Meeke may perchance presumably accumulate a career lifeline in invent of Pirelli role
The Northern Irishman, a 5-time WRC match winner, had been left with out a pressure for the 2020 season having being dropped by Toyota after factual a single season with the Eastern manufacturer.
However with Pirelli making ready to turn into the sole dealer to the WRC from 2021 having gained a four-year soft from governing physique FIA and taking on from Michelin, Meeke is being belief to be for the role of attempting out the new rubber.
Other drivers up for consideration consist of used Toyota driver Jari-Matti Latvala, and ex-Hyundai drivers Hayden Paddon and Andreas Mikkelsen, with all four drivers having had experience of the utilization of the most up-to-date Plus autos introduced in 2017.
Rally actions manager of Pirelli, Terenzio Testoni, said: “We’ll be in a position to decide on one who’s not doing the realm championship this year, we need a driver who has experience with the Plus [car].
“We soundless obtain to buy him, nonetheless the road-up involves names esteem Kris Meeke, Jari-Matti Latvala, Hayden Paddon, Andreas Mikkelsen.
“We’re deciding on him out with the FIA. Anyway this may perchance occasionally presumably be one of these, because we need one of these drivers who’s conscious of the WRC Plus [car].
“The principle ingredient in these autos is the aerodynamic load and it’s miles serious to obtain a driver who’s conscious of how primary the produce of aerodynamics is.
“The ingredient of the aerodynamics of the Plus is presumably the one who we know the least, nonetheless already in the previous we obtain got had the alternative to rubberise WRC Plus, final year as an illustration.
“We obtain at the very least technology and we are confident.”
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Testoni confirmed that the right kind compose of the take a look at vehicle has but to be agreed, and that the COVID-19 pandemic has attach Pirelli on the inspire foot, delaying the major take a look at from April to July.
“The scenario linked to the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to obtain difficulties and has delayed all the pieces,” he said.
“We were ready for the major tests at the stop of April nonetheless now we are confident we are in a position to originate up in July.
“Pirelli, each for grime and asphalt tyres, has frequently performed its tests in Sardinia and has performed so for various causes.
“Initially we obtain got the entire references and we are in a position to set where we are and without delay the goodness of the product, and then why we trail to take a look at without delay on the actual phases.
“And it’s miles a parameter that will presumably back us to urge up kind.”