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  1. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    2022 - 5 event wins 2023 - 2 event wins It...

    2022 - 5 event wins
    2023 - 2 event wins

    It would take WW3 breaking out to stop Toyota winning both titles next year.
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    It's most likely to be Suninen. Rossel or...

    It's most likely to be Suninen.

    Rossel or Lindholm would be most interesting to see how they get on.

    Gryazin would only be worth hiring if you had a lot of bodywork / shells that need to be...
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    There are lots of fairly easy and obvious things...

    There are lots of fairly easy and obvious things that could be done before rallies that never happen. I wouldn't say it was something that could have easily been foreseen.

    I'm glad, but surprised,...
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    I don’t see it happening. I see the logic, in...

    I don’t see it happening. I see the logic, in that even if Hyundai did decide to run their third car with a different crew, whoever it is wouldn’t have tested, so they would be at a disadvantage...
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    This is also a sign that - quite smartly - Cyril...

    This is also a sign that - quite smartly - Cyril has realised he will need to carefully manage Thierry... both to keep him in the right frame of mind since his psychology has always been his...
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    Well, if all they want is for the general public...

    Well, if all they want is for the general public to think the i20 is cool, they've probably succeeded. It looks cool and (apart from when there's a problem) you can't tell, without looking at the...
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    If that's the case, it's more proof that he's the...

    If that's the case, it's more proof that he's the man who set Solberg on this stupid headless course.

    What's the point signing a young guy to a 2 year contract, with a promise to drive a Rally1...
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    Erm... I'd beg to differ. Looking at it from the...

    Erm... I'd beg to differ. Looking at it from the outside, and based on some of the comments in that 'Team Solberg' TV show, I'd say the biggest reason Oliver finds himself in this stupid headless...
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    Do whatever is necessary to keep Ott Tanak, find...

    Do whatever is necessary to keep Ott Tanak, find a gearbox that can survive him, then win the 2023 WRC.

    It comes down to how much HQ in Korea care. From the outside, it seems they don't give two...
  10. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    So, the plan is... -Have their weakest...

    So, the plan is...

    -Have their weakest full-time driver, who's struggled with the car all season and crashed it four or five times, as the 2023 team leader
    -Put a guy with zero Rally1 experience,...
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    The problem is, he hasn't had a fair crack at it,...

    The problem is, he hasn't had a fair crack at it, at least when it comes to disciplining drivers. All along, he's been the 'deputy', the 'interim'... the caretaker, basically. Do you see Tanak or...
  12. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    The thing is... Moncet really isn't doing that...

    The thing is... Moncet really isn't doing that bad of a job.

    In WRC, they have the same number of wins as 2021 already, with an improving car.

    In WTCR, they're walking away with both titles.
    ...
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    A month ago, you would probably have been closer...

    A month ago, you would probably have been closer to being correct. Now? Where could he go? He would have to have mental problems to jump to M-Sport. That chance (and the desirability of making it...
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    What makes you think Elliott 'just says okay' to...

    What makes you think Elliott 'just says okay' to everything? Co-drivers without brains don't end up in world rally cars.

    That's pretty rude about a guy with more than enough experience at the top...
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    Man alive, where did you get a conspiracy theory...

    Man alive, where did you get a conspiracy theory like that from?
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    https://dirtfish.com/rally/toyota-explains-asphalt...

    https://dirtfish.com/rally/toyota-explains-asphalt-philosophy-needed-for-finland/

    Tom Fowler would...



    That may be so, but that was a while ago. I would hope that their car had developed a...
  17. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    The article is completely wrong. It has two key...

    The article is completely wrong. It has two key facts totally back-to-front:

    1. The car with which Evans' lord and saviour Adamo won Hyundai two championships in '19 and '20 was Nandan's baby.
    2....
  18. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    May I just say... LOL...

    May I just say... LOL...
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    No, but if he's used to football money, he won't...

    No, but if he's used to football money, he won't be interested in coming to work in motorsport...
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    Well, I had "testing plan" in my headline. What...

    Well, I had "testing plan" in my headline. What do I win?
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    And now we sit and wait for the Dirtfish article...

    And now we sit and wait for the Dirtfish article on this... anyone want to play 'Guess the Headline'?

    My bet is something like "Hyundai's bold testing plan to save their 2022 season"
  22. Thread: Hyundai WRT

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    I really don't think things are as bad as in...

    I really don't think things are as bad as in Alzenau as last weekend in Monte Carlo is making people think.

    The tyre gamble - well, they had to gamble. There was nothing to gain from copying...
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