Ford ready to use team orders

BP Ford Abu Dhabi team principal Malcolm Wilson has confirmed he will do everything he can to get Mikko Hirvonen the best points finish in Corsica.

Wilson said if the top four positions were unchanged going into the final stage (SS16), he would ask Francois Duval and Jari-Matti Latvala to slow down and allow Mikko past.

“We’re going to run through the next stage (SS15) as normal because we’ve seen this morning that anything can happen - and it still can - but we will review the situation after that,” said Wilson. “If things stay the same we will look to get Mikko the best possible chance of wining the drivers’ championship by moving him up to second.”

Wilson said he understood Hirvonen’s reluctance to go through with the plan but would do it anyway for the sake of both championships.

“That’s a normal thing,” said Wilson. “Mikko feels he got promoted into second last week and feels probably quite bad. But as he knows, we’ve got to try and win both championships. Okay, it’s going to be a long shot, but we would be kicking ourselves - and he would be kicking himself - if something did happen. It’s not an ideal situation but we have to do it to try and get the best result for the team and the driver.”