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11th February 2017, 20:04 #10
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Nandan: "It should not happen"
Michel Nandan, the Principal of Hyundai Motorsport, did not hide his frustration after seeing Thierry Neuville lose a win for the second time in a row.
Hyundai Motorsport is struggling at the end of the second stage of the Swedish Rally. While the Korean brand was hoping to win with Thierry Neuville who had a 43-second lead over Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota), the Belgian fell into the Karlstad super special that closed the day.
When the wheel was torn, the vice-world champion had to dismount. A situation identical to that lived in Monte Carlo last month when he had given up while he dominated the event.
"It's easy to say that it's part of the rally, but it should not happen in a super special when you have a lead of 43 seconds," commented Monegasque. It is disappointing for the whole team and of course for Thierry and Nicolas (Gilsoul) after these performances. Until this special, they did everything well by controlling and increasing their lead. The Rally2 will allow them to quickly turn the page. "
"We must focus on the potential of our car despite the problems encountered at the beginning of the season. Our crews are resistant. We saw it this morning with Hayden (Paddon) and John (Kennard) who had their worries of power steering, "said Michel Nandan.
Hyundai is now placing on Dani Sordo who occupies the 4th place at a good distance from Sébastien Ogier (Ford). Hayden Paddon is seventh.
http://www.autohebdo.fr/wrc/actualit...er-183323.html
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