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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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25th March 2019, 11:51 #1701
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Press release from Hyundai:
Hyundai Motorsport announces line-up for South American double-header
Hyundai Motorsport has revealed its crews for the forthcoming rounds of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in South America
Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen will contest both Rally Argentina (April 25-28) and Rally Chile (May 9-12)
Dani Sordo will pilot the third Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC in Argentina before handing over to Sébastien Loeb for WRC’s newest round in Chile.
Alzenau, Germany
March 25, 2019 – Hyundai Motorsport will approach the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) double-header in South America with a combination of crews as it seeks a competitive advantage on two contrasting gravel events, Rally Argentina and Rally Chile.
Belgians Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul, winners in Argentina back in 2017, will be joined by Norwegian crew Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger-Amland in both events, offering consistency from one of WRC’s established rallies to its most recent addition.
Spaniards Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio will line up in the Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC in Argentina, before handing over to Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena for Chile.
Rally Argentina, which has been won twice by Hyundai Motorsport crews in the past three seasons, offers the opportunity to recapture performances shown in Mexico earlier this month. Rally Chile, meanwhile, will be a brand new event, and therefore a level playing field, for all participants.
Team Director Andrea Adamo said: “We are looking forward with great anticipation to our South American double-header in Argentina and Chile. When looking at our line-up for these events we wanted to deliver a mix of consistency and also offer the opportunity to all our crews. Thierry and Andreas will participate in both events, and will be ready to compete at the highest level. For Dani, Argentina is an important rally, and we hope he will be able to show the same high rhythm and performance that he demonstrated in Mexico. Sébastien’s experience is like no other in WRC so to be able to make use of that in our first visit to Chile will be very important for us as a team.”
Rally Argentina takes place from April 25-28, with WRC’s inaugural Rally Chile following shortly after from May 9-12.
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25th March 2019, 12:17 #1702
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Loeb's experience of driving in Chile in the Dakar wont have done him any harm either.
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25th March 2019, 12:59 #1703
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25th March 2019, 19:19 #1704
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25th March 2019, 20:03 #1705
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I'm not sure how you guys read the Hyundai's press release, but to me it sounds like Mikkelsen has no seat guaranteed anymore. Just a feeling.
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25th March 2019, 21:02 #1706
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Chile did not want Dakar but are hosting WRC. Is WRC seen as better value country promotion for the expense, by the analysis of the Chilean number/ financial people? Probably select roads in that area that might be a mix of roads similar to Argentina/ Brazil and Australia/ New Zealand. Expect WRC Chile could be a strong wrc rally place holder if it is well run. Probably be preferred to Turkey by competitors.
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25th March 2019, 21:24 #1707
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Chile is expected to be a smoother and faster rally in the style of Wales and New Zealand. The value of Loeb's experience is to help find the setup to those roads quicker. But I can't see how a rally raid driven with completely different stages and cars will help in that.
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25th March 2019, 23:43 #1708
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25th March 2019, 23:59 #1709
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26th March 2019, 06:03 #1710
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Well since he is not driving Corsica he obviously doesn't have guaranteed seat.
This press release is, however, completely neutral on that.
If you mean they don't write something like "our regular drivers" then obviously, they can't write that just before starting a rally without him.
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