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Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon's uncertain future received a major boost with confirmation he will take the step up to a Ford Fiesta RS WRC for the Spanish round of the world championship next month.
After finishing strongly at Rally Australia against adversity through mechanical gremlins, Paddon and co-driver John Kennard will be pitched into their first outright WRC drive in the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team. Click through to read full story on Speedcafe.co.nz