According to reports in the British national paper, The Guardian, recently crowned World Rally Champion Richard Burns will be free to drive for Peugeot next season. The Englishman had been involved in the midst of a legal battle between Peugeot, whom he has signed with for 2002, and Subaru, the team he won the championship title with this past season.

However according to the paper the contract battle is set to be resolved out of the courts despite Subaru having already started court proceedings in the London High Court last week to prevent Burns from leaving. Details of the settlement are unknown and are likely to remain that way.