Jost Capito will attend his final FIA World𒅌 Rally Championship event as Ford Team RS Director next weekend in Wales.

Capito, who will take up a new role as Vehicle Line Director for Ford Performance Vehicles within the company's Product Development organisation next season, will make a farewell speech in Swansea on Wednesday, November 28, prior to the ceremonial start of the Wales Rally GB the following day.

"I'm proud to h𝔉ave been heading Ford's rally p🧔rogramme during the most successful period in our history," said Capito.

"We've won back-to-back 🐻manufacturers' titles in the last two seasons and the Focus RS has won 15 WRC events in that period.

"I now feel comfortable to take on a new role within Ford 💜from the beginning of 2008," he added.

Mark Deans meanwhile has been appointed to the newly-created p🐠osition of🅰 motorsport director for Ford of Europe and will be focal point through which the 'Blue Oval' will continue to support M-Sport, the company which runs the BP Ford World Rally Team.

The changes were announced by Ford of Europe la🤪st week on W💖ednesday, November 14.