Hyundai WRT does not have own thread like the other teams.
Do they have a plan of using 4 WRC cars, or maybe promote the R5 with two drivers alternating on using R5 and WRCar in 17?
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Hyundai WRT does not have own thread like the other teams.
Do they have a plan of using 4 WRC cars, or maybe promote the R5 with two drivers alternating on using R5 and WRCar in 17?
I think they have a winning car, but Paddon's performance is not what they expected. Also, I guess they have concerns about Newville's reliability. In short, they need another top driver to get the points they need. My guess is 4 WRC cars.
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End of his Hyundai WRC chances ?
He did Belgium championship rounds in Peugeot, so...
I agree Abbring was already out of the current Hyundai picture, but a switch to Touring Cars appears to make it final. Plus the fact they are having Mikkelsen test also put another nail in the coffin...
He posted a short gif of being behind the wheel of a Hyundai WRC on his Instagram this tuesday, so he is still doing some work there.
Yes, he still does the WRC roll outs etc.
Paddon said in Colin Clark's Kitchen Table Shakedown interview that the new car is more adjusted to Neuville's driving style, which doesn't suit Paddon's style and he's still struggling with that. Changing his driving style didn't work but he's trying to set up the car to suit his style. Does anyone know what's the main difference between these guys' styles?
It's becoming more and more obvious that those WRC17 cars are not so easy to "adjust" and match driver's preferences. I guess it's going to take a while before everyone find its comfortable and fast enough settings.
Have they chosen the crews themselves, or has there been a shootout/autition of some sort?
http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/july-...2--12-12-.html
it will be a failure, just as all other talent contests that want to find a great talent, but use criteria as PR skills to exclude candidates.
if they want to find talent, they should organize a cheap cup with equal cars. that's how loeb, ogier and neuville got where they are.
They want a guy for already next year to drive R5 in wrc 2, you can't go all the way back to stock 1600s and get a guy from there to drive in a world championship events with a proper rally car.
Okay, if your looking for the best of the best then you kinda have to start from the scratch but that would take many years and might still not pay out.
I would imagine guys like Solans, Huttunen and Rovanperä to be in the scope.
It feels like they've worked out they need a new driver for the R5 project. And have decided to turn it into a good PR opportunity. Other teams would do the same thing privately.
About time Hyundai put something back into rallying. All teams need to nurture the future driver's of the sport.
M-Sport have done it for years, so too Citroen. Even new-boys Toyota have got a prospect like Lappi into a car already.
Well, it's not the first time Hyundai is looking for new talents. They are investing a lot in Chewon Lim (question is whether this is successful or not) and when they signed Hayden Paddon he was still a rather unproven talent in a World Rally Car (just like Lappi was). So there is no reason to reproach anyone...
How much rallying experience did Lim have before signing with Hyundai? His times suggest he's been thrown into a rally car with very litte of it.
Had to have a Korean in the car as did the French with a French driver!
Only a limited programme in an R2 Adam - https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/129279-chewon-lim/
I think I read he came from a circuit race background?
Rumoured Hyundai 'shoot-out' list (@RubnPerez):
Solans
Lopez
Ingram
Cave
Greensmith
Rovanpera
Huttunen
Lindholm
Berfa
Loubet
Dilley
Andolfi
Bergkvist
Veiby
Neuville is straight out of the French school, like Ogier and Loeb before him, keep the car as straight as possible. Paddon likes to go sideways and aggressive, like every other great rally driver who hasn't won a championship in the last 15 years.
They're all fantastic young drivers and hopefuly most of them will achieve great things on a near future. Btw, if Rovanpera wins that could be he won't drive for MSport?
I think the Hyundai program winner was meant to contest in WRC2 in 2018. Rovanperä will be 17 until October 2018 and cannot take part in most European WRC rallies. Therefore the M-Sport deal and BRC would be better suited for him, with some bonus WRC2 events that he is allowed to take part in (Wales 2017, Mexico, Argentina, anything after October 2018).
btw where did you all take those names? i havent seen any confirmation of those drivers participating...someone just mentioned them in twitter but with no source?
Now Autosport knows that Greensmith, Cave and Ingram are selected, with 14 non-brits. https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...ai-wrc-scheme/
Estonian media says that Kruuda is in the selection of drivers http://sport.delfi.ee/news/auto/wrc/...is?id=79171288
yesss, very nice news in the morning