The M-Sport driver began his first full-time season in the WRC this year on the front foot by scoring a third at January's Monte Carlo season opener behind the duelling part-time drivers Sebastien Loeb (M-Sport) and Sebastien Ogier (Toyota).
But Breen’s season has stuttered since then, most notably when he crashed out of Rally Sweden. The Irishman bounced back with a fourth in Croatia but was left frustrated after a combination of a puncture, poor team tyre choice and brake issue dropped him to eighth overall in Portugal last month.
