WRC 2021 • Silly season

[skarderud]

I don't understand Hyundai/Adamo's "need" for Neuville? He won't win WC ever, seems like a not very nice person (based on comments) do mistakes over and over again.
He has contract for 2021?

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[AnttiL]

Neuville is one of the fastest drivers and for sure helped Hyundai get the manufacturer title last year (and if they get it this year, helped in that as well). I don't think he made many mistakes this year until this rally?

[EstWRC]

rally estonia too

[AnttiL]

rally estonia too

True, but with a lot of bad luck. Other drivers had similar incidents falling out of the ruts but didn't have the same consequences.

[mknight]

The list of Neuville's mistakes under pressure is getting quite long though, basically every single year since 2017 (4 years) he does (multiple) mistakes under pressure that ultimately cost him the title.
2017 - Germany, Spain
2018 - 2 mistakes in Australia
2019 - Turkey
2020 - 2 mistakes here (actually 3, counting the small one on Friday), plus Estonia

I am starting to agree with the people that call him "forever 2nd one"

For sure Adamo has no reason right now not to keep him, but he needs to make sure the cars fits both him and Tanak.
Speaking about Tanak he is still struggling a bit with it on tarmac (as witnessed by never being better than 3rd on stage here).

[AnttiL]

Just tell me who would be better than Neuville? Even Loeb struggled occasionally in the car

[steve.mandzij]

Just tell me who would be better than Neuville? Even Loeb struggled occasionally in the car

He's got the pressure of a full season off his shoulders, but Sordo has been the most consistent of the Hyundai drivers this year.

[AnttiL]

He's got the pressure of a full season off his shoulders, but Sordo has been the most consistent of the Hyundai drivers this year.

Yeah, put him in Sweden, Wales, Estonia and Finland, or first on the road in Sardegna, and it’s not so consistent anymore.

[focus206]

I don't understand Hyundai/Adamo's "need" for Neuville? He won't win WC ever, seems like a not very nice person (based on comments) do mistakes over and over again.
He has contract for 2021?

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Of course he has a contract. If a driver has a mathematical chance of winning the drivers title by the last round or second to last, it means that he's providing a great amount of points for the manufacturers title. Something other drivers, like Mikkelsen, couldn't provide.

[mknight]

Just tell me who would be better than Neuville? Even Loeb struggled occasionally in the car

Right now nobody. Just saying they should focus on making Tanak comfortable so that he gets best shot at title as Neuville seems to have problem handling the pressure.