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18th April 2017, 17:06 #161
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18th April 2017, 17:17 #162
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18th April 2017, 17:20 #163
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is it reasonable to make the comparison to M-Sport, which operates differently to other WRC teams? I don't see a point in hiring a driver who can't win the championship or score manufacturer points. Unless he pays for it like the M-Sport guys, and Mikkelsen said he's not paying to drive.
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18th April 2017, 17:32 #164
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18th April 2017, 18:37 #165
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Denial from Hyundai for the moment. Nothing more than the test but let's see - http://www.autohebdo.fr/wrc/actualit...al-184885.html
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18th April 2017, 19:19 #166
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18th April 2017, 19:30 #167
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Thinking more about this - if you could always pick 3 from 4 drivers at Hyundai - then you're basically subbing in for Sordo on some (particularly the fast) gravel rallies and then Paddon on all tarmac rounds.
For me I don't think there's any combination of 3 guys (on any round) that wouldn't include Neuville and Mikkelsen.
So Hyundai immediately go back into the territory of potentially having to hurt a driver's feelings by demoting them.RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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18th April 2017, 19:39 #168
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Does Paddon have a contract beyond the end of this season? If not, it may be the kick that he needs to find his form from late 2015, when he was in a similar position.
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18th April 2017, 19:42 #169
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Hyundai will choose to nominate 3 of the 4 drivers to score pts before each rally. Then the best 2 finishers of those 3 selected drivers score manufacturer pts. Simple.
Could help Paddon actually, he's the weakest of the 4 drivers atm so he should be #4 and told to just focus on pushing hard and driving his own rally (without having to think about manufacturer pts). Let Andreas and Sordo help Neuville and Hyundai out. Paddon needs to regain his confidence fast or he will be quickly lost, and chucked into the scrap heap of nearly drivers that have went before him like Duval, Marko Martin etc. Paddon should have a word with his "mate" Neuville about how to fight back from the dumps. I still believe in him, but he's currently very poor on tarmac and has lost all pace on gravel. Unfortunately for him, that is not a good situation to be in
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