Prodrive loses MINI factory deal | WRC News | Feb 2012 | Crash.Net Feb-06 2012 / 12:56 EST
The announcement comes after rumours emerged of a possible split between the two parties, despite a successful run of three podium finishes in just seven starts for the MINI John Cooper Works.
WRC Team MINI Portugal will now represent MINI in the manufacturers' championship for the remainder of the season - with Armindo Araujo and Paulo Nobre as the two drivers - with Prodrive reduced to the position of a works-supported privateer....
