Mitsubishi go 'active' in Mexico.

Mitsubishi has announced that they will add an extra 'weapon' to their arsenal in Mexico this weekend, with confirmation that the Lancer WRC05 will run with their 'active differential system' for the first time.

Following a successful test with the 'gizmo' after the Swedish Rally, the team believe that it could well give them a decisive edge on gravel, as soon as it is fine-tuned.

"We have done a lot of kilometres of gravel testing with the new active differential system in the last few weeks," confirmed Mitsubishi's technical director, Mario Fornaris.

"The drivers' comments were very positive concerning the overall handling, and the reliability of the system has so far been good."

Team boss, Isao Torri has also been pleased with the system, and reckons it should help team leader, Harri Rovanpera and team-mate Gilles Panizzi, who returns to action, after sitting out the Swedish Rally, when Gigi Galli drove the second car.

"The implementation of the active centre differential system is a big step towards us being competitive on gravel rallies," he added.

"However, this is the first event using the new system and we have to learn more, because in competition it's always different to testing conditions.

"Our goal is to bring both cars into the finish and score manufacturer points."