Quote Originally Posted by Grundo Farb View Post
My take on this is that both Neuville and Mikkelsen don’t get on with Hayden, not because he’s a bad bloke but Hayden does better than Mikkelsen and Neuville wants to protect Mikkelsen as they are friends so I believe Neuville may have a veto in the process. If so, he will never get a drive there.
I've gotten the impression at times that Neuville felt threatened by Paddon's speed. And when Neuville feels insecure he tends to over-drive and make mistakes. So that may well be part of the issue.

To not even consider Paddon for an event like Finland where he has often been the fastest Hyundai driver and has a good track record, and instead gamble on someone totally new to the team and unfamiliar with the car... it suggests that someone high up in the team really doesn't want him there no matter how good he is.