Ngokwaneliseka okukhulu ukuba sikwazisa ukuba umqhubi wasePortugal, u-Armindo Araújo, ekugqibeleni ungomnye wabaqhubi abasemthethweni be-MINI kwi-WRC.
Kwiveki ephelileyo, i-MINI isayine u-Armindo Araújo kunye no-Paulo Nobre, ukubaleka iQela le-WRC i-MINI Portugal kwi-WRC 2012, kwi-M1, eqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwe-MINI JCW WRC kwi-WRC. U-Armindo Araújo uqinisekise kuphela ubukho bakhe kuyo yonke iminyhadala ye-WRC kulo nyaka, njengomqhubi we-MINI osemthethweni:
Ngokwengxelo evela kwaBMW, intsebenziswano neProdrive iye yatshintsha. I-Prodrive ngoku inoxanduva lokwakha nokuxhasa i-MINI John Cooper Works WRC yabucala, isebenzisana neqela lakwaBMW kuphuhliso lwemoto. Ngamanye amazwi, i-Prodrive ngoku iqela labucala kunye nomqhubi waseSpain, uDani Sordo, kufuneka alandele indlela efanayo, atshintshe indawo kunye nomqhubi wasePutukezi, u-Armindo Araújo.
Njengoko ubona kwividiyo, u-Armindo Araújo kunye noMiguel Ramalho sele baseSweden belungiselela umcimbi wesibini we-WRC 2012, kwaye ngeli xesha ngemibala emitsha ye-WRC TEAM MINI PORTUGAL iqela. I-2012 ibonakala iqala phezulu kumqhubi weSanto Tirso. Umnqweno omhle!
Umbhalo: Tiago Luís