I just mentioned them because there was article that Lynk&Co is going rallying.. Their parent company is Geely which both are chinese brands. And also Proton under the same umbrella. They have...
The i20 Rally2 car that Fourmaux tested the other day sounded a lot like the Rally1 car...
Not complete failure. Co-driver of that fella actually did help and won driver and co-driver title.
Maybe they need him for part test/development role and they want to transition some tech to rally2 car and who knows better their rally2 car than Paddon.

Shakedown at Rallye Hivernal with Fourmaux, Solberg and Paddon https://youtu.be/TdUZzY_mIzg?si=rEGwiCmtLw_CqkqR
WRC Testing