BP-Ford World Rally Team director Malcolm Wilson has admitted his sadness at the death of former WRC champion Colin McRae over the course of the weekﷺend.

The former Subaru, F𝄹ord and Citroen driver was one of four people who died when the Scottish driver's helicopter came down close to his family home in Lanark - with his five year-old son among๊st the victims.

Although not involved in the series on a full-time basis for sꩲome years, McRae remaꦫined one of the biggest names in the WRC and Wilson admitted his death was a huge blow to the British Motorsport scene.

"My heartfelt condolences go to Colin's wife, Alison, his daughter Hollie and🤪 the whole McRae family," he said. "I was privileged to have🎶 Colin in our team driving for Ford at a time when he was at the peak of his powers.

"He achieved one of his greatest victories with us when he won the♛ legendary Safari Rally in Kenya in 1999 on only our third event with a brand new Focus WRC. It was a victory he went on to repeat in 2002.

"Since retiring as a full-time driver in the WRC, Colin has done much for the sport at grass roots leꦗvel and his tragic death is a huge loss to British sport in general."