YATES: I WANT TO BE QUICK EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST SOMEWHERE
Four years ago, a 24-year-old Chesterfield driver was embarking upon his first ever rally using pacenotes in an R5 car in just his second full season of rallying. Now, the very same driver is in the middle of a two-pronged attack on the World and British Rally Championships. Rhys Yates’ rise to stardom has been rather extraordinary.
Driving for M-Sport in WRC 2 and the BRC this term, Yates and co-driver James Morgan have a unique opportunity to compete for two championships in the cockpit of a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk2.
“The goal is to be a world championship driver and the ultimate goal is to become World Rally champion,” he says. “We can all dream and it’s great to have that goal to work towards but I can’t say I want to be a
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