[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

I'm curious how he will perform. Personally I believe he's a bit overrated, so lets hope I'm wrong ;)

That is great news indeed.

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Originally Posted by tolis

Hayden Paddon in 7 WRC rounds driving a Hyundai!
Im so excited to announce we have signed with Hyundai Motorsport to contest 7 rounds of this years WRC driving the Hyundai i20 WRC for the Hyundai Motorsport N. Our first event will be June's Rally Italy, and our program will also include Rally Australia. We will need your support more than ever this year - lets do it!!! Our livery will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

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I really hope this is a semi private entry. They allready have 3 good drivers and one for marketing purposes. And they are not giving Bouffier a chance. If this means one or two of the good ones don't get to drive in some evnt, this is a stupid decision.

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Originally Posted by COD

I really hope this is a semi private entry.

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"Our livery will be confirmed in the coming weeks." - seems so, they woudnt be speaking about "our livery" if its full factory car... or ?

Good news. Just hope they will keep three cars for their factory team during the rest of the year for Neuville, Sordo and Hanninen (except for Australia, where we now Atkinson will fill a place) and Paddon will 'just' be a private addition.
It looks like that's the case since he's paying for the drive.

Makes you wonder how Bouffier will feel!

Now Hyndai will need bigger supermarket :D

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Originally Posted by Kalm

"Our livery will be confirmed in the coming weeks." - seems so, they woudnt be speaking about "our livery" if its full factory car... or ?

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You are probably right.

Official works drive in the third car - http://www.hyundai.co.nz/new-thinking/m ... rc-program

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Originally Posted by stefanvv

Now Hyndai will need bigger supermarket :D

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No - Just like Tesco or Carrefour they will have the existing Hyper size for the main team and a Spar Shop for Paddon!

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Originally Posted by MartijnS

I'm curious how he will perform. Personally I believe he's a bit overrated, so lets hope I'm wrong ;)

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You are wrong. Paddon is a perpetual winner. A trait not evident in any current drivers except Ogier. This is a smart decision and well deserved.