Last year's works drivers Pontus Tidemand, Jan Kopecký and Esapekka Lappi have been retained by the Czech manufacturer for its WRC 2 campaign which will begin at the second round in Sweden. The Fabia R5 had a successful debut season in 2015 during which it secured a fourth title in a row for Škoda in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, four wins in WRC 2 and five national titles. Škoda Motorsport Director Michal Hrabánek admitted the results had exceeded expectations, but emphasised that he was after more in 2016. “It goes without saying that we continued to work hard through the winter break with the team, and are looking forward to an eventful year of rallying in 2016. Our goal is...
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