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What's with the Finnish press guys on Twitter with constantly thinly veiled remarks about the Hyundai team shutting down...

I just find it weird. If you have information, and you believe in what...

A couple of very small changes on the livery. More blue along the bottom of the doors. Bit more orange on the front and across the door.

More interested to see the final homologated aero when...

Looks like the guys are having fun at Monza Rally Show. Really cool to see them swapping seats throughout the event - https://www.facebook.com/hmirally/videos/1512357048855376/

Four cars for Wales as expected: https://motorsport.hyundai.com/crews-confirmed-wales/

They have to enter the cars for GB before Catalunya happens so that isn't possible unfortunately. Unless they entered four and pulled a car - which I doubt. I see this more as ensuring equal...

Yeah have to assume Hyundai just weren't willing to swallow that cost of a works-run R5. And getting Andreas up to speed and potentially impacting that title fight is a bigger priority. I get that.
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Neuville wanted #5 apparently. I think they gave the drivers some choice.

Second rally geek question from me - I wonder what colour roof vent Andreas will go for? Red? Or maybe yellow like his...

Realistically was Sordo getting a contract extension after 2018 anyway? If you had to bet money you'd have to say no. Maybe he sees the writing on the wall - he certainly will if he gets dropped for...

So it does seem some fairly safe assumptions -

Mikkelsen has signed with Hyundai for 2018
Four cars for GB

All sounds quite promising. All these teams seem pretty keen to keep things even, hence why I suggested four cars for GB and then Paddon misses Spain, Sordo misses Australia. Four cars on a long haul...

Haha I just copied that from Hyundai directly. Bit sloppy from them. They also spelled Bergkvist wrong but I corrected that for them.

I guess conceivably Rovanperä could win this drive and then...

8 young drivers picked for the next stage of the young driver scheme:

Emil Bergkvist, Gus Greensmith, Jari Huttunen, Karl Kruuda, Pepe Lopez, Pierre-Louis Loubet, René Mandel and Kalle Rovenpera.

Only a limited programme in an R2 Adam - https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/129279-chewon-lim/

I think I read he came from a circuit race background?

It feels like they've worked out they need a new driver for the R5 project. And have decided to turn it into a good PR opportunity. Other teams would do the same thing privately.