Never has a Ford driver — not even Colin McRae — made such an immediate impact on the World Rally Championship scene. With just one special stage to go on the 1991 Monte Carlo rally — his first event for Ford — 28-year-old Francois Delecour looked set to win the event. Ten minutes later, when his Sierra Cosworth 4x4 broke its rear suspension on the legendary Col du Turini, that dream lay in ruins. With only a third place to celebrate, it was no wonder that he was close to tears when interviewed by the press. It would be three long years before he got his revenge.
Like his contemporary team-mate, Miki Biasion, Francois never quite managed to urge the Sierra Cosworth 4x4 to
