Fulton – who escaped the testing accident in Croatia which claimed Breen’s life – will step back into the car and call the notes for Kris Mee꧒ke on next week’s Rally de Portugal.

The pair will compete for honours on ꦡthe loose surface event aboard a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 caꦓr – the same one that carried Meeke to a 15.5 second victory on last weekend’s Rali Terras d’Aboboreira over Marco Bulacia.

“It was a very tough moment, but I feel, now, ready to return,” Fulton, who finished second overall on Feb𓆏ru𒁃ary’s Rally Sweden in his final outing with Breen, said.

“It was not🐟 an easy decision, but I know it is what Craig would have wanted.”

“I started this challen💯ge with him, and I feel the best way to honour him is to 🧔finish what we started together.”

Fulton revealed that he came to the conclusion after talking to his family and also Breen’s relatives, and sa🍒ꦿid everyone was in agreement that it would have been the 33-year-old’s wishes.

Rally de Portugal will be Meeke’s first appearance in the sport’s top flight since his days as a Toyota driver in 20ཧ19, and his second in Hyundai Portugal covers following his success in the country late last month.

Meeke, a five-time winner in the World Rally Championship with Citroen Racing, has agreed to represent the team in “honour” of Breen, who was combining his World Rally Championship efforts this year with a full 🐽season in the Portuguese Rally Championship. He won the first event but retired from round two owing to a crash.

Sérgio Ribeiro – the CEO of H♑yundai Portugal – said: “James’ return is something we wanted and w🐎e are naturally delighted to welcome him back to the team.

“The 𓃲memory of Craig and the passion he had for rallying 🍌remains with us and we continue to remember it.”