Silly Season 2024

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Originally Posted by CeskyOndra

Many people will disagree with me, but I think, that duo Neuville-Tanak will work nice next year. On the podium last Sunday, they looked like best friends, congratulations from Thierry to Ott after finish looked really lovely! :D

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I agree, the Hyundai situation last year felt like a pushed manufactured conflict. I guess we have to little drive to survive style drama, so they have to make it up when there's a hint of conflict.

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Originally Posted by Managarium

TÄNAK IN HYUNDAI
Ott Tänak could be close to a return to Hyundai for the 2024 season.
It is no mystery that the relationship between Tänak and M-Sport has taken a turn for the worse and that the Estonian driver has every possibility of not renewing his contract with the English team at the end of 2023.
Hyundai, on the other hand, is looking to hire a second top driver to join Neuville and Esapekka Lappi. The team first tried negotiations with Kalle Rovanperä and then with Sebastien Ogier without however finding success.
Undoubtedly Tänak is a top driver and the adequate economic offer can arrive.
In the second part of the 2022 season, Tänak expressed his desire to leave Hyundai and in fact moved to M-Sport.
His return would seem possible thanks to the figure of Cyril Abiteboul, Hyundai team principal, who arrived at the start of the current season.
The negotiation between Ott Tänak and Hyundai Motorsport could already be at an advanced stage.
The news was released by Areacorse.com

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These guys had it right in mid-Sept ...

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

These guys had it right in mid-Sept ...

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Dirtfish said in the podcast they knew for sure it was a done deal on 20th september so the timeline fits.

RedGrey to take over Hyundai Rally2 as well?

Confirmed now

https://motorsport.hyundai.com/return-of-tanak/

https://scontent.fopo5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...fQ&oe=6544B42D

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/m...exit/10528414/

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/m...exit/10528414/

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Sounds to me again like Rich the Ostrich doesnt want to admit the car is not that good, Tänak obviously sayd that the car has not gotten any update since the beggining of the year, and the only pace from the car comes from Friday from Pierre before he crashes and Tänak clearly forced to overdrive and make mistakes in it(finland for example)

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Originally Posted by Rallyest

Sounds to me again like Rich the Ostrich doesnt want to admit the car is not that good, Tänak obviously sayd that the car has not gotten any update since the beggining of the year, and the only pace from the car comes from Friday from Pierre before he crashes and Tänak clearly forced to overdrive and make mistakes in it(finland for example)

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The car does have some pace and has achieved two wins this year. If it hadn't been for the unreliability then maybe several other good results would've been achieved too.

Tanak maybe has overdriven at times to win but he did the same at Hyundai in the second half of 2022. Neither car apparently suited his driving style but that didnt mean they were bad cars per se.

Lets see his comments on the i20 next year.

Poland is in for next year!