Hyundai WRT

[mknight]

You’re forgetting Sordo; he fought for the lead, or podium places, in MC, Mexico, Portugal, Argentina, Germany and Catalunya! Corsica was the only rally he was off the pace, still he managed to end fourth. I’m amazed Hyundai management isn’t pushing him to do a full season next year, although this part time drive seems to suit him and the team.

No I am not. Last year he was way back in Finland (as usual both for him and Hyundai) and GB (last of the 4 Hyundais almost 4 mins behind). Also in Sweden he was way off at +2:10, only the fact that so many cars crashed/dropped made that 4th place, in 2018 at same pace he would be 8th.
This year he does not start on those rallies (kinda for obvious reasons).

Question is if it's mostly Sordo that can't do those rallies, but he certainly can drive on Corsica. In either case you can't say he has been consistently fast in the I20, only Neuville is.

[Rally Power]

Jesus mate. Are you blind? How can you say Sordo wasn't consistently fast in 6 of the 7 events he did this year?

[mknight]

Jesus mate. Are you blind? How can you say Sordo wasn't consistently fast in 6 of the 7 events he did this year?

You are blind or read too fast:

"Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Main point was that the only one delivering consistent top 5 performance in the 2017+ i20 is Neuville. All the other drivers have rallies where they used to be fast and now aren't, not necessarily that the car is slow, but setup seems tricky."

EDIT: To write even more clearly. Only one delivering consistent top 5 performance in I20 since start of 2017.

[Toyoda]

Sordo's driving style is closer to Neuvilles as apposed to Paddon and Mikkelsen, so logically it would be a better fit?

[Rally Power]

You are blind or read too fast:
"Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Main point was that the only one delivering consistent top 5 performance in the 2017+ i20 is Neuville. All the other drivers have rallies where they used to be fast and now aren't, not necessarily that the car is slow, but setup seems tricky."

I read it again, very slowly this time. What's a 2017+ i20, for gods sake?

Anyway, Neuville and Sordo are doing a fine job with the i20, Paddon seems more at ease with it and Mikkelsen looks totally lost. Hopefully he'll do better next year. Time will tell.

[mknight]

I read it again, very slowly this time. What's a 2017+ i20, for gods sake?

Anyway, Neuville and Sordo are doing a fine job with the i20, Paddon seems more at ease with it and Mikkelsen looks totally lost. Hopefully he'll do better next year. Time will tell.

I wrote it again for even clearer wording, "Only one delivering consistent top 5 performance in I20 since start of 2017." Sordo is simply not driving the rallies where he did bad last year and on Corsica he was clearly slower than last year.

[Mk2 RS2000]

As shown on the Television coverage from Rally Australia the body language on display from the Hyundai Control room as Hayden Paddon crosses the finish line in second place says it all.

Not one of jubilation and success but rather of resignation and realisation of what could have been.

The next Board meeting could be interesting

[AnttiL]

They also lost both championships that day

[stefanvv]

They also lost both championships that day

Semantically they haven't lose anything, just didn't won them.

[Mk2 RS2000]

They also lost both championships that day

They were clutching at straws, they lost them both earlier than that