The M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team will welcome Aaron Burkart, the 2010 FIA Junior World Rally Champion, into their Cumbria-based squad for this week’s ADAC Rallye Deutschland.
Fresh from a podium position at last weekend’s ADAC Rally Wartburg where Burkart piloted the Ford Fiesta S2000, the 28-year-old German driver is feeling confident ahead of his debut in the Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car.
Burkart will be partnered by fellow countryman André Kachel and will be aiminig to finish with a top result on their debut World Rally Car event.
Aaron Burkart said: “I can’t wait for [this] week but I’m starting to feel a little nervous now too. It’s such an amazing opportunity to drive a World Rally Car and on my home event it is really something special. I’d like to finish on the podium, but I’m aware that there’s 20 World Rally Cars in Germany so it’s not going to be an easy task. We’ve had some good results in the Ford Fiesta S2000 already this year, but I know that the Fiesta RS WRC has a lot more power so we need to take this into account when first getting to grips with the car.”
