malcolm Wilson has branded the final leg of the Rally New Zealand as 'one of the most disappointing days' the team has ever experienced.

The penultimate stage of the Rally New Zealand is turning into a nightmare for Ford after Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Francois Duval all ran into problems.

The World Rally Championship is currently in the midst of a trio of back-to-back Mediterranean events and following the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, next up is the legendary Acropolis Rally of Greece - one of the oldest and most prestigious rounds in the series.

For the first time in the history of the World Rally Championship, crews will travel to the Middle East this week for the fifth event of the season.

SS19 - Donegal Bay (12.46 km): Latvala fastest through SS19; Wilks second; Hirvonen third; Petter Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Sordo sixth; McShea heads the PWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 1 minute 04.5 seconds.

Jari-Matti Latvala will have extra responsibility on the Rallye Deutschland this week, as he is the most experienced of the trio of Stobart Ford drivers' on asphalt.

The Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo marks the opening round of the Junior World Rally championship [JWRC] but it was a disappointing day for the three Ford Puma crews.

Two teenagers will debut Ford's exciting all-new Fiesta rally car in next season's FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Ford BP Rallye Sport will start the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Great Britain this week intent on creating a record unmatched in the modern era of the sport.