Hyundai WRT

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 8th November 2023, 17:36

I just listened to the WRC Backstories podcast with Mikkelsen.

Interesting to hear the reason he struggled to drive the i20 WRC was due to his driving style which he said he learned from Ogier (who learned it from Loeb). He couldn't trail-brake into corners, only in a straight line, and didnt want to change his style.

I wonder what the current i20 Rally1 would be like and if it's the same (as its still for Neuville) ? If so it could mean Mikkelsen would struggle there again if he ever got a chance.

**becher** · 8th November 2023, 19:56

Interesting. Loeb and Ogier don't trail brake? Anyone noticed that or got some insight?

**TypeR** · 8th November 2023, 20:07

Originally Posted by becher

Interesting. Loeb and Ogier don't trail brake? Anyone noticed that or got some insight?

They don't give a shhhirt. They win titles.
Although I am a fan of Tanak.. I still respect Loeb's attitude.. that he sets his style to the car and not the other way and moan about the bad car.
Okay, he(Loeb) couldn't find his pace w Hyundai.. but it is another 10y old story with certain driver.
It will be really interesting to see, what Abiteboul will achieve. Adamo was same style, but suddenly retired.

**seb_sh** · 8th November 2023, 21:08

Originally Posted by becher

Interesting. Loeb and Ogier don't trail brake? Anyone noticed that or got some insight?

From memory, Loeb was described as braking earlier than others but also getting off the brake sooner and accelerating earlier. This was especially good with active diffs but seems to be an efficient style in general.

**becher** · 8th November 2023, 21:19

Originally Posted by TypeR

They don't give a shhhirt. They win titles.
Although I am a fan of Tanak.. I still respect Loeb's attitude.. that he sets his style to the car and not the other way and moan about the bad car.
Okay, he(Loeb) couldn't find his pace w Hyundai.. but it is another 10y old story with certain driver.
It will be really interesting to see, what Abiteboul will achieve. Adamo was same style, but suddenly retired.

Oh man ...they sure give a shit about how they drive a car. They are athletes not kids on "Need for Speed".

**becher** · 10th November 2023, 09:43

Oh it's the other way round, Mikkelsen claimed that he, Ogier and Loeb trail brake and the i20 didn't work with trail braking. Makes much more sense considering Neuville constantly adjusted the car on entry with the handbrake.

**Eli** · 6th December 2023, 11:47

https://motorsport.hyundai.com/famil...J8ZUIny9Z917Bo

Sordo & Mikkelsen as the rumors said.

**EstWRC** · 24th December 2023, 08:56

Hyundais Christmas presents unwrapping video and interestingly there is Suninen and I can also see that Msports social media manager Sebastian SCOTT has now joined them

https://youtu.be/9m0JeFSNsXo?si=WJBxebd-JH7SXuuu